The Association of Circulation Executives has confirmed the shortlist for its 2026 Newspaper and Magazine awards which will be held in London at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square On 15th April 2026.
The NMA 2026 shortlisted nominees are as follows:
INDUSTRY PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Marketforce
Frontline Distribution Solutions
NewsTeam Group
Atlas
Inpost Newstrade
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR - Sponsored by The Guardian
Uncut
Colouring Heaven Pocket
Living Without Inflammation
Daphnes Diary
HELLO! Lifestyle Series
NEWSSTAND MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR – CHILDREN’S - Sponsored by Future
Gabby's Dollhouse
Peppa Pig Magazine
Pet's 2 Collect
Minecraft Magazine
NEWSSTAND MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR – GENERAL - Sponsored by Newsteam
Vogue
National Geographic Traveller
New Scientist How To Think About
Men's Health
The Simple Things
PARTWORK OR COLLECTABLE OF THE YEAR
PDC World Darts Championship 2025
The EFL Sticker Collection 2025
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Bluey Sticker Collection
Build The Dalek Partwork Collection
BOOKAZINE OR ONE SHOT OF THE YEAR - Sponsored by Mail Newspapers
The Ghost Fan Pack
The Complete Guide to Pokemon
The Ultimate Guide to Chat GPT
Black Sabbath End of an Era
MAGAZINE NEWSSTAND CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Vogue
The People's Friend
Official Tour De France Magazine
SFX & Stranger Things Campaign
ELLE UK
NEWSSTAND TEAM OF THE YEAR
Newsteam Call Centre Team
Future Circulation Team
International & Bookazine Team Marketforce
Reach Circulation
Frontline x Hearst Newstrade Team
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR - Sponsored by Smiths News
Financial Times
Daily Mail / The Mail on Sunday
The Daily Telegraph
The Guardian
The i Paper / iweekend
NEWSPAPER NEWSSTAND CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
HND Month 2025
The i Paper iweekend
The Press and Journal
SUBSCRIPTION BRAND OF THE YEAR - Sponsored by Atlas
Financial Times
National Geographic Little Kids Magazine
The Irish News
The Times and Sunday Times
Beano
SUBSCRIPTION ACQUISITION CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Good Food App
Hearst UK Q4 Subscription Growth Campaign
The Times and Sunday Times
Our Media All Published Titles
SUBSCRIPTION RETENTION CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Good Food
The Times and Sunday Times
All Hearst Brands
SUBSCRIPTIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR
Creature & Co. Publishing Team
Customer Marketing and Subscriptions Team Immediate
Hearst UK Customer Team
Reach Subscriptions Team
The Times Customer Marketing Team
TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR - Sponsored by InPost UK
NewsTeam Group Driver Pay Reform
Myriad Subscription Software
Investors' Chronicle Women & Wealth
Good Food
Commercial ReUse Solutions
RISING STAR OF THE YEAR - Sponsored by ACE Evolve
Daniel Kelleher
Alexander McLean
Shoaib Sayad
Hannah Gandhi
Helen Bowen
Emily Brown
COVER OF THE YEAR
The Guardian Weekly
Esquire
Beano
Manchester Evening News
Vanity Fair Jul Aug 2025
Vogue May 2025
REGIONAL PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR
The Chronicle
Manchester Evening News
The BV
The Irish News
The West Dorset Magazine
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