The University of Glasgow is leading the shortlist in this year's Scottish Student Press Awards.

The centre appears nine times in the shortlist for annual awards, closely followed by the University of Edinburgh with eight appearances.

Now in its 13th year, the competition seeks to showcase and reward the best student writing and publishing in Scotland with the 2009 event welcoming back the best college publication prize.

Run by Glasgow-based daily The Herald, there are nine different prizes up for grabs with work experience placements on offer to individual winners while team prizes will receive £100 towards their publication.

The student journalist of the year will be selected from the best writing categories and offered a four-week internship at The Herald and £500 cash.

The news writer prize is this year awarded in memory of Calum Macdonald, a journalist with The Herald who died of cancer aged 31 in October.

The awards ceremony takes place on 26 May in Glasgow. The full shortlist is:

Best News Writer

James Ellingworth, Sarah Morrison
University of Edinburgh, The Student

Conrad Franklin Smith
University of St Andrews, The Saint

Best Features Writer

Ruaraidh J MacIntyre
University of Glasgow, qmunicate

Dale McEwan
University of Stirling, Brig

Simon Mundy
University of Edinburgh, The Journal

Best Sports Writer

Iain Clark
University of Stirling, Brig

Suzi Higton
University of Glasgow, Glasgow University Guardian

Michael Klimes
University of Edinburgh, The Student

Best Magazine

University of Glasgow, qmunicate
Glasgow Caledonian University, Re:Union
University of Glasgow, Glasgow University Magazine (GUM)

Best Newspaper

University of Edinburgh, The Student
University of Glasgow, Glasgow University Guardian
University of Edinburgh, The Journal

Best College Publication

Cardonald College, Cardonald Courier
Glasgow Metropolitan College, The Big M

Best New Media

University of Glasgow, www.glasgowguardian.co.uk
University of Edinburgh, www.journal-online.co.uk
University of Glasgow, www.glasgowuniversitymagazine.com

Best Photographer

James Porteous
University of Glasgow, Glasgow University Guardian

Sean Anderson
University of Glasgow, Glasgow University Guardian

Julia Sanches
University of Edinburgh, The Student