Two UK industry awards focusing on new journalists have announced their shortlists for 2009.

The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Excellence in Journalism Awards cover six categories and recognise the best journalism students completing NCTJ-accredited courses and journalists/photographers with less than two years’ experience on the job.

The full shortlist is available on the NCTJ awards site. The winners will be announced at the Society of Editors conference on November 16.

Meanwhile the Periodicals Training Council’s (PTC) shortlist for the New Journalist of the Year Awards is now online.

The winners of the eight categories will be announced at a ceremony on November 20.