Shine news

Shine prizewinners tell their story: Jacob’s day at PrintWeek

Every year the Shine Awards gives out not just certificates but prizes of experience within industry; a unique opportunity for students across the UK to take advantage of the amazing sponsors and supporters of the Awards.

I was thrilled to read the account of Jacob, who was Highly Commended in this summer’s awards, and wrote to us about his day of work experience at PrintWeek magazine.

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Shine 2023 speech by Katie Vanneck-Smith, CEO of Hearst UK

The publisher Hearst has been a part of the Shine competition since the very beginning, some thirteen years ago, so it was fantastic to welcome Katie Vanneck-Smith, CEO of Hearst UK, to speak to our nominees on awards day this year.

Hearst are long-time sponsors and supporters of the competition and Katie’s speech was one of three truly memorable speeches from Shine 2023.

We’re showcasing each of the speeches on the website and this is the third in that series.

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Shine 2023 speech by alumni winner Eliza Clark

On Shine School Media Awards day 2023, we had three memorable speeches by amazing and inspiring women.

We’re showcasing each of the speeches on the website to read what was said which had such an impact on the award nominees on the day.

The second speech is by Eliza Clark, 2022 winner of the Terry Mansfield CBE Award for Tomorrow’s Talent.

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Shine speech by Sajeeda Merali, Chief Executive Officer of the PPA

On Shine School Media Awards day 2023, we had three memorable speeches by amazing and inspiring women.

We will be showcasing the transcripts of the speeches here for anyone who wasn’t at the awards (and maybe a few people who were and would like to remember what was said!).

The first is by Sajeeda Merali, Chief Executive Officer of the PPA (Professional Publishers Association).

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Shine 2023 – the winners

Congratulations to everyone who came along to the Shine School Media Awards 2023 yesterday. We had an amazing day celebrating tomorrow’s talent, back home in Stationers’ Hall.

Thank you to everyone who came and joined us and well done to all our winning and highly commended students.

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Shine 2023 – the shortlisted schools

We’re thrilled to announce the schools shortlisted for the Shine School Media Awards 2023.

The awards will be held on Monday 3rd July at Stationers’ Hall returning to our traditional home for the first time since June 2019, following both the pandemic and extensive renovations to the hall that were completed last summer.

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