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BSME Awards - shortlist

The British Society of Magazine Editors has announced the shortlist for its 2018 awards.

BSME Awards - shortlist

The 2018 BSME awards ceremony will take place at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane hotel on 20 November.

The shortlist:

EDITORS OF THE YEAR:

BUSINESS & FINANCE

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Incisive Media

Gareth Jones, Charity Finance, Civil Society Media

Harry Rose, Which? Money, Which? Ltd

TRADE & PROFESSIONAL

Tom Fitzpatrick, Construction News, Emap

Keely Stocker, Drapers, Emap

Murdo Morrison, Flight Daily News, Flight International

Oliver Parsons, Modus, Sunday

Liz Hamson, Property Week, Metropolis

Katie Jacobs, Supply Management, Haymarket

Sophie Griffiths, TTG, TTG Media

BRANDED CONTENT

Ellie Hughes, Healthy, The River Group

Vanessa Thompson, John Lewis Edition, John Brown Media

Kate Cornish, My VIP (Pets at Home), John Brown Media

Sarah Warwick, N by Norwegian, Ink

John L. Walters, Pulp Journal, Eye Magazine Limited

David Burton, WHN?, ScratchCreate

CULTURE

Helen Hawkins, Culture, News UK

Gordon Thomson, Event, DMG Media

Jane Ferguson, The Observer New Review, Guardian Media Group

CURRENT AFFAIRS & POLITICS

Jason Cowley, New Statesman, Progressive Media

Tom Clark, Prospect, Prospect Publishing Ltd

Paul McNamee, The Big Issue, The Big Issue Ltd

Zanny Minton-Beddoes, The Economist, The Economist Group

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITY

Rosie Nixon, HELLO!, HELLO!

Hannah Fernando, Now, TI Media

Kirsty Tyler, OK! Magazine, TM Publishing 1

Colin Tough, What's On TV, TI Media

FOOD & DRINK

Jessica Carter, Crumbs, MediaClash

Mark Sansom, Food and Travel, Green Pea Publishing

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, TI Media

Lucy Bellamy, Gardens Illustrated, Immediate Media

Ceri Thomas, Which? Gardening, Which? Ltd

SPORT, FITNESS & HEALTH

Charlotte Richards, Fit & Well, TI Media

Tom Rowley, Healthy For Men, The River Group

Andy Dixon, Runner's World, Hearst Magazines UK

Sara Ward, Slimming World, Miles-Bramwell Executive Services

Claire Sanderson, Women's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

HOMES & INTERIORS

Susy Smith, Country Living, Hearst Magazines UK

Ben Spriggs, ELLE Decoration, Hearst Magazines UK

Hatta Byng, House & Garden, Condé Nast Britain

Loma-Ann Marks, Reclaim, Tailor Made Publishing

MEN'S & WOMEN'S

Farrah Storr, Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Anne-Marie Curtis, ELLE, Hearst Magazines UK

Dylan Jones, GQ, Condé Nast Britain

Justine Picardie, Harper's Bazaar, Hearst Magazines UK

Jill Wanless, HELLO! Fashion Monthly, HELLO!

Toby Wiseman, Men's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

Lucy Yeomans, Porter, Yoox-Net-A-Porter

MOTORING

Mark Tisshaw, Autocar, Haymarket

Charlie Turner, BBC TopGear, Immediate Media

Ben Miller, CAR, Bauer Media Group

Keith Adams, Parkers.co.uk, Bauer Media Group

Steve Huntingford, What Car?, Haymarket

NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE

Sinead McIntyre, Fabulous, News UK

Alice Fishburn, FT Weekend Magazine, The Financial Times Ltd

Melissa Denes, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Guardian Media Group

Marianne Jones, Stella, Telegraph Media Group

Eleanor Mills, The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK

Nicola Jeal, The Times Magazine, News UK

SPECIALIST

Peter Hart, BBC Top of the Pops, Immediate Media

Beverley Cuddy, Dogs Today, Pet Subjects Ltd

Kelly Wilks, Girltalk, Immediate Media

Rachael Jolley, Index on Censorship, Sage

Peter Hart, Pokémon Magazine, Immediate Media

Harry Mount, The Oldie, Oldie Publications Ltd

INDEPENDENT

Rob Orchard & Marcus Webb, Delayed Gratification, The Slow Journalism Company

John L. Walters, Eye, Eye Magazine Limited

Rachel Ingram, Tempus, Tempus Media (London) Ltd

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ruth Cassidy, Andy's Amazing Adventures, Immediate Media

Dickon Ross, E&T, IET

Greg Williams, Wired, Condé Nast Britain

TRAVEL

Melinda Stevens, Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Britain

Jonny Ensall, easyJet Traveller, Ink

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

Ed Grenby, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK

Rory Boland, Which? Travel, Which? Ltd

DIGITAL

Marcus Fairs, Dezeen, Dezeen Limited

Natasha Bird, ELLE, Hearst Magazines UK

Sam Parker, Esquire, Hearst Magazines UK

Sarah Karmali, Harper's Bazaar, Hearst Magazines UK

Tim Glanfield, radiotimes.com, Immediate Media

James Temperton, Wired, Condé Nast Britain

Amy Hopkinson, Women's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR:

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - B2B

Ella Mackinnon, Architects' Journal, Emap

John Rooney, E&T, IET

Sonny Dhamu, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Sam Walker, Modus, Sunday

Aubrey Smith, Supply Management, Haymarket

James Wood, The Roger Collective (Virgin), John Brown Media

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER

Paul Solomons, GQ, Condé Nast Britain

Maggie Murphy, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Guardian Media Group

Declan Fahy, Men's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

Gillian McNeill, Olive, Immediate Media

Lynsey Irvine, The Observer New Review, Guardian Media Group

Dan Biddulph, The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK

Jessica Rose, Wallpaper*, TI Media

Andrew Diprose, Wired, Condé Nast Britain

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT

Mat Wiggins, easyJet Traveller, Ink

Clare Watters, John Lewis Edition, John Brown Media

Sarah Barnett, N by Norwegian, Ink

Simon Esterson, Pulp Journal, Eye Magazine Limited

Kerry Wakefield, Waitrose Food, John Brown Media

Paul Yelland, WHN?, ScratchCreate

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - INDEPENDENT

Christian Tate, Delayed Gratification, The Slow Journalism Company

Simon Esterson, Eye, Eye Magazine Limited

Ross Andrew Forbes, Tempus, Tempus Media (London) Ltd

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - DIGITAL

Dennis Lye, Glamour, Condé Nast Britain

Gemma Stark, Porter Digital, Yoox-Net-A-Porter

LAUNCH OF THE YEAR

Charlotte Coward-Williams, enki, Dock Street Creative Productions

Tim Lusher, Feast, Guardian Media Group

Vivien Jones, Kookie, Missprint Media

Will Harrison, Oceanographic Magazine, Atlas Publishing Ltd

Jenny Dickinson & Lucy Yeomans, Porter Digital, Yoox-Net-A-Porter

Marianne Jones, Stella Daily, Telegraph Media Group

Jo Harman, Wisden Cricket Monthly, Cricket Properties Limited

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR:

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - B2B

Gideon Spanier, Campaign, Haymarket

Justin Pollard, E&T, IET

Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Centaur Media

Shaba Nabi, Pulse, Cogora

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER

Simon Kuper, FT Weekend Magazine, The Financial Times Ltd

Polly Vernon, Grazia, Bauer Media Group

Helen Lewis, New Statesman, Progressive Media

Adrian Wooldridge, The Economist, The Economist Group

Eva Wiseman, The Observer Magazine, Guardian Media Group

Caitlin Moran, The Times Magazine, News UK

Allison Pearson, woman&home, TI Media

COVER OF THE YEAR:

COVER OF THE YEAR - B2B

Ella Mackinnon, Architects' Journal, Emap

John Rooney, E&T, IET

Simon Esterson, Eye, Eye Magazine Limited

Holly Catford & Simon Esterson, Pulp Journal, Eye Magazine Limited

Ravi Naidoo, Pulse, Cogora

COVER OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER

Anne-Marie Curtis & Tom Meredith, ELLE, Hearst Magazines UK

Sarah Habershon, G2, Guardian Media Group

Melissa Denes, Pauline Doyle & Maggie Murphy, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Guardian Media Group

Craig Mackie, New Scientist, New Scientist Ltd

Gillian McNeill, Olive, Immediate Media

Jo Frost & Calvin McKenzie, Songlines, Mark Allen Group

Graeme James, The Economist, The Economist Group

Sam Taylor & Lorna Wilson, The Lady, The Lady Ltd

EDITORS' EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Farrah Storr, Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Justine Picardie, Harper's Bazaar (UK), Hearst Magazines UK

Toby Wiseman, Men's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

Anna Bassi, The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing

Kath Brown, woman&home, TI Media