Trainee reporters and students in with a chance of winning this year’s National Council for the Training of Journalists’ Awards for Excellence have been revealed.

The training body holds the annual awards to recognise the best student and trainee journalists across the country.

The list of nominations includes 14 students on NCTJ accredited courses and 12 trainee reporters working towards the NCE.

Judging in each of the four categories is already under way and winners will be announced at the Society of Editors conference in Egham on 14 November

The categories are news journalism, sports journalism, top scoop/exclusive, and feature of the year.

The nominations are:

News Journalism

Rachel Butler, Derby Telegraph
Kate Proctor, Westmorland Gazette
Ben Woods, Eastern Daily Press
Matthew Coyle, Cardonald College
Craig Jones, News Associates, Manchester
Emily Winsor, Nottingham Trent University
Scarlett Wrench, Brighton Journalist Works

Sports Journalism

Shakila Barabhuiya, Reading Chronicle
Gavin Caney, Cambridgeshire Times
Rob Setchell, Cambridgeshire Times
Tim Groves, Kingston University
Joe Ridge, News Associates, London
Stephen Sutcliffe, Staffordshire University
Jon Vale, University of Brighton

Top Scoop/exclusive

Alexander Britton, Nottingham Post
Andrew Dickens, Cambridge News
Melanie Hall, Surrey Advertiser
Larisa Brown, Press Association Training, Newcastle
Christian Campbell, University of Central Lancashire
Ceriann Rush, University of Sheffield

Feature of the year

Amy De-Keyzer, Bury Free Press
Emma Harrison, Bracknell News
Kate Proctor, Westmorland Gazette
Jessica Baldwin, News Associates, London
Hollie Bone, Nottingham Trent University
Polly Glass, University of Central Lancashire