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2017 BSME Awards – the shortlists

The British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) has published the shortlists for its 2017 awards.

The results will be announced at the 2017 BSME Awards Dinner on Tuesday, 21 November at The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane Hotel.

EDITOR OF THE YEAR

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Tim Hulse, Business Life (British Airways), Cedar Communications

Harry Rose, Which? Money, Which?

TRADE & PROFESSIONAL

Christine Murray, Architects' Journal, EMAP Publishing

Emma Maier, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Oliver Parsons, Modus, Sunday

Helen Parton, OnOffice, Media 10

Robert Jeffery, People Management, Haymarket

Liz Hamson, Property Week, Metropolis

Claire Warren, Work., Haymarket

BRANDED CONTENT

Denise Chevin, Construction Manager, ATOM

Rosie Mellor, Harveys, John Brown Media

Vanessa Thompson, John Lewis Edition, John Brown Media

Tessa Pearson, John Lewis Home, John Brown Media

Sarah Warwick, N by Norwegian, Ink

Helena Lang, Sainsbury's Magazine, SevenC3

Rachel Sullivan, Style & Living, Marks & Spencer

Gershon Portnoi, The Locker, Haymarket

MUSIC, ARTS & LITERARY

Oliver Condy, BBC Music, Immediate Media

Helen Hawkins, Culture, News UK

Mike Williams, NME, Time Inc. UK

Christine Murray, The Architectural Review, EMAP Publishing

CURRENT AFFAIRS & POLITICS

Jason Cowley, New Statesman, Progressive Digital Media

Tom Clark, Prospect, Prospect Publishing

Paul McNamee, The Big Issue, The Big Issue

Zanny Minton-Beddoes, The Economist, The Economist Group

Fraser Nelson, The Spectator, The Spectator

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITY

Terri White, Empire, Bauer Media Group

Rosie Nixon, HELLO!, HELLO!

Tim Glanfield, radiotimes.com, Immediate Media

Colin Tough, TV Times, Time Inc. UK

FOOD & DRINK

Christine Hayes, BBC Good Food, BBC Worldwide

Jessica Carter, Crumbs, MediaClash

Karen Barnes, delicious. Magazine, Eye to Eye Media

Laura Rowe, Olive, Immediate Media

William Sitwell, Waitrose Food, John Brown Media

GARDENS & COUNTRY

Fergus Collins, BBC Countryfile, Immediate Media

Lucy Hall, BBC Gardeners' World, Immediate Media

Mark Hedges, Country Life, Time Inc. UK

Ceri Thomas, Which? Gardening, Which?

HEALTH & FITNESS

Charlotte Richards, Fit & Well, Time Inc. UK

Ellie Hughes, Healthy, The River Group

Tom Rowley, Healthy For Men, The River Group

Sara Ward, Slimming World, Miles-Bramwell Executive Services

HOMES & INTERIORS

Samantha Scott-Jeffries, Homes & Antiques, Immediate Media

Hatta Byng, House & Garden, Condé Nast Britain

MEN'S & WOMEN'S - PREMIUM

Emma Duncan, 1843, The Economist Group

Dylan Jones, GQ, Condé Nast Britain

Natasha Pearlman, Grazia, Bauer Media Group

Dan Crowe, PORT Magazine, PORT Publishing

Penny Martin, The Gentlewoman, Fantastic Woman

Lisa Sykes, The Simple Things, Iceberg Press

NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE

Sinead McIntyre, Fabulous, News UK

Alice Fishburn, FT Weekend Magazine, The Financial Times

Gillian De Bono, How To Spend It, The Financial Times

Marianne Jones, Stella, Telegraph Media Group

Eleanor Mills, The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK

Nicola Jeal, The Times Magazine, News UK

Sue Peart, YOU Magazine, DMG Media

SPECIALIST

Daniel Bennett, BBC Focus, Immediate Media

Charlie Turner, BBC TopGear, Immediate Media

Steph Cooper, Cbeebies Art, Immediate Media

Amy Frearson, Dezeen, Dezeen Limited

Rachael Jolley, Index on Censorship, Sage

Kate Reardon, Tatler, Condé Nast Britain

Anna Bassi, The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing

Peter Hart, Top of the Pops, Immediate Media

Richard Headland, Which?, Which?

SPORT

Rob Spedding, Cycling Plus, Immediate Media

Richard Windsor, Cyclingweekly.com, Time Inc. UK

Pete Muir, Cyclist, Dennis Publishing

Ian Foster, Match of the Day, Immediate Media

Simon Hughes, The Cricketer, The Cricketer

STYLE

Juliet Herd, Hello! Fashion Monthly, HELLO!

Jeremy Langmead, LUXX, News UK

Andrew Barker, Mr Porter, YOOX-NET-A-PORTER GROUP

TECHNOLOGY

Richard Fisher, BBC Future, BBC Global News

Bryan Glick, Computer Weekly, Techtarget

Katia Moskvitch, Professional Engineering, Caspian Media

Robert Leedham, Stuff, Haymarket

Richard Parris, Which? Computing, Which?

Greg Williams, Wired, Condé Nast Britain

TRAVEL

Melinda Stevens, Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Britain

Kerry Smith, High Life (British Airways), Cedar Communications

Peter Grunert, Lonely Planet Traveller, Immediate Media

Pat Riddell, National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media

Ed Grenby, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK

Rory Boland, Which? Travel, Which?

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - B2B

Micha Weidmann, Dezeen, Dezeen Limited

John Rooney, E&T, The IET

Omair Barkatulla, Marketing Week, Centaur Media

Carlo Apostoli, OnOffice, Media 10

Christie Ferdinando, RICS, Sunday

Aubrey Smith, Supply Management, Haymarket

Tom Carpenter, The Architectural Review, EMAP Publishing

Chris Barker, Work., Haymarket

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER

Andy Franklin, BBC TopGear, Immediate Media

Jocelyn Bowerman, delicious. Magazine, Eye to Eye Media

Chris Lupton, Empire, Bauer Media Group

Paul Solomons, GQ, Condé Nast Britain

Maggie Murphy, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Guardian Media Group

Marion Reilly, Hello! Fashion Monthly, HELLO!

Chris Hitchcock, The Times Magazine, News UK

Andrew Diprose, Wired, Condé Nast Britain

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT

Mat Wiggins, easyJet Traveller, Ink

Henry Elphick, First, Cedar Communications

Clare Watters, John Lewis Edition, John Brown Media

Laura Eyres, John Lewis Home, John Brown Media

Sarah Barnett, N by Norwegian, Ink

James Wood, The Roger Collective for Virgin, John Brown Media

Kerry Wakefield, Waitrose Food, John Brown Media

Naomi Lowe, Waitrose Garden, Eye to Eye Media

LAUNCH OF THE YEAR

Simon Kurs, Atlas, Ink

Jonathan Openshaw, House Notes, Soho House

Peter Hart, Pokémon Magazine, Immediate Media

Will Dunn, Spotlight, Progressive Digital Media

David Burton, WHN?, ScratchCreate

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - B2B

Helen Edwards, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Justin Pollard, E&T, The IET

Jules Birch, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Marketing Week

Christine Murray, The Architectural Review, EMAP Publishing

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER

Simon Kuper, FT Weekend Magazine, Financial Times

Polly Vernon, Grazia, Bauer Media Group

Hadley Freeman, Guardian Weekend, Guardian Media Group

Alison Graham, Radio Times, Immediate Media

Michael Deacon, Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group

Mary Wakefield, The Spectator, The Spectator

Caitlin Moran, The Times Magazine, News UK

Melanie Reid, The Times Magazine, News UK

COVER OF THE YEAR - B2B

Ella Mackinnon, Architects' Journal, EMAP Publishing

Dickon Ross, E&T, The IET

Sonny Dhamu, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Anisha Panchasara, Paragraph, John Brown Media

Dee Dee Doke & Gary Hill, S&PA Professional, Redactive

Aubrey Smith, Supply Management, Haymarket Network

Beth Johnson, The Grocer, William Reed Business Media

COVER OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER

Phil Crewdson, Country Life, Time Inc. UK

Terri White & Chris Lupton, Empire, Bauer Media Group

Malik Meer & Andrew Stocks, G2, Guardian Media Group

Laura Rowe & Gillian McNeill, Olive, Immediate Media

Scott Maclean, The Big Issue, The Big Issue

Kerry Wakefield, Waitrose Food, John Brown Media

Andrew Diprose, Wired, Condé Nast Britain

EDITORS' EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Karen Barnes, Editor, delicious.

Ian Hislop, Editor, Private Eye

Paul McNamee, Editor, The Big Issue

Lindsay Nicholson, former Editorial Director, Good Housekeeping

Alexandra Shulman OBE, former Editor-in-Chief, Vogue

John L. Walters, Editor, Eye

Links / further reading: BSME Awards Dinner