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BSME Awards – shortlist announced

The British Society of Magazine Editors has unveiled the shortlists for its 2019 awards, which will be presented in November.

BSME Awards – shortlist announced

The BSME Awards will take place on Tuesday, 19 November at The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane Hotel.

The shortlists are:

EDITORS OF THE YEAR

Business & Finance

Claire Beale, Campaign, Haymarket

Oliver Parsons, Modus, Sunday

Jaimie Kaffash, Pulse, Cogora

Jenny Ross, Which? Money, Which? Ltd

Trade & Professional

Dickon Ross, E&T, IET

Jamie Carpenter, ENDS Report, Haymarket

Emily Wright, Global Investor Guide, RBI

Jyoti Rambhai, Modern Work, IPSE

Liz Hamson, Property Week, emap

Sophie Griffiths, TTG, TTG Media

Branded Content

Alexander Barlow, Atlas, Ink

Helen Daly, Boots Health & Beauty, WPP

Jo Hoare, Dare (Superdrug), The River Group

Matt Havercroft, English Heritage, Immediate Media

Gill Morgan & James Collard, Goodwood, Uncommonly

Tiffanie Darke, Harrods Magazine, Harrods Publishing

Sarah Warwick, N by Norwegian, Ink

Claire Warren, Work., Haymarket

Culture

Gordon Thomson, Event, DMG Media

Charlotte Northedge & Liese Spencer, Guardian Review, Guardian Media Group

Dan Crowe, PORT Magazine, PORT Publishing Ltd

Benjamin Secher, Review, Telegraph Media Group

Jane Ferguson, The Observer New Review, Guardian Media Group

Current Affairs & Politics

Jason Cowley, New Statesman, Progressive Digital Media

Tom Clark, Prospect, Prospect Publishing Ltd

Paul McNamee, The Big Issue, The Big Issue

Will Dean, The Guardian Weekly, Guardian Media Group

Fraser Nelson, The Spectator, The Spectator

Entertainment & Celebrity

Terri White, Empire, Bauer Media Group

Thomas Whitaker, HELLO!, HELLO! Ltd

Colin Tough, TV & Satellite Week, TI Media

Steve Corbett, TV Magazine, News UK

Colin Tough, What's On TV, TI Media

Food & Drink

Christine Hayes, BBC Good Food, Immediate Media

Tim Lusher, Feast, Guardian Media Group

Glen Mutel, National Geographic Traveller Food, APL Media

Laura Rowe, olive, Immediate Media

Sandrae Lawrence & Gary Sharpen, The Cocktail Lovers, The Cocktail Lovers

Jessica Gunn, Waitrose & Partners Food, John Brown Media

Gardens & Country

Lucy Hall, BBC Gardeners' World, Immediate Media

Mark Hedges, Country Life, TI Media

Susy Smith, Country Living, Hearst Magazines UK

Ceri Thomas, Which? Gardening, Which? Ltd

Sport, Fitness & Health

Ian Foster, BBC Match of the Day, Immediate Media

Pete Muir, Cyclist, Dennis Publishing

Charlotte Richards & Lucy Gornall, Feel Good You, TI Media

Tom Rowley, Healthy For Men, The River Group

Andy Dixon, Runner's World, Hearst Magazines UK

Sara Ward, Slimming World, Miles-Bramwell Executive Services Ltd

Homes & Interiors

Ben Spriggs, ELLE Decoration, Hearst Magazines UK

Sarah Spiteri, Homes & Gardens, TI Media

Hatta Byng, House & Garden, Condé Nast Britain

Sarah Spiteri, Livingetc, TI Media

Men's & Women's Bi-Weekly/Monthly/Less Frequent

Rosie Blau, 1843, The Economist Group

Farrah Storr, Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Gaby Huddart, Good Housekeeping, Hearst Magazines UK

Dylan Jones, GQ, Condé Nast Britain

Jo Checkley, Prima, Hearst Magazines UK

Sarah Tomczak, Red, Hearst Magazines UK

Richard Dennen, Tatler, Condé Nast Britain

Men's & Women's Weekly/More Frequent

Siobhan Wykes, Best, Hearst Magazines UK

Hattie Brett, Grazia, Bauer Media Group

Steven Murphy, Inside Soap, Hearst Magazines UK

Lorraine Candy, The Sunday Times Style, News UK

Catherine Westwood & Geoffrey Palmer, Woman's Weekly, TI Media

Motoring

Charlie Turner, BBC TopGear, Immediate Media

Curtis Moldrich, CAR Magazine, Bauer Media Group

Stuart Gallagher, evo, Dennis Publishing

Gareth Evans, Motorcycle News, Bauer Media Group

Newspaper Magazine

Laura Weir, ES Magazine, ESI Media

Sinead McIntyre, Fabulous, News UK

Melissa Denes, Guardian Weekend, Guardian Media Group

Marianne Jones, Stella, Telegraph Media Group

Harriet Green, The Observer Magazine, Guardian Media Group

Eleanor Mills, The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK

Sasha Slater, The Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group

Nicola Jeal, The Times Magazine, News UK

Specialist

Louise Zecevic, Balance Magazine, The River Group

Ellie Hughes, Healthy, The River Group

Rachael Jolley, Index on Censorship, Sage

Sasha Slater, Luxury, Telegraph Media Group

Harry Rose, Which?, Which? Ltd

Independent

Deri Robins, Bristol Life, MediaClash

Rob Orchard & Marcus Webb, Delayed Gratification, The Slow Journalism Company

Science, Technology & Environment

Daniel Bennett, BBC Science Focus, Immediate Media

Kate Bevan, Which? Computing, Which? Ltd

Greg Williams, Wired, Condé Nast Britain

Travel

Melinda Stevens, Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Britain

Jonny Ensall, easyJet Traveller, Ink

Andy Morris, High Life (British Airways), Cedar Communications

Peter Grunert, Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet

Pat Riddell, National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media

Ed Grenby, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK

Lyn Hughes, Wanderlust, Wanderlust Travel Media

Rory Boland, Which? Travel, Which? Ltd

Digital

Marcus Fairs, Dezeen, Dezeen Ltd

Matt Hill, Digital Spy, Hearst Magazines UK

Anna Conrad, GQ.co.uk, Condé Nast Britain

Rebecca Holman, Grazia, Bauer Media Group

Amy Cutmore, idealhome.co.uk, TI Media

Robert Hicks, Men's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

Tim Glanfield, radiotimes.com, Immediate Media

James Temperton, Wired.co.uk, Condé Nast Britain

Youth

Ruth Cassidy, Andy's Amazing Adventures, Immediate Media

Peter Hart, BBC Top of the Pops, Immediate Media

Amanda Clifford, Dinosaur Action Magazine, Signature Publishing Ltd

Kelly Wilks, Girl Talk, Immediate Media

Andrea Turton, Hey Duggee, Immediate Media

Vivien Jones, Kookie, Missprint Media

Richard Clare, Mega!, Immediate Media

Felicity Capon, The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Art Director of the Year - B2B

Tim Scott, Campaign, Haymarket

John Rooney, E&T, IET

Sonny Dhamu, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Sam Walker, Modus, Sunday

Art Director of the Year - Consumer

Gary Cochran, 1843, The Economist Group

Trevor Gilham, Crumbs, MediaClash

Dennis Lye, Glamour, Condé Nast Britain

Chris Hudson, National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media

Matt Willey, PORT Magazine, PORT Publishing Ltd

Andrew Stocks, The Guardian Weekly, Guardian Media Group

David Rice, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK

Andrew Diprose, Wired, Condé Nast Britain

Art Director of the Year - Branded Content

Barney Pickard, Harrods Magazine, Harrods Publishing

Jamie McPherson, High Life (British Airways), Cedar Communications

Jonny Hughes, N by Norwegian, Ink

Simon Esterson, Pulp Journal, Eye Magazine Ltd

Naomi Lowe, Waitrose & Partners Drinks, Eye to Eye Media

Kerry Wakefield, Waitrose & Partners Food, John Brown Media

LAUNCH OF THE YEAR

Jo Hoare, Dare Specials, River Group

Charlotte Richards & Teresa Conway, Easy Gardens, TI Media

Emily Wright, EG Tech, RBI

Dylan Jones, GQ, Condé Nast Britain

Martin Robinson, The Book of Man, The Book of Man Ltd

Louise Goss, The Homeworker Magazine, The Homeworker Magazine

Dan Green, The Week Junior Science + Nature, Dennis Publishing

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR

Columnist of the Year - B2B

Gideon Spanier, Campaign, Haymarket

Hilary Lamb, E&T, IET

Helen Edwards, Marketing Week, Centaur Media

Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Centaur Media

Liz Hamson, Property Week, emap

Columnist of the Year - Consumer

Piers Morgan, Event, DMG Media

Simon Kuper, FT Weekend Magazine, The Financial Times Ltd

Hadley Freeman, Guardian Weekend, Guardian Media Group

Jay Rayner, The Observer Magazine, Guardian Media Group

Matt Rudd, The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK

Dolly Alderton, The Sunday Times Style, News UK

COVER OF THE YEAR

Cover of the Year - B2B

Tim Scott, Campaign, Haymarket

Sonny Dhamu, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Chris Smith, Paragraph, John Brown Media

Lee Tiplady, Property Week, emap

Simon Esterson & Holly Catford, Pulp Journal, Eye Magazine Ltd

James Depree, Pulse, Cogora

Cover of the Year - Consumer

Farrah Storr & Stuart Selner, Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Sarah Habershon, G2, Guardian Media Group

Paul Solomons, GQ, Condé Nast Britain

Melissa Denes & Maggie Murphy, Guardian Weekend, Guardian Media Group

Andrew Stocks, The Guardian Weekly, Guardian Media Group

Morten Morland, The Spectator, The Spectator

Eleanor Mills & Dan Biddulph, The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK

Andrew Diprose, Wired, Condé Nast Britain

EDITORS’ EDITOR OF THE YEAR 2019

Melissa Denes, Guardian Weekend, Guardian Media Group

Andy Dixon, Runner's World, Hearst Magazines UK

Edward Enninful, British Vogue, Condé Nast Britain

Jonny Ensall, easyJet Traveller, Ink

Laura Rowe, olive, Immediate Media

Terri White, Empire Magazine, Bauer Media Group