The Newspaper Awards, now in their 18th year, are once again supported by some of the leading suppliers to the newspaper industry. Fujifilm is the event’s Headline sponsor with confirmed Premier sponsors Agfa, Resolute Forest Products and manroland. Sponsors include Aktrion, Canon, Kodak, Newsprinters, Precision Colour Printing, PCS, PJ and Sun Chemical.

Gary Cullum, director of The Newspaper Awards, says: “It’s a testament to The Newspaper Awards and the newspaper industry that we are still able to count such major companies among our sponsors, some of them having been with us since 1997! We’re looking forward to a great night next April when we will celebrate the best in print and digital news media production and innovation.”

The 2014 Entry Form will be available online in November and as an insert in the December issue of PJ. Entries for every category will be open from 1 January 2013 to the closing date for entries on 24 January 2014.

Until 1 January 2014, The Newspaper Awards is offering a special early bird table booking rate. For details and booking forms www.newspaperawards.co.uk and click on the Table Booking Form link.

Due to the Easter break, The 2014 Newspaper Awards have been pulled forward to Tuesday 1 April 2014.

For further information visit The 2014 Newspaper Awards website or contact Helen Hargreaves on +44 (0) 1869 340788 or helen@newspaperawards.co.uk.