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.