# Shine School Media Awards

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## Core facts

- **Organiser:** Shine School Media Awards (https://olympiads.co.uk/organisation/shine-school-media-awards)
- **Subjects:** English, Creative Writing, Art, Design
- **Age groups:** Junior, Intermediate, Senior
- **Activity type:** Competition
- **Format:** Hybrid
- **Entry route:** Open to secondary schools in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Each school may submit one eligible publication created during the school year. The entry must be a finished publication rather than a concept.

## Dates

- **Next/representative edition start:** 2026-09-14
- **End date:** 2027-06-28
- **Registration deadline:** 2027-05-07

### Key stages

- Competition launch — from 2026-09-14
- Entry form available — from 2027-01-11
- Entries close — deadline 2027-05-07
- Awards ceremony — from 2027-06-28

## URLs

- **Official website:** https://www.shine-schoolawards.org/about/
- **Registration:** https://www.shine-schoolawards.org/entering/
- **Resources:** https://www.shine-schoolawards.org/guidance/
- **Olympiads.co.uk page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/event/shine-school-media-awards/shine-school-media-awards
- **This facts page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/ai/events/shine-school-media-awards/shine-school-media-awards.md

## Summary

A UK and Ireland secondary-school publishing competition for a finished newspaper, magazine, newsletter, podcast or multimedia publication. Students can contribute reporting, feature writing, creative writing, editing, illustration, photography, layout, audio and digital production, making Shine a collaborative route into both literary and visual communication.
## Data provenance

- **Sources:** Supabase activity/event catalogue
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **Representative edition:** yes
- **Projected dates:** no / not applicable

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