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BSME Awards – shortlists announced

The British Society of Magazine Editors has announced the shortlists for its 2016 awards.

The results will be announced at the 2016 BSME Awards Dinner on Tuesday, 15 November at The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane Hotel, London.

The shortlist:

BUSINESS BRAND - MONTHLY OR LESS FREQUENT

Lysanne Currie - Director, Institute of Directors

Dickon Ross - E&T, IET

Mark Hansford - New Civil Engineer, Plexus

Nigel Praities - Pulse, Cogora

Rebecca Ellinor Tyler - Supply Management, Haymarket

Christine Murray - The Architectural Review, Plexus

BUSINESS BRAND - WEEKLY/FORTNIGHTLY/MORE FREQUENT

Christine Murray - Architects' Journal, Plexus

Russell Parsons - Marketing Week, Centaur Media

Jenni Middleton - Nursing Times, Plexus

Liz Hamson - Property Week, Metropolis

Tristan O'Hana - Pub & Bar, H2O Publishing

Catrin Griffiths - The Lawyer, Centaur Media

BRANDED CONTENT - BUSINESS

Tim Hulse - Business Life, Cedar Communications

Kenny MacIver - I-CIO, Seven

Rachel Gould - Modern Barber, Modern Barber Ltd

Oliver Parsons - Modus, Sunday

Robert Jeffery - People Management, Haymarket

John L.Walters - Pulp, Eye Magazine Limited

BRANDED CONTENT - CONSUMER

Nigel Evans - & London, Sunday

Simon Kurs - easyJet Traveller, Ink

Joely Carey - Homemadebyyou.co.uk, Gravity Road

Vanessa Thompson - John Lewis Edition, John Brown Media

Helena Lang - Sainsbury's Magazine, Seven

William Sitwell - Waitrose Food, John Brown Media

Luke Ponsford - Zoom Zoom, Redwood

LIFESTYLE BRAND

Gillian Carter - BBC Good Food, BBC Worldwide/Immediate Media

Melinda Stevens - Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Britain

Karen - Barnes - delicious. Magazine, Eye to Eye Media

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

Paul McNamee - The Big Issue, The Big Issue

Ed Grenby - The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK

Tony Chambers - Wallpaper, Time Inc. UK

Jill Starley-Grainger - Which? Travel, Which? Ltd

ENTERTAINMENT BRAND

Helen Hawkins - Culture, News UK

Simon Brew - denofgeek.com, Dennis Publishing

Terri White - Empire, Bauer Media Group

Mike Williams - NME, Time Inc. UK

Ben Preston - Radio Times, Immediate Media

Caroline McGinn - Time Out, Time Out

SPECIAL INTEREST BRAND

Rob Attar - BBC History Magazine, Immediate Media

Mark Hedges - Country Life, Time Inc. UK

Ellie Hughes - Healthy, River

Rachael Jolley - Index on Censorship, Sage

Richard Headland - Which?, Which? Ltd

Harry Rose - Which? Money, Which? Ltd

MEN'S BRAND

Matthew Todd - Attitude, Attitude Media

James Charlton - Forever Sports, Haymarket

Dylan Jones - GQ, Condé Nast Britain

Jeremy Langmead - Mr Porter, YOOX-NET-A-PORTER GROUP

WOMEN'S BRAND - MONTHLY OR LESS FREQUENT

Juliet Herd - Hello! Fashion Monthly, HELLO!

Charlotte Moore - InStyle, Time Inc. UK

Lucy Yeomans - Porter, YOOX-NET-A-PORTER GROUP

Penny Martin - The Gentlewoman, Fantastic Woman

Alexandra Shulman - Vogue, Condé Nast Britain

Sue James - woman&home, Time Inc. UK

WOMEN'S BRAND - WEEKLY/FORTNIGHTLY/MORE FREQUENT

Marianne Jones - Stella, Telegraph Media Group

Lisa Smosarski - Stylist, Shortlist Media Ltd

Sam Taylor - The Lady, The Lady Ltd

Karen Livermore - Woman, Time Inc. UK

Sharon Reid - Yours, Bauer Media Group

NEWSPAPER / CURRENT AFFAIRS BRAND

Sinead McIntyre - Fabulous, News UK

Malik Meer - G2, Guardian Media Group

Melissa Denes - Guardian Weekend Magazine, Guardian Media Group

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

Tyler Brûlé - Monocle, Winkontent Ltd

Nicola Jeal - The Times Magazine, News UK

INDEPENDENT BRAND

Dan Crowe - Avaunt Magazine, Avaunt Magazine

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

Marcus Fairs - Dezeen, Dezeen Limited

Sam Walton - Hole & Corner, Hole & Corner

Elise Wells - Slimming World, Miles-Bramwell Executive Services Ltd

Pippa Jacks - TTG, TTG Media

THE FIONA MACPHERSON NEW EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Laura Weir - ES Magazine, ESI Media

Emily Wright - Estates Gazette Investor Guides, RBI

Natasha Pearlman - Grazia, Bauer Media Group

Russell Parsons - Marketing Week, Centaur Media

Eleanor Mills - The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK

Rebecca Nicholson - Vice, Vice Media

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - BUSINESS

Brad Yendle - Architects' Journal, Plexus

Paul Pensom - Creative Review, Centaur Media

John Rooney - E&T, IET

Christie Ferdinando - Modus, Sunday

Chris Barker - People Management, Haymarket

Aubrey Smith - Supply Management, Haymarket

Tom Carpenter - The Architectural Review, Plexus

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER

Pete Winterbottom - Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Britain

Mark Hayman - Fabulous, News UK

Paul Frost - Forever Sports, Haymarket

Mark Leeds & Paul Tansley - FT Weekend Magazine, The Financial Times Ltd

Maggie Murphy - Guardian Weekend Magazine, Guardian Media Group

James Wood - My VIP, John Brown Media

Chris Hitchcock - The Times Magazine, News UK

Sarah Douglas - Wallpaper*, Time Inc. UK

ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT

Barney Pickard - Harrods Magazine, Harrods Publishing

Joanna Keigwin - John Lewis Cook, John Brown Media

Clare Watters - John Lewis Edition, John Brown Media

Laura Eyres - John Lewis Home, John Brown Media

Richard Murray - Ocadolife, August

Dan Froude - Zoom Zoom, Redwood

LAUNCH OF THE YEAR

Ruth Cassidy - Andy's Amazing Adventures, Immediate Media

Ceri Moorhouse - Eat Healthy, River

Mark MacKenzie - Mondial, Rapha Racing Limited

Laurel Ives - The Dish, News UK

Anna Bassi - The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing

Steve Corbett - TV Soap, News UK

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - SPECIAL INTEREST AND BUSINESS BRANDS

Monty Don - BBC Gardeners' World, Immediate Media

John Lewis-Stempel - Country Life, Time Inc. UK

Justin Pollard - E&T, IET

Esther Walker - Healthy, River

Mark Ritson - Marketing Week, Centaur Media

David Flatman - Sport, Wireless Group

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER AND GENERAL INTEREST BRANDS

Simon Kuper - FT Weekend Magazine, The Financial Times Ltd

Matthew d'Ancona - GQ, Condé Nast Britain

Justin Webb - Radio Times, Immediate Media

Alison Graham - Radio Times, Immediate Media

Bryony & Jane Gordon - Stella, Telegraph Media Group

Damian Barr - The Big Issue, The Big Issue

SCOOP OF THE YEAR

Matthew Todd - Attitude, Attitude Media: Prince William speaks out against homophobic bullying in Attitude

Caroline Price - Pulse, Cogora: NHS splashes cash on summer houses and holidays while £22bn cuts loom

Alex Matthews-King - Pulse, Cogora: A moral dilemma: GP practices offered incentives to cut urgent referrals

Christina Lamb - The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK: A fight for the soul of the world

Caroline McGinn, Alexi Duggins & Oliver Keens - Time Out, Time Out: Skepta

Matt Stevens - Which? Travel, Which? Ltd: The truth about Tripadvisor

EDITORS' EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Liz Wright - Practical Sheep Goats and Alpacas, Kelsey Media

Ben Preston - Radio Times, Immediate Media

Zanny Minton-Beddoes - The Economist, The Economist Group

Ed Grenby - The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK

Caroline Law - The Week, Dennis Publishing

The shortlists for the final four Awards categories – Innovation/Brand-Building, Campaign of the Year and the two Cover of the Year Awards – will be announced mid October. These Awards, together with the Society’s Mark Boxer Award for exceptional contribution to the industry and the Editors’ Editor Award, voted on by members of the BSME, will be presented at the awards ceremony on Tuesday, 15 November 2016.