The judging panel for The PPA Awards 2021 featured 51 senior industry professionals who decided on the shortlist from almost 400 entries, says the PPA.
The winners will be announced at the virtual PPA Awards ceremony along with the Cover of the Year, which will be decided by the public. The public vote for Cover of the Year is now open until June 4.
PPA CEO, Owen Meredith, said: “The PPA Awards truly recognised the very best of the best in publishing, shining a light on outstanding talent and achievements across consumer magazines and business media. In the current climate, it is more important than ever to celebrate and reward the hard work and resilience across our industry, and the many success stories that sit behind these shortlists.”
Steph McCabe, PPA Events & Marketing Manager added: “The excitement and passion in the Zoom rooms on judging day was palpable, with 51 judges joining together from all corners of the UK to review the whopping 373 entries. The judges were blown away by the exceptional success stories and, this year in particular, we really didn’t envy their job of deciding the winners.
“As we look at the achievements across 2020, one thing is very clear; publishers are resilient, adaptable, innovative and inspirational, and our industry is in very good health. Congratulations to everyone who entered and to our shortlist this year!”
Registration for the virtual ceremony is now live and is free to attend.
The shortlist:
PPA BEST RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AWARD
Sponsored by Air Business
The Big Issue's COVID-19 Response, The Big Issue
Coverage of the Pandemic, Health Service Journal, Wilmington Healthcare
COVID-19 Centre, Nursing Standard, RCNi
COVID-19 Strategy, Puzzler, Puzzler Media
GQ Men Of The Year Awards, British GQ, The Condé Nast Publications
Grow Your Own, Aceville
Making Sense of the Pandemic for Children, The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing
New Scientist Coronavirus Pivot, New Scientist
Stay Home Get Cooking, BBC Good Food, Immediate Media Co.
Women's Health Live Virtual and More, Women's Health, Hearst UK
PPA BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
BSIF Guide to UK Health & Safety Industry, Health and Safety Matters, Western Business Media
Edie, Faversham House
MedicinesComplete, Pharmaceutical Press, Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Utility Week, Faversham House
PPA CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by dsb.net
The Big Issue Appeal, The Big Issue
Christmas Campaign 2020, Radio Times, Immediate Media Co.
The Climate Crisis Challenge, Property Week, EMAP/Metropolis
Close Knit Friends Campaign, The People's Friend, DC Thomson Media
Cyclist 100 – Success in Tandem, Cyclist, Dennis Publishing
Death Assurance Policy Reversal, C+D, Informa
End Our Cladding Scandal, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group
Get Travel Talking, TTG, TTG Media
Mind the Gap, The Pharmaceutical Journal, Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Monty Don's Book Campaign 2020, BBC Gardeners' World, Immediate Media Co.
New Scientist Influencer Campaign, New Scientist
PPA CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
BBC Top Of The Pops Magazine, Immediate Media Co.
Beano, DC Thomson Media
Cocoa Girl Magazine, Cocoa Publishing
Frozen Magazine, Immediate Media Co.
National Geographic Kids Magazine, Creature Media
PAW Patrol Magazine, Story House Egmont
Pony Magazine, DJ Murphy
The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing
PPA COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by NLA Media Access
George Chesterton, British GQ, The Condé Nast Publications
Monty Don, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, Immediate Media Co.
Helen Edwards, Marketing Week, Centaur Media
Liz Hamson, Property Week, EMAP/Metropolis
Sam Philip, BBC TopGear, BBC Studios
Mandy Rhodes, Holyrood Magazine, Holyrood Communications
Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Centaur Media
PPA COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Publishers’ Licensing Services
Haymarket Automotive Studio & What Car? & Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Working With You
Hearst UK & MGOMD x DfE, The Real Influencer Network
Hearst UK & Wake The Bear x NatWest, Cosmopolitan Home Made
Media Business Insight, Broadcast & ITN, Celebrating 65 years of ITN
Time Out & Google,'The Black Issue': Black Pound Day
PPA CONTENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Haymarket Automotive Studio, Haymarket Media Group
Hearst Content Agency, Hearst UK
Imagine, Immediate Media Co.
Sunday, Think Publishing
PPA DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Peter Allen, Magneto, Hothouse Media
Chris Barker, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group
Jo Cloke, Disney Princess Create and Collect, Immediate Media Co.
Andrew Diprose, WIRED, The Condé Nast Publications
Daniel Dvir, PinkNews, PinkNews Group
Jess Hibbert, Saga Magazine, Saga Publishing
Ella Mackinnon, Architects' Journal, EMAP/Metropolis
Kerry Wakefield, Waitrose & Partners Food, John Brown Media
Elliott Webb, BBC TopGear, BBC Studios
PPA DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD
The BMJ, BMJ
Championing Diversity and Holding Adland to Account, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group
Diversity Internship Programme, New Scientist
See the Unseen, Studio PI, News UK
Social Mobility Program, ELLE UK, Hearst UK
PPA EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Fiona Godlee, The BMJ, BMJ
Sophie Griffiths, TTG, TTG Media
Christine Hayes, BBC Good Food and Olive, Immediate Media Co.
Gaby Huddart, Good Housekeeping, Hearst UK
Jaimie Kaffash, Pulse, Cogora
Adam Leyland, The Grocer, William Reed Business Media
Tom Loxley & Shem Law, Radio Times, Immediate Media Co.
Alastair McLellan, Health Service Journal, Wilmington Healthcare
Paul McNamee, The Big Issue
Gideon Spanier, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group
Farrah Storr, ELLE UK, Hearst UK
Emily Wilson, New Scientist
PPA EVENT OF THE YEAR
BBC TopGear Awards, BBC TopGear, BBC Studios
Decanter World Wine Awards 2020, Future
EGR Operator Virtual Awards 2020, EGR Global, Pageant Media
GQ Men Of The Year Awards, British GQ, The Condé Nast Publications
Guidelines Live, MGP
Net Zero Festival, BusinessGreen, Incisive Media
Student Accommodation Conference and Awards, Property Week, EMAP/Metropolis
PPA FRONT COVER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Shutterstock Editorial
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Architects' Journal, EMAP/Metropolis
BBC TopGear, BBC Studios
The Big Issue
British Vogue, The Condé Nast Publications
ELLE UK, Hearst UK
Good Housekeeping, Hearst UK
Men's Health, Hearst UK
Saga Magazine, Saga Publishing
The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing
WIRED, The Condé Nast Publications
PPA INDUSTRY PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Air Business
Gold Key Media
Jellyfish
Marketforce
PwC
PPA INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Affino
The Big Issue Vendor Map - Digital Sales, The Big Issue
Deskflix, Incisive Media
EPoS Based Returns, Smiths News
PPA MAGAZINE RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Magazine Heaven
One Stop Stores
Sainsbury's
Tesco
PPA MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by YM Group
BBC Good Food, Immediate Media Co.
The Big Issue
Computing, Incisive Media
Cosmopolitan, Hearst UK
Health Service Journal, Wilmington Healthcare
London Review of Books
New Scientist
Radio Times, Immediate Media Co.
The Week, Dennis Publishing
Women's Health, Hearst UK
PPA PODCAST OF THE YEAR
Bed of Lies, Telegraph Media Group
Car Throttle Podcast, Car Throttle, Dennis Publishing
The Farmers Weekly Podcast, Farmers Weekly, MA Agriculture, Mark Allen Group
HistoryExtra Podcast, BBC History Magazine, Immediate Media Co.
New Scientist Weekly, New Scientist
The PJ Pod, The Pharmaceutical Journal, Royal Pharmaceutical Society
The Week Unwrapped, The Week, Dennis Publishing
PPA SPECIAL INTEREST MAGAZINE BRAND OF THE YEAR
BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, Immediate Media Co.
BBC History Magazine, Immediate Media Co.
Dentistry, Finlayson Media Communications
ESG Clarity, Last Word Media, Bonhill
Farmers Guardian, AgriBriefing
Farmers Weekly, MA Agriculture, Mark Allen Group
Fire Safety Matters, Western Business Media
Nursing Standard, RCNi
Period Living, Future
Third Sector, Haymarket Media Group
PPA SUBSCRIPTIONS STRATEGY OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by ESco
The 1 million Sub Challenge!, Immediate Media Co.
2020 Subscriptions Growth Strategy, New Scientist
The Beano - Supporting the Nation with Weekly LOLs, DC Thomson Media
Jazzwise: Driving Subscriptions from a New Website and Reviews Database, Mark Allen Group
Never Settle, Hearst UK
The Path Back to Growth, Dennis Publishing
Utility Week Membership Project, Faversham House
PPA SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
Sponsored by Denmaur Paper Media
Haymarket Sustain, Haymarket Media Group
Signature Publishing
Sustainability Initiative, Dennis Publishing
PPA TEAM OF THE YEAR
Dennis Automotive Commercial Sales Team, Dennis Publishing
Central Ecommerce Team, Hearst UK
Commercial Operations Team, Hearst UK
Delish UK Team, Hearst UK
Digital Editions Team, Immediate Media Co.
IM Community, Immediate Media Co.
Marketing Team, London Review of Books
Editorial Team, New Scientist
Marketing & Communications Team, The Big Issue
Editorial Team, Health Service Journal, Wilmington Healthcare
PPA UNSUNG HERO OF THE YEAR
Andy Greening, River Sounds, River Group Content
David Kenning, Healthy Magazine & Healthy for Men Magazine, River Group Content
Sofia Lind, Pulse, Cogora
Shyvonne Thomas, Digital Spy, Hearst UK
PPA WRITER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Copyright Licensing Agency
Jessamy Calkin, Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group
Lawrence Dunhill, Health Service Journal, Wilmington Healthcare
Elizabeth Hopkirk, Building and Building Design, Assemble Media Group
Guy Kelly, Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group
Brittaney Kiefer, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group
Graham Lawton, New Scientist
Vic Parsons, PinkNews, PinkNews Group
Nicolas Pelham, The Economist
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