The PPA held its annual Independent Publisher Conference and Awards on Friday at etc.venues 133 Houndsditch in London.
On congratulating the winners at the awards, PPA CEO Barry McIlheney said: “There is so much passion and creativity in this part of the industry, and these awards are for those are really pushing the boundaries and driving the sector forward.”
The winners of the awards were:
BRAND OF THE YEAR
Utility Week, Faversham House
Highly Commended: PONY magazine, DJ Murphy
BUSINESS PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR
Dentistry, Finlayson Media Communications Ltd
Highly Commended: TTG, TTG Media
COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
Long Live Vinyl magazine & Record Store Day, Anthem Publishing
CONSUMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
Happiful, Happiful
Highly Commended: Wanderlust, Wanderlust Publications
CONTENT PIECE OF THE YEAR
The Bookseller's Working Class Survey, Bookseller Media
CUSTOMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
Market Life, LSC Publishing
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Sam Walker, Modus, Sunday
DIGITAL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
LRB Store, London Review of Books
DIGITAL INNOVATOR/PRODUCT MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Simon Chubb, Wanderlust, Wanderlust Publications
EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Sophie Griffiths, TTG, TTG Media
EVENT OF THE YEAR
Connected Britain, Total Telecom, Terrapinn Holdings
FRONT COVER OF THE YEAR
Rouleur, Gruppo Media
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
TTG Media
INDUSTRY PARTNER OF THE YEAR
dsb.net
LAUNCH/RELAUNCH OF THE YEAR
Winner B2B: TTG, TTG Media
Winner B2C: Women's Running, Anthem Publishing, Women's Running
MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR
CountryStore Magazine, Salt Media
Highly Commended: Professional Engineering, Think
PAID PUBLISHING STRATEGY OF THE YEAR
London Review of Books Subscriptions Marketing Strategy, London Review of Books
PODCAST OF THE YEAR
I am. I have, Happiful
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Wanderlust Sales Team, Wanderlust Publications
Highly Commended: Utility Week Brand Team, Utility Week, Faversham House
WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
topgear.com, TopGear, BBC Studios
WRITER OF THE YEAR
Richard Abraham, Rouleur, Gruppo Media
Highly Commended: Sarah Brealey, Heart Matters, British Heart Foundation