Oxford Media Society has compiled a list of student journalism competitions - please leave a comment on the blogspot if we've missed anything important.
1. The Guardian Student Media Awards
The holy grail in the world of student journalism.
In 2008, Cherwell won the 'Website of the Year' award, whilst OxStu's Hannah Kuchler scooped 'Reporter of the Year' for her Griffin/Oxford Union story. Tom Rowley was the runner-up in the same category in 2009, while the Oxymoron won Best Magazine.
In 2010, the number of categories has been dramatically reduced, from 14 to six, meaning that the competition will be fiercer than ever.
2. NUS Awards
A less glamourous sister of The Guardian Student Media Awards. In fact, between 1978 until 1998 the two were hosted together, before they split.
The National Union of Students has two media categories in their yearly NUS awards: Best Student Media and Best Student Journalist. Matthew Holehouse won 'Best Student Journalist' in 2008 for his work on donations.
What does the NUS look for? It wants the paper to be not only entertaining and scrutinising - they want it to form campaigns, too. In the reporter category, the NUS values "the difference a report makes to the lives of students".
3. Vogue Talent Contest
Here is an offering to all those who prefer to write features rather than news reports and would like to purse a career in fashion.
Write three short pieces - one about a personal memory, one about a cultural trend, and the third one a polemic - and work experience at Vogue just might be yours. Alternatively, a selection of entrants will lunch with the judges of the competition - a pleasure in itself.
4. GQ non-fiction awards
The newly launched GQ award is a gem for anyone who loves to write non-fiction and the main prize of spending a month at the Norman Mailer Writers Colony would surely be a dream come true. All you have to do is to write a 2,000-4,000 non-fiction report on the topic of your choice by the 1st of May and you just might have your summer sorted.
Other competitions:
5. Guardian International Development Journalism Competition
6. Alistair Cooke Award in Journalism
Write three short pieces - one about a personal memory, one about a cultural trend, and the third one a polemic - and work experience at Vogue just might be yours. Alternatively, a selection of entrants will lunch with the judges of the competition - a pleasure in itself.
4. GQ non-fiction awards
The newly launched GQ award is a gem for anyone who loves to write non-fiction and the main prize of spending a month at the Norman Mailer Writers Colony would surely be a dream come true. All you have to do is to write a 2,000-4,000 non-fiction report on the topic of your choice by the 1st of May and you just might have your summer sorted.
Other competitions:
5. Guardian International Development Journalism Competition
6. Alistair Cooke Award in Journalism
NB: This is a postgraduate study award, rather than a writing competition.
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