By Eimear Rabbitte
Campus.ie Intern

The National Student Awards will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year and organisers are hoping to make 2010 "the biggest and best year yet". The awards will be held in April and the closing date for entries is March 10. The prestigious awards are presented and judged by high profile media professionals and represent the brightest up and coming media talent in the country.

Third level students from a wide range of fields - print, online, broadcasting or media arts are encouraged to enter.

Awards are available for a multiple of disciplines, for example; Journalist of the year, news photographer of the year, radio production of the year, sports writer of the year, TV production of the year and website of the year. In regards to the Newspaper of the year category for example, candidates must submit three issues of the newspaper published since April 1st, 2009. Martin McKenna of Trinity newspaper, Trinity News, scooped last years accolade.

Students thinking of entering can choose from 32 distinct categories ranging from traditional print media to new media and creative arts. These will accompany a brand new category - Blog of the Year- conveying the changing times in terms of modern technology. The awards are organised by student website, Oxygen.ie and all details regarding the event as well as pre-registration can be found on the website.

Online pre-registration began on January 15 and will be available until February 19, the deadline date for all nomination entries.

For Futher Information

www.oxygen.ie