The Newspaper Society has announced the shortlist for April’s Circulation, Editorial and Promotions Awards.

This year’s competition, previously known as the Newspaper Sales and Promotions Awards, received more than 800 entries from regional newspapers across the country, and the Society has now revealed which newspapers are in the running for one or more award.

In an effort to keep the winners as much as a surprise as possible, it has released only the names of each nominated newspaper and not the details of individual staff.

A full list can be found here.

Among this year’s editorial categories are community newspaper of the year, regional newspaper of the year, journalist of the year, young journalist of the year, photographer of the year and young photographer of the year.

There will also be a prize for the best design and layout on a regional title and the best Local Newspaper Week initiative, all of which will be announced during a ceremony at the Hilton Metropole Birmingham on April 4.

This will follow the Circulation, Editorial and Promotions Conference, where speakers including Dave Bowden from CN Group and Vin Crosbie from Digital Deliverance, will be discussing issues from weblogging to boosting sales.