Awarded to the photographer who best captures Sports shot on camera, produced since February 2022. The work should either have been published in the student press OR be the work of a full-time student, in which case the work can be unpublished, but of publishable quality. This should not be …

Contemporary Poetry that’s Not Rupi Kaur
I want to preface this by saying I don’t belong to the group of pretentious academics that don’t like Rupi Kaur because her poetry is too simplistic or mainstream. I recognize her talent in making poetry popular in the 21st century and needless to say I bought a copy of …

SMEDIAs 2023 Features Writer of the Year: Arts & Pop Culture with goss.ie
Here at Oxygen, we are delighted to partner with Goss.ie again, who will be sponsoring the Features Writer of the Year – Arts and Pop Culture Award at this year’s ceremony. Goss.ie is Ireland’s leading entertainment news website. Started by Alexandra Ryan in 2014, Goss.ie is a breaking news website, covering the …

SMEDIAs 2023 Features Writer of the Year: Arts & Pop Culture with goss.ie Submission Guidelines
All applications for this category are open on March 1st, 2023. Awarded to the best student features writer of the year writing about the arts or pop culture. Judges will be looking for entertaining, stylish, authoritative criticism, which offers a fresh, illuminating view of performance, film, album or popular cultural …

SMEDIAs 2023 Submissions Announcement
As the opening date of submissions for the 2023 SMEDIAs is rapidly approaching, we’re changing the format in which you submit your articles. We are no longer accepting PDFs. We ask that either, include a link to the article online or you include a link to the Google Doc of …

What Even is the ‘Female Gaze’?
The patriarchy permeates every aspect of life, and film and media are no exception. With the second wave of feminism, came feminist critique of our institutions and culture. Feminist theorists coined the term ‘female gaze’ in response to Laura Mulvey’s article on the male gaze in the 1954 Hitchcock film …

SMEDIAs 2023 Short Story of the Year with Kenny’s Submission Guidelines
Attention students! The opening date for applications for the ‘Short Story of the Year’ award at this National Student Media Awards is quickly approaching! This award is given to the most original, well-written work of short fiction. Applications can include published or unpublished material. Every applicant is however restricted to …

Hey, Gossip Girl Reboot, You Good?
Adapting a beloved piece of culture with a large following, less than a decade after its last episode premiered is inevitably going to raise a few eyebrows. The producers, directors and cast of the show are most likely not going to be given the benefit of the doubt and will …

Thrifting for Dummies
Whether you want to save some money, shop more ethically or just become a fashion girlie, thrifting is the way to go. While thrift stores have existed for decades, only recently has the stigma of shopping at these stores been reduced. The process and rate of manufacturing clothes that fast …

SMEDIAs 2023 ‘Gearrfhíséan Dátheangach na Bliana’ (Irish Language Short Film) Award with TG4’s BLOC Submission Guidelines
All applications for this category are open on March 1st, 2023. Tá BLOC TG4 sa tóir ar an ngearrfhíseán is cruthaithí, is nuálaí, is siamsúla agus is úrnua ó mhic léinn sa chatagóir nua Gearrfhíseán dátheangach Smedia seo. Ní mór do na físeáin shóisialta a bheith idir 1.00 & 5.00 nóiméad ar fad len iad a chur ar aghaidh …