The winners of the BSME Awards will be announced on 21 November at The Ballroom, Rosewood London. The black tie event will be hosted by Deborah Joseph and Vick Hope.
The shortlist for the BSME Awards 2023:
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT
Warren Manger - Core
Maxine Briggs - Kew Magazine
Ashley Stewart-Noble - Modus
Sophie-Marie Odum - Motability Lifestyle Magazine
Jessie Lear - Ocadolife
John L. Walters - Pulp
Lauren Rose-Smith - Tesco Magazine
Jessica Prupas - Vera
Lydia Polzer - Wings
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - CULTURE
Nick de Semlyen - Empire
Dan Crowe - Inque Magazine
Dan Crowe - PORT Magazine
Benjamin Secher - Review
Mike Williams - Sight & Sound
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - CURRENT AFFAIRS & POLITICS
Jason Cowley - New Statesman
Jonathan Beckman - The Economist's 1843 Magazine
Fraser Nelson - The Spectator
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - B2B
Emily Booth - AJ (Architects’ Journal)
Beth Kennedy - C+D
Sarah Speirs - CA
Tom Ravenscroft - Dezeen
Jamie Carpenter - ENDS Report
Steve Ford - Nursing Times
Jaimie Kaffash - Pulse
Sarah Richardson - Research Professional News
Sarah Williams - Social Housing
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - TV, ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITY
Nick de Semlyen - Empire
Tom Loxley, Shem Law - Radio Times
Steve Corbett - TV Mag
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - FOOD & DRINK
Keith Kendrick - BBC Good Food
Henry Coldstream - Great British Chefs
Glen Mutel - National Geographic Traveller Food
Jessie Lear - Ocadolife
Jessica Gunn - Waitrose & Partners Food
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - HOMES, GARDENS & COUNTRY
Mark Hedges - Country Life
Loma-Ann Marks - Reclaim
Tom Howard - The Garden
Ceri Thomas - Which? Gardening
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - INDEPENDENT
Tom Ravenscroft - Dezeen
Dan Crowe - Inque Magazine
Gamzat Biyarov - OYLA
Alex Mead - Rugby Journal
Dan Jolin - Senet
Sara Ward - Slimming World
Michelle Johnson - Tempus
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - MEN’S & WOMEN’S
Adam Baidawi - GQ
Louise Robinson - Saga Magazine
Hannah Almassi - Who What Wear UK
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - MOTORING
Jack Rix - BBC TopGear
David Simister - Classic Car Weekly
Keith Adams - Parkers.co.uk
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE
Sinead McIntyre - Fabulous
Matt Vella - FT Magazine
Merope Mills - Guardian Saturday Magazine
Jo Ellison - HTSI
Harriet Green - The Observer Magazine
Lisa Markwell - The Telegraph Magazine
Nicola Jeal - The Times Magazine
Kate Reardon - Times Luxx
Jackie Annesley - You Magazine
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SPECIALIST
Daniel Bennett - BBC Science Focus
Tom Ravenscroft - Dezeen
Jemimah Steinfeld - Index on Censorship
Lora Murphy - Professional
Louise Robinson - Saga Magazine
Sara Ward - Slimming World
Michelle Johnson - Tempus
Harry Rose - Which? magazine
Jenny Ross - Which? Money
Greg Williams - Wired
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SPORT, HEALTH & FITNESS
Sophie-Marie Odum - Mobility Lifestyle
Alex Mead - Rugby Journal
Sara Ward - Slimming World
Tim de Lisle - United Writing
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - TRAVEL
Jessica Way - British Travel Journal
Divia Thani - Conde Nast Traveller UK
Pat Riddell - National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Amy Hopkins - Rough Guides
Rory Boland - Which? Travel
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - YOUTH
Mark Parry - BBC Match of the Day
Andrea Turton - Bluey Magazine
Claire Norman - Girl Talk
Gamzat Biyarov - OYLA
Joe Brady - The Phoenix Comic
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Gideon Spanier - Campaign, PodPod
Lucy Cleland - Country & Town House
Dan Crowe - Inque Magazine
Gemma Collins - Pulse, Pulse PCN, Nursing in Practice, Healthcare Leader , The Pharmacist, Management in Practice, Hospital Healthcare Europe, Hospital Pharmacy Europe
Lisa Smosarski - Stylist, Stylist.co.uk, Strong Women
Tom Howard - The Garden, The Plant Review, The Orchid Review, RHS Show Guides, RHS Books, RHS Annual Report, RHS.org.uk, Gardening With The RHS
Tom Fickling - The Phoenix Comic
Edward Enninful OBE - Vogue
NEW EDITOR (NEW)
Kevin Smith - BBC Gardeners' World
Roxy Bourdillon - DIVA magazine
Adam Shepherd - PodPod
Alix Walker - Stylist
Jonathan Beckman - The Economist's 1843 Magazine
Daisy Meager - The Infatuation London
Lisa Barber - Which? Computing
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - B2B
Basia Paczesna-Vercueil - BII News
Chris Barker - Campaign
Nigel Peters - EG (Estates Gazette)
Sonny Dhamu - Inside Housing, Social Housing
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
Andy Franklin - BBC TopGear
Mal Bailey - CAR
Jocelyn Bowerman - delicious. Magazine
Chris Lupton - Empire
Carolyn Roberts - Grazia, Grazia Daily, The Juggle by Grazia
Becky Redman - National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Isabella Fernandes - Ocadolife
Jess Hibbert - Saga Magazine
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT
Jamie McPherson - High Life (British Airways)
Rob Hearn - Modus
Isabella Fernandes - Ocadolife
Holly Catford - Pulp
Pete Allison - Vera
Kerry Wakefield - Waitrose & Partners Food
Stephanie Willing - Wings
Aubrey Smith - Work.
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - DIGITAL (NEW)
David Robinson - ENDS Report
Dennis Lye - GLAMOUR UK
Rob Hearn - Modus
Emma Austin - Planning
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - NEWSPAPER SUPPLEMENTS (NEW)
Mark Hayman - Fabulous
Shannon Gibson - FT Magazine
Maggie Murphy - Guardian Saturday Magazine
Rasha Kahil - HTSI
Jo Cochrane - The Observer Magazine
Harry Winfield - The Telegraph Magazine
Mark Evans - TV Mag
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - INDEPENDENT (NEW)
Mark Hickling - Britannica's What on Earth! Magazine
Parm Bhamra - Country & Town House
Peter Allen - Magneto
Alexander Fisher - OYLA
Sam Bowles - Pitch - Stories of Modern Sport
Simon Campbell - Rugby Journal
Jess Hibbert - Saga Magazine
James Hunter - Senet
David Dowding - Slimming World
Ross Forbes - Tempus
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - B2B
Helen Edwards - Marketing Week
Mark Ritson - Marketing Week
Adam Shepherd - PodPod
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
Polly Vernon - Grazia
Hunter Davies - Saga Magazine
Jay Rayner - The Observer Magazine
Mary Wakefield - The Spectator
Kathleen Stock - UnHerd
COVER OF THE YEAR - B2B
Chris Barker - Summer 2023: The global creativity issue - Campaign
John L. Walters, Simon Esterson - Eye 104 - Eye Magazine
Sonny Dhamu - December 2022 - A defining moment - Inside Housing
Sonny Dhamu - March 2023 - Black Lives Matter What Happened Next? - Inside Housing
Jaimie Kaffash, James Depree - Five Stages of GP - Pulse
Joanna Cummings - The Don Quixote Issue - The Grub Street Journal
COVER OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
Mark Hickling - Mind Games - Britannica's What on Earth! Magazine
Lucy Cleland - Wellbeing Special - Country & Town House
Chris Lupton - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania subsciber cover - Empire
Merope Mills, Maggie Murphy, Will Dean - The outrageous stories of people arrested for republicanism - Guardian Saturday Magazine
Sophie-Marie Odum, Sandra Marques - More than just pets - Motability Lifestyle Magazine
Shem Law, Tom Loxley - The Death of the Queen - Radio Times
Jess Hibbert - Lenny Henry - Thinking it through - Saga Magazine
Alix Walker - The Honesty Revolution - Stylist
Ross Forbes - Tempus 10-Year Anniversary Issue - Tempus
Harriet Green, Jo Cochrane - What if we let our kids eat what they want? A radical new take on the weight debate - The Observer Magazine
Fraser Nelson - The Starmtroopers - The Spectator
Daniel Biddulph - Bottoms up - From bustles to butt lifts: the evolution of the derriere - The Sunday Times Magazine
Lisa Markwell - Octopus farms - The Telegraph Magazine
Oliver Hazelwood - TIME - Wired
Jackie Annesley, Natasha Tomalin Hall - How to eat and drink if you have loadsamoney - You Magazine
COVER OF THE YEAR - DIGITAL (NEW)
Andy Franklin - September 2022 – Ferrari - BBC TopGear
Andy Franklin - May 2023 – Electric Awards - BBC TopGear
Phil Tristram - April 2023 - Sustainability and the war on Greenwashing - CA
Dennis Lye - Trans pregnant and proud - GLAMOUR UK
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR
Dan Crowe, Deyan Sudjic - Anima
Andrew Pettie - Britannica's What on Earth! Magazine
Nick de Semlyen - Empire
Denise Hamilton-Mace - Low No Drinker Magazine
Paul Geoghegan - Musicals magazine
Andy Afford - Pitch - Stories of Modern Sport
Adam Shepherd - PodPod
Lisa Smosarski - Stylist Extra
Louise Hoffman - The Sharp End
John Cofie - The Sybarite
Kate Reardon - Times Luxx
The DEI Leadership Award (NEW)
Divia Thani - Conde Nast Traveller UK
Claire Norman - Girl Talk
EDITORS’ EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Kate Oppenheim - BII News
Gideon Spanier - Campaign, PodPod
John L. Walters - Eye Magazine
Deborah Joseph - GLAMOUR UK
Charlie Baker - The Fence
Joanna Cummings - The Grub Street Journal
Nicola Jeal - The Times Magazine
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