The 2014 British Society of Magazine Editors Awards were held at The Brewery in London. The winners and shortlisted entries within each category are listed below, as well as a selection of images from the evening. To purchase images from the evening please click here.
Guy Woodward, BSME Chair and Associate Editor of Harrods Publishing said: "I never cease to be amazed by the creativity and ingenuity displayed by magazine editors in this country. What shone through this year was the hunger to embrace and exploit a hugely varied array of additional publishing formats and revenue streams – from apps to events. The best magazine brands are now like clubs – they’re with their readers in every aspect of their lives – on mobile, in print, online and in person.
“Magazine and digital brands continue to evolve in line both with technology and the habits of their readers. It makes for a wonderful cocktail of offerings – as evidenced by the winners of the two biggest awards of the night: The Editors’ Editor, voted for by BSME members, went to Luke Lewis, editor of the widely disseminated BuzzFeed, while the Mark Boxer award for outstanding editorial contribution to the industry went to Richard Ingrams, founder of the determinedly print-centric Private Eye and the Oldie – who has probably never heard of BuzzFeed.”
2014 BSME AWARDS WINNERS & SHORTLIST
BRANDED CONTENT
- BUSINESS
WINNER: Stuart Knott
- Market, for Lloyds of London, Sunday
Tim Hulse - Business Life, for British Airways, Cedar Communications
Michael Jones - Foodservice Consultant, for FCSI, Progressive Customer Publishing
Oliver Parsons - Modus, for The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Sunday
DIGITAL EDITOR OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
WINNER: Hannah Williams
- bbcgoodfood.com, BBC Worldwide
Kate Lucey - cosmopolitan.co.uk, Hearst Magazines UK
David Moynihan - digitalspy.co.uk, Hearst Magazines UK
Will Hersey - esquire.co.uk, Hearst Magazines UK
Jessica Vince - Grazia Daily, Bauer Media Group
Tim Glanfield - radiotimes.com, Immediate Media
Benjamin Lee - Shortlist.com, Shortlist Media
Malaika Byng - wallpaper.com, Time Inc UK
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
WINNER: Giles Arbery
- Stylist, Shortlist Media
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Richard Murray
- Completely London, for Kinleigh, Folkard & Hayward, August Media
Rob Milton - Cyclist, Dennis Publishing
Marissa Bourke - Harper's Bazaar, Hearst Magazines UK
Graham Rounthwaite - i-D, Vice Media
Matt Roach & Martin J Tickner - Love, The Condé Nast Publications
Rickard Westin - N by Norwegian, Ink
Matt Curtis - The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK
Sarah Douglas - Wallpaper*, Time Inc UK
Andrew Diprose - Wired, The Condé Nast Publications
YOUTH & CHILDREN’S BRAND
WINNER: Steph Cooper
- CBeebies Art, Immediate Media
Malcolm Mackenzie - We Love Pop, Egmont UK
Ian Foster - Match of the Day, Immediate Media
Jane Tarrant - Thomas & Friends, Egmont UK
Frank Tennyson - Toxic, Egmont UK
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR
- BUSINESS
WINNER: Justin Pollard
- E&T, IET
Jane Maltby - E&T, IET
Dr Philip Peverley - Pulse, Cogora
ENTERTAINMENT BRAND
WINNER: Ben Preston
- Radio Times, Immediate Media
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Jeremy Mark
- Heat, Bauer Media Group
Steven Murphy - Inside Soap, Hearst Magazines UK
Steven Corbett - TV Magazine, News UK
Colin Tough - What's On TV, Time Inc UK
SPECIAL INTEREST BRAND
WINNER: Pete Muir
- Cyclist, Dennis Publishing
Rob Attar - BBC History Magazine, Immediate Media
Mark Hedges - Country Life, Time Inc UK
Claire Irvin - Mother&Baby, Bauer Media Group
Katy Bravery - Saga Magazine, Saga Group
Richard Headland - Which?, Which? Ltd
Maxine Briggs - You & Your Wedding, Immediate Media
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Nikki Wicks
- Forever Sports, Haymarket
Steve Fowler - autoexpress.co.uk/vans, Dennis Publishing
James Lawrence - Barclays Editorial Board, Redwood
Shelly Vella - Cosmopolitan Fashion, Hearst Magazines UK
Rufus Purdy & Jane Anderson - Family Traveller, Ardent Media
Claire Irvin - motherandbaby.co.uk, Bauer Media Group
Lucy Yeomans - Porter, Net-A-Porter.com
Ben Preston - Radio Times DiscoverTV, Immediate Media
Hattie Brett - thedebrief.co.uk, Bauer Media Group
Alice Beverton-Palmer - womenshealthmag.co.uk, Hearst Rodale
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Bea Appleby and the Girl Talk Team, for Girls Are Amazing
Rory Olcayto & Will Hurst, Architects' Journal, for London Skyline
Louise Court, Fiona Cowood, Rosie Mullender, Sophie Goddard & Kate Russell, Cosmopolitan, for Britain's Lost Women
Emma Penny, Mike Begley, Ben Briggs & Olivia Midgley, Farmers Guardian, for Take The Lead
Jenni Middleton, Ann Shuttleworth, Steve Ford & Fran Entwistle, Nursing Times, for Speak Out Safely
Nigel Praities, Sofia Lind & Madlen Davies, Pulse, for Battling Burnout
BRANDED CONTENT
- CONSUMER
WINNER: William Sitwell
- Waitrose Kitchen, John Brown Media
Donna Hardie - Completely London, for Kinleigh, Folkard and Hayward, August Media
Kerry Smith - High Life, for British Airways, Cedar Communications
Marie-Noelle Bauer - Metropolitan, for Eurostar, Ink
Kate Cornish - My VIP, for Pets at Home, John Brown Media
Toby Skinner - N by Norwegian, Ink
Bill Dunn - One Life, for Land Rover, Redwood
Nik Berg - Zoom Zoom, for Mazda, Redwood
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- DIGITAL
WINNER: Paul Solomons
- GQ (app), The Condé Nast Publications
Tanita Montgomery - company.co.uk, Hearst Magazines UK
Chris Lupton - Empire (app), Bauer Media Group
Ben Ewing - wallpaper.com, Time Inc UK
BUSINESS BRAND
– MONTHLY OR LESS FREQUENT
WINNER: Robert Jeffery
- People Management, Haymarket
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Matthew Gwyther
- Management Today, Haymarket
Dickon Ross - E&T, IET
Richard Siddle - Harpers Wine & Spirit, William Reed Business Media
Catherine Slessor - The Architectural Review, Emap
THE FIONA MACPHERSON NEW EDITOR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Greg Cochrane
- NME.com, Time Inc UK
Jennifer Richardson - C+D, UBM
Kate Lucey - cosmopolitan.co.uk, Hearst Magazines UK
Sarah Gooding - Essentials, Time Inc UK
Melissa Denes - Guardian Weekend, Guardian News & Media
Benjamin Lee - Shortlist.com, Shortlist Media
Will Dean - The Independent Magazine, ESI Media
Hattie Brett - thedebrief.co.uk, Bauer Media Group
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR
- CONSUMER
WINNER: Caitlin Moran
- The Times Magazine, News UK
Michael Wood - BBC History Magazine, Immediate Media
Grace Dent – ES Magazine, London Evening Standard
AA Gill - Esquire, Hearst Magazines UK
Deborah Ross - Event, DMG Media
Robert Macfarlane - Intelligent Life, The Economist Group
Danny Wallace - ShortList, Shortlist Media
Katie Glass - The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK
NEWSPAPER OR CURRENT AFFAIRS BRAND
WINNER: Nicola Jeal
- The Times Magazine, News UK
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sue Peart
- YOU Magazine, DMG Media
Melissa Denes - Guardian Weekend, Guardian News & Media
Gillian De Bono - How To Spend It, The Financial Times
Jason Cowley - New Statesman, Progressive Digital Media
Anna Murphy - Stella, Telegraph Media Group
Sarah Baxter - The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK
WOMEN’S BRAND - WEEKLY, FORTNIGHTLY OR MORE FREQUENT
WINNER: Jane Bruton
- Grazia, Bauer Media Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Lisa Smosarski
- Stylist, Shortlist Media
Ali Hall - Look, Time Inc UK
Matt Warren - The Lady, The Lady Ltd
Karen Livermore - Woman, Time Inc UK
Catherine Westwood - Woman's Own, Time Inc UK
Diane Kenwood - Woman's Weekly, Time Inc UK
INNOVATION / BRAND-BUILDING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Mark Hedges
Country Life for HRH Prince of Wales as guest editor
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Alastair McLellan
Health Service Journal, for the launch of Health Service Journal Intelligence
Dave Musgrove, BBC History Magazine, for BBC History Magazine's History Weekend
Ingeborg van Lotringen, Kate Turner, Cassie Powney, Bridget March & Lucy Partington, Cosmopolitan for The Beauty Lab
Lorraine Candy, Elle, for #ElleFashionCupboard
Sally Eyden , Amy Brookbanks and Gilly Ferguson, Now, for GossipCam/GlamCam on nowmagazine.co.uk
Jade Bremner, Radio Times Travel, for Radio Times Travel holidays
Lisa Smosarski , Samantha Flowers, Jamie Klingler, Ash Qureshi & Lisa Swain, Stylist, for The 24-Hour Issu
DIGITAL EDITOR OF THE YEAR - BUSINESS
WINNER: Jon Yeomans
- thegrocer.co.uk, William Reed Business Media
Phineas Harper - architectural-review.com, Emap
Jennifer Richardson - chemistanddruggist.co.uk, UBM
Marcus Fairs - Dezeen, Dezeen Limited
Karen Day - estatesgazette.com, RBI
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- BUSINESS
WINNER: Sam Walker
- Market for Lloyds of London, Sunday
Sarah Barnett - economia for The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, Progressive Customer Publishing
Ian Hart - Foodservice Consultant for FCSI - Progressive Customer Publishing
Christie Ferdinando - Modus forThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Sunday
Chris Barker - People Management, Haymarket
Simon Esterson & Alexander Ecob - The Architectural Review, Emap
David Boa - The Roger Collective for Virgin, John Brown Media
BUSINESS BRAND - WEEKLY, FORTNIGHTLY OR MORE FREQUENT
WINNER: Rebecca Evans
- Construction News, Emap
Marcus Fairs - Dezeen, Dezeen Limited
Eric Musgrave - Drapers, Emap
Damian Wild - Estates Gazette, RBI
Alastair McLellan - Health Service Journal, Emap
Jenni Middleton - Nursing Times, Emap
MEN’S BRAND
WINNER: Toby Wiseman
- Men's Health, Hearst-Rodale
Matthew Todd - Attitude, Attitude Media
Alex Bilmes - Esquire, Hearst Magazines UK
Dylan Jones - GQ, The Condé Nast Publications
Martin Robinson - ShortList, Shortlist Media
SCOOP OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Alex Matthews-King
- Pulse - GP hit with contract notice over plan to opt all patients out of care.data
Emma McFarnon - BBC History Magazine - Was the skeleton in the car park really Richard III?
Joanna Bourke - Estates Gazette – Ortega buys Devonshire House for £400m
Jack Sidders - Estates Gazette - The Pinnacle: Inside the £770m deal to save a skyscraper
Hannah Brenton - propertyweek.com - £200m Shell suits Arts Club owner
Sarah Bailey - Red - Is this man a feminist?
Lisa Smosarski & Lucy Foster - Stylist - Unfinished Business: An interview with Hillary Clinton
LIFESTYLE BRAND
WINNER: Susy Smith
- Country Living, Hearst Magazines UK
HIGHLY COMMENDED: David Rowan
- Wired, The Condé Nast Publications
Gillian Carter - BBC Good Food, BBC Worldwide/Immediate Media
James Collard - Beyond for The St. Regis, Brave New World
Tim de Lisle - Intelligent Life, The Economist Group
Pat Riddell - National Geographic Traveller (UK), Absolute Publishing
Christine Hayes - Olive, Immediate Media
Tony Chambers - Wallpaper*, Time Inc UK
WOMEN’S BRAND
- MONTHLY OR LESS FREQUENT
WINNER: Louise Court
- Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Kate Reardon
- Tatler, The Condé Nast Publications
Lorraine Candy - Elle, Hearst Magazines UK
Justine Picardie - Harper's Bazaar, Hearst Magazines UK
Trish Halpin - Marie Claire, Time Inc UK
Farrah Storr - Women's Health, Hearst-Rodale
MARK BOXER AWARD
Richard Ingrams
EDITORS’ EDITOR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Luke Lewis
- BuzzFeed UK, BuzzFeed
Sue James - Woman & Home, Time Inc UK
Lindsay Nicholson - Good Housekeeping, Hearst Magazines UK
Sue Peart - YOU Magazine, DMG Media
Lisa Smosarski - Stylist, Shortlist Media
Rupert Thomas - World of Interiors, The Condé Nast Publications
