The University of Sunderland, the Charles Parker Trust and the BBC are pleased to announce that the CHARLES PARKER PRIZE for the best student radio feature will be awarded again in 2010 at the Charles Parker Day on April 9th.  Please encourage all your students to enter their best work. Entry is FREE and the Prize is £500 + 2 weeks work experience at the BBC Radio Features Department in London.  Please be aware the CLOSING DATE for entry is FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26th 2010. Features must be the work of a single student, less than 15 minutes long and have been completed between September 2008 and the February 2010 closing date.

Full details and information about the prize and how to enter can be found via the Charles Parker Day 2010 website -www.sunderland.ac.uk/radio/charlesparker .

Here you will also find information about the Charles Parker Day 2010 itself and how to book your place. This year the Charles Parker Day is being hosted by the Radio Department of the University of Sunderland and will take place at the National Glass Centre and will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Priz Italia winning Radio Ballad 'Singing the Fishing'.

For further information please visit the website or contact Andy Cartwright at the University of Sunderland - [log in to unmask]