This is your chance to host the biggest event in the student journalism calendar – the SPA's national conference, #SPANC26!

The premier event in the student media calendar, SPANC brings together student publications from across the UK and the Republic of Ireland during the spring break for a weekend of talks, workshops, networking, and fun. As the host publication, you could be welcoming more than 250 student journalists, and lots of industry experts, to your city!

The weekend also takes in the Student Publication Association National Awards – giving the chance for you and others to be recognised for your journalism, whether that’s on a personal level, or getting your publication in the running to be announced as the best in the country.

This year we’re doing things a little bit differently. If you are interested in your publication hosting #SPANC26, you should fill out the form below by 11:59pm on Sunday 19^th October. We’re not looking for lots of detail at this stage so you do not need to spend long filling it in, we just want to get you thinking about what hosting SPANC could be like. (Please note you must complete the form by the deadline if you want to submit a bid to host #SPANC26.)

Once the form is closed, we will get in touch to support you with submitting a full bid for hosting #SPANC26. The additional support we will provide you during this process reflects the fact that the SPA takes on the bulk of the organising work for SPANC, collaborating with your team to ensure the event is a success.

So what are you waiting for? Fill out the form below, and SPANC could be coming to your city in 2026…