Scottish Press Awards Issues Call for Entries

The Scottish Press Awards has issued a call for entries.

There are 21 award categories, open to journalists, photographers and cartoonists working for newspapers, magazines and news websites based north of the border, plus Scotland-based journalists working exclusively on Scottish affairs for UK wide titles.

The closing date for entries is the 18th of next month.

Last year saw the Reporter of the Year award going to to The Sunday Times’ Mark Macaskill, while The Times’ Melanie Reid was awarded both Columnist and Journalist of the Year.

There is one new category, Website/Digital Product of the Year, which replaces Multi-media Journalist of the Year.

The awards ceremony will be held in Glasgow on Thursday April 19.

For more details, visit www.scottishpressawards.co.uk