MAGAZINE JOURNALISM AWARDS

Exclusive of the Year

This piece of journalism had a major impact on your readers and on the sector you cover. It might be a news item, an image, or a coveted interview.

For your entry please supply:

• One PDF of your chosen exclusive
• Supporting statement (PDF of up to 200 words from your editor)
• Entry form

Feature Writer of the Year

Quality of writing will be a critical factor here as will a clear understanding of the reader needs in your target market. Evidence of research and depth of knowledge will also be taken into account.

For your entry please supply:

• Three examples of your work (PDF on CD)
• Supporting statement (PDF of up to 200 words from your editor)
• Entry form

Interviewer of the Year

Open to journalists who specialise in one-to-one interviews. Quality of interview subjects relevant to your target market will be important, as will evidence of an ability to extract new information, compelling writing and a distinctive style.

For your entry please supply:

• Three examples of your work (PDF on CD)
• Supporting statement (PDF of up to 200 words from your editor)
• Entry form

Columnist of the Year

Entrants to this category should have a regular bylined column. They may offer strong, individual opinions, humour, professionally revealing content, gossip etc. Whatever, the judges will need to be convinced that you are someone the reader seeks out in every issue.

For your entry please supply:

• Three examples of your work (PDF on CD)
• Supporting statement (PDF of up to 200 words from your editor)
• Entry form

News Reporter of the Year

The category for story breakers. Judges will be looking for a portfolio that shows versatility within your market, tenacity, investigative flair and an ability to handle difficult subjects.

For your entry please supply:

• Three examples of your work (PDF on CD)
• Supporting statement (PDF of up to 200 words from your editor)
• Entry form

Business Reporter of the Year

Open to journalists writing primarily for a business audience. Entrants will be judged on their ability to break news, predict and analyse trends and explain complex issues to the readers in their market. A compelling style will also score highly.

For your entry please supply:

• Three examples of your work (PDF on CD)
• Supporting statement (PDF of up to 200 words from your editor)
• Entry form

Production Team of the Year

This category recognises excellence among the unsung heroes of journalism. Judges will be looking for quality, as well as quantity, of output. They will want to see a consistency of style, grammatical exactitude, and headline and caption-writing flair.

For your entry please supply:

• Three non-consecutive issues of the magazine to make up your entry Supporting statement of up to 200 words from the editor/senior editorial director detailing the target audience, the quantity of output for which the team is responsible, and the number of full-time subs and freelance shifts that the team uses
• Entry form
• Please supply SIX hard copies of the above (6x3 issues, 6x supporting statements, 1x entry form.) If you cannot obtain hard copies, then entry by PDF will be accepted.

Reviewer of the Year

For reviews and criticism in any area of journalism including theatre, music, film, books, television, food, motoring, art, architecture etc. Writing that enlightens, compels and entertains the readers of your target market will score highly.

For your entry please supply:

• Three examples of your work (PDF on CD)
• Supporting statement (PDF of up to 200 words from your editor)
• Entry form

Digital Journalist of the Year

This category is for magazine journalists who have used digital platforms to create great journalism which wouldn't have been possible purely on the printed page.

For your entry please supply:

• Submit one homepage url with three sub-url links to your work
• Supporting statement (PDF of up to 200 words which denotes a clear understanding of your medium and the content provided)
• Entry form

Editor of the Year

A great magazine has a great mind behind it - someone who drives, encourages, and inspires the team to over achieve, who knows the needs of the audience and who will never accept second best. The winner of this award will be acclaimed as the truly great magazine editor of the year.

For your entry please supply:

• Three non-consecutive issues of the magazine to make up your entry
• Supporting statement (PDF of up to 300 words from a senior director)
• Entry form
• Please supply SIX hard copies of each of the above (6x3 issues, 6x supporting statements, 1x entry form.) If you cannot obtain hard copies, then entry by PDF will be accepted.

Business-to-Business Front Cover of the Year

• 2007 Contagious, Contagious Communications
• 2006 Young People Now, Haymarket Publishing
• 2005 Contagious, Xtreme Information
• 2004 The Marketer, Just
• 2003 MacUser, Dennis Publishing
• 2002 Financial Director, VNC Business Publications
• 2001 MacUser, Dennis Publishing

Consumer Front Cover of the Year

• 2007 GQ, Conde Nast
• 2006 New Statesman, New Statesman Ltd
• 2002 Exit, Exit Magazine Ltd
• 2001 Sleazenation, Swinstead Publishing

Customer Front Cover of the Year

• 2007 Camouflage, Haymarket Network
• 2006 David Morris Stores, Square One
• 2005 Beautique, Communikator
• 2004 EasyJet Inflight, Ink Publishing

Best Use of Photography

• 2007 One Life, Redwood Publishing
• 2006 Sunday Times Magazine, The Sunday Times
• 2005 The Herald Magazine, The Herald
• 2004 Weekend, The Guardian
• 2003 Exit, Enter
• 2002 Exit, Exit Magazine Ltd
• 2001 The Business: Weekend FT, Financial Times
• 2000 New Eden, IPC Magazines

Best Use of Illustration

• 2007 EBF, CEMS
• 2005 33 Thoughts, John Brown Citrus Publishing
• 2004 Carlos, John Brown Citrus Publishing
• 2003 The Face, Emap East
• 2002 M-Real, John Brown Citrus Publishing
• 2001 Men’s Health, Rodale Ltd
• 2000 New Eden, IPC Magazines

Best Use of Typography

• 2007 Ronnie Scott’s, John Brown Publishing
• 2006 New Statesman, New Statesman Ltd
• 2005 Ritz Magazine, Spafax
• 2004 Icon, Media 10 Ltd
• 2003 Ritz, Ink Publishing
• 2002 Viewpoint, Metropolitan Publishing
• 2001 Wallpaper*, Time Life International
• 2000 Weekend, The Guardian

Best Designed Feature Pages

• 2007 0.32, Haymarket Network
• 2006 Grazia, EMAP Elan
• 2005 New Scientist, Reed Business Information
• 2004 Time Magazine, Time Life International
• 2003 Dazed & Confused, Waddell
• 2002 One Life, Redwood Group
• 2001 Sleazenation, Swinstead Publishing
• 2000 Wallpaper*, Time Warner

Redesign/Relaunch of the Year

• 2007 Esquire, The National Magazine Company
• 2006 New Statesman, New Statesman Ltd
• 2005 Architects’ Journal, Emap Construct
• 2004 Ace Tennis Magazine, Tennis GB
• 2003 United Review, Haymarket Publishing
• 2002 Room (for IKEA) John Brown Citrus Publishing
• 2001 Virgin Atlantic Hot Air, John Brown Publishing
• 2000 Adrenalin, The Media Cell

Best Designed B2B Magazine of the Year

• 2007 Contact, Redwood Publishing
• 2006 33 Thoughts, John Brown Publishing
• 2005 Architects’ Journal
• 2004 Edit, Getty Images
• 2003 Icon, Media 10
• 2002 Viewpoint, Metropolitan Publishing
• 2001 Cre@te Online, Future Publishing
• 2000 Communicators in Business, Browns

Best Designed Customer Magazine of the Year

• 2007 DCM, Haymarket Network
• 2006 Toni & Guy Magazine, Publicis Blueprint
• 2005 Pure Racing, NorthStar Publishing
• 2004 Carlos, John Brown Citrus Publishing
• 2003 Carlos, John Brown Citrus Publishing
• 2002 Room (for IKEA) John Brown Citrus Publishing
• 2001 Meta-Serla, John Brown Citrus Publishing
• 2000 Room (for IKEA) John Brown Contract Publishing

Best Designed Consumer Magazine of the Year (under 40,000)

• 2007 Ei8ht, Foto8
• 2006 Ei8ht Magazine, Foto8
• 2005 Zembla, Emery Frost
• 2004 Intersection Magazine, Intersection Media Ltd
• 2003 Arena, Emap East

Best Designed Consumer Magazine of the Year (over 40,000)

• 2007 Car Magazine, EMAP Elan
• 2006 GQ, Conde Nast
• 2005 Ace Tennis, Tennis GB
• 2004 Bogey, Media Cell Ltd
• 2003 Marie Claire, European Magazines
• 2002 Car, Emap Automotive
• 2001 Glamour, Condé Nast
• 2000 Wallpaper*, Time Warner