The British Society of Magazine Editors’ Rising Stars Awards were announced on 1 June at 1901 Restaurant at Andaz Liverpool Street.
The winners and shortlisted entrants for each category are listed below.
2015 RISING STARS WINNERS & SHORTLIST
BEST DIGITAL DESIGNER
WINNER: Mat Mannion
- BBC TopGear App, Immediate Media
Hannah Kettle - Dare, The River Group
Nazia Khoodabux - fabulousmag.co.uk, News UK
Daniele Palumbo - propertyweek.com, Metropolis
Andrew Bennett - Virgin Media Presents, Redwood
James Davies - wallpaper.com, Time Inc. UK
BEST PRINT WRITER
WINNER: Tom Whipple
- Intelligent Life, The Economist Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Alex Perry
- Newsweek, IBT Media
Moya Sarner - Good Housekeeping, Hearst Magazines UK
Ellie Henman - Heat, Bauer Media
Simon Willis - Intelligent Life, The Economist Group
Hannah Brenton - Property Week, Metropolis
Lucy Foster - Stylist, ShortList Media
Lizzie Pook - Stylist, ShortList Media
Jessica Salter - Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group
BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE IDEA – PRINT
WINNER: Victor Sebestyen
- Newsweek, IBT Media
Farzana Ali & Kate Wills - Fabulous, News UK
Isabel Lloyd - Intelligent Life, The Economist Group
Liam Freeman - Porter, Net-A-Porter.com
Jo Langenham - Which? Money, Which? Ltd
Robert Leedham & Tom Wills - Which?, Which? Ltd
BEST SECTION TEAM
WINNER: Samantha Flowers, Shannon Peter & Joanna McGarry
- The Beauty Team, Stylist, ShortList Media
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Francesca Babb & Shannon Mahanty
- The Talent Team, ASOS
Bridget March, Lucy Partington, Cassie Powney, Kate Turner & Ingeborg van Lotringen - The Beauty Team, Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK
Rebecca Smith, Lottie Covell, Monique Lane, Rosie Ramsden & Lizzie Kamenetzky - The Food Team, delicious. Magazine, Eye To Eye Media
Claie Wilson, Hannah Barr & Gayle Schoales - The Features Team, Fabulous, News UK
Ellie Austin, Anne Jowett, Terry Payne, Flynn Sarler & Alexia Skinitis - The Features Team, Radio Times, Immediate Media
Mandy Pang, Adrian Clark & Eilidh Greig - The Style Team, ShortList, ShortList Media
Lucy Foster & Lizzie Pook - The Features Team, Stylist, ShortList Media
Jess Commons - The Culture Team, thedebrief.co.uk, Bauer Media
BEST PRINT DESIGNER
WINNER: Lisa Rahman
- Elle, Hearst Magazines UK
Jonathan Saunders - FT Wealth, The Financial Times
Andrew Barlow - InStyle, Time Inc. UK
Lee Tiplady - Property Week, Metropolis
Julia Noakes - Radio Times, Immediate Media
Tim Lane - ShortList, ShortList Media
Caroline Warner - ShortList, ShortList Media
BEST PICTURE EDITOR
WINNER: Tom Gormer
- Stylist, ShortList Media
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Emily Murphy
- Women's Health, Hearst-Rodale
Charlie Hall - InStyle, Time Inc. UK
Melanie Grant - Intelligent Life, The Economist Group
Claire Richardson - Lonely Planet Traveller, Immediate Media
Marian Paterson - Newsweek, IBT Media
Joanna Moran - ShortList, ShortList Media
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
WINNER: Ross Bryant
- Dezeen, Dezeen Ltd
Nicole Campanaro - Dare, The River Group
Nazia Khoodabux & Sophie Hines - fabulousmag.co.uk, News UK
Heat and the Heatworld.com Team - Heat, Bauer Media
Jonathan Holmes - radiotimes.com, Immediate Media
Abigail Malbon & Coral Rickard - Womanandhome.com, Time Inc. UK
BEST ART TEAM
WINNER: Jessica Turner, Victoria Horn & Jessica Lockett
– Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Gina Hollingsworth, Sonja Burri, Natalie Mosquera & Rachel Escudier
- Harrods Magazine, Harrods Publishing
Gillian Abbott, David McCullough & Dan Shadrake - E&T, The IET
Miette L. Johnson, Lisa Rahman, Charlotte Wallace & Abigail Rogers – Elle, Hearst Magazines UK
Phoebe Sing, Andrew Barlow, Viet Tran, Claire Clifton Coles & Charlie Hall – InStyle, Time Inc. UK
BEST DIGITAL WRITER
WINNER: Sophie Wilkinson
- thedebrief.co.uk, Bauer Media
Catriona Harvey-Jenner - cosmopolitan.co.uk, Hearst Magazines UK
Claire Hodgson - cosmopolitan.co.uk, Hearst Magazines UK
Gem Royston Claire - cosmopolitan.co.uk, Hearst Magazines UK
Sara Spary - marketingmagazine.co.uk, Haymarket
Radhika Sanghani - Telegraph.co.uk/women, Telegraph Media Group
BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE IDEA – DIGITAL
WINNER: Jessica Dady, Anneliese Giggins & Anna Sbuttoni
- Goodtoknow.co.uk, Time Inc. UK
Russell Miller, Jennifer Cawley, Dan Williamson, Tory Frost & Lily Howes - Barclays Editorial Board, Redwood
Catriona Harvey-Jenner - cosmopolitan.co.uk, Hearst Magazines UK
Rhiannon Evans, Carly Giles, Ellie Henman, Ellen Kerry, Anna Lewis, Sarah Powell, Emmeline Saunders, Dan Tang & Andy White - Heatworld.com, Bauer Media
Sophie Wilkinson - thedebrief.co.uk, Bauer Media
BEST SUBBING / PRODUCTION TEAM
WINNER: The Radio Times Subbing Team - Radio Times, Immediate Media
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Camilla Doodson, Chris Bryant, Carolyn Parris & Kirsty Hunter
- Immediate Media Teen & Pre-Teen Titles, Immediate Media
Ben Isaacs, Howard Calvert & Danielle Richardson - ShortList, ShortList Media
Gareth Watkins, Lucy Frith, Jenny Tregoning & Amy Adams - Stylist, ShortList Media
James Merrett & Agilene De Villa - Women's Health, Hearst-Rodale
The BSME’s Rising Stars Awards – Celebrating Talent at Every Level - were introduced in 2013 to recognize the outstanding work done by teams and individuals working in every area of magazine and digital publishing.
Many thanks to our sponsors, Champagne GH Mumm, our fantastic host, Stephen Mulhern and to all the companies that generously donated products for the goody bags and prizes for the raffle in aid of Kids Company.
GOODY BAGS INCLUDED GIFTS FROM: PhD, BRYT Skincare, Parallels Software, Wiggle Energy Bars, Manomasa, Tortilla Chips, Ciate
RAFFLE PRIZES INCLUDED: An exclusive two-night stay for two including breakfast and one dinner at Lanes of London at London Marriott Hotel Park Lane, Three-course meal for two including a bottle of house wine at Floridita, Meal for two at Blixen, Lily and Lionel women’s scarf, Sweet Theatre Presents Shakespeare’s Leading Ladies Exclusive Chocolates
