Magazine publishing companies from across Scotland submitted 132 entries for this year’s competition, with entries received from Shetland to the Borders. Submissions spanning the fields of business, entertainment, the arts, education, industry, communication, design, sport, history, politics, young people and medical science were scrutinised by the distinguished panel of independent experts led by publishing consultant David McMurray.
Winners will be announced at the Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony on Thursday 25 October at the Radisson BLU Hotel, Glasgow. The overall winning title, which will take the top accolade of Scottish Magazine of the Year, will be chosen from category winners and announced at the end of the ceremony. The panel of judges, led by Publishing Consultant David McMurray, based their decisions on publishing excellence and after careful consideration and deliberation, selected the shortlist below.
(There is still time to put your title forward for Scottish Magazine Cover of the Decade - find out more here.)
The Shortlist
Magazine Cover of the Year
• Boots & Spurs Magazine – Matthew Ball Design
• BQ Magazine Scotland – Room 501 Publishing
• ENT & Audiology News – Pinpoint Scotland
• Fusion Flowers – Fusion Flowers
• Holyrood Magazine – Holyrood Communications
• PosAbility Magazine – 2A Publishing
• SN – NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
• The List – The List
• WWE Kids – DC Thomson
Brand Extension
• Country Lifestyle Scotland – Newsquest (Herald & Times)
• Scottish Dental Magazine Conference – Connect Communications
• The Beano – DC Thomson
• The Official Jacqueline Wilson Magazine – DC Thomson
• The People’s Friend – DC Thomson
Business and Professional Magazine
• ENT & Audiology News – Pinpoint Scotland
• Holyrood Magazine – Holyrood Communications
• RIAS Quarterly – Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
• The Scottish Farmer – Newsquest (Herald & Times)
• Times Educational Supplement Scotland – TSL Education
• Urology News – Pinpoint Scotland
Business and Professional Magazine Design
• BQ Magazine Scotland – Room 501 Publishing
• FYI – CMYK Design
• Holyrood Magazine – Holyrood Communications
• Sport First – Redpath
• Surgeons’ News – CMYK Design
• The Biologist – Think
Business and Professional Magazine Editor
• Alasdair Fletcher – The Scottish Farmer, Newsquest (Herald & Times)
• Kenny Kemp – BQ Magazine Scotland, Room 501 Publishing
• Mandy Rhodes – Holyrood Magazine, Holyrood Communications
• Peter Nicholson – Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, Connect Communications
• Sharon McCord – RIAS Quarterly, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
• William Peakin – Connect, Holyrood Communications
Consumer Magazine
• Dumfries & Galloway Life – CN Magazines
• i’i Shetland – Millgaet Media
• PosAbility Magazine – 2A Publishing
• Scottish Field – Wyvex Media
• Scottish Walks – Newsquest (Herald & Times)
• Source – DC Publishing
• The Official Jacqueline Wilson Magazine – DC Thomson
Consumer Magazine Design
• Able – Craven Publishing
• Animals and You – DC Thomson
• Escape – Think
• MSA – Think
• Scottish Walks – Newsquest (Herald & Times)
• WWE Kids – DC Thomson
Consumer Magazine Editor
• Andrea Thompson – Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Magazines
• Jack Kibble-White – Escape, Think
• Richard Bath – Scottish Field, Wyvex Media
• Rosalind Tulloch – PosaAbility Magazine, 2A Publishing
Customer Magazine
• Aurora – CMYK Design
• Discover NLS – Think
• Escape – Think
• Premier Living – Connect Communications
Digital Magazine
• Conference Call – White Light Media
• Standard – White Light Media
• Strathclyde People – White Light Media
• Unfiltered – Connect Communications
Feature Writer
• Anna Burnside – The List, The List
• Hannah McGill – The List, The List
• Jean McLeish – Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TSL Education
• Mandy Rhodes – Holyrood Magazine, Holyrood Communications
• Paris Gourtsoyannis – Holyrood Magazine, Holyrood Communications
• Richard Croasdale – Unfiltered, Connect Communications
• William Peakin – Connect, Holyrood Communications
Member Magazine
• Historic Scotland – Think
• Off The Run – Strathclyde Fire & Rescue
• Scottish Mountaineer – Newsquest (Herald & Times)
• Scottish Seabird Centre – Scottish Seabird Centre
• Scottish Wildlife – Scottish Wildlife Trust
• Stir – Motherwell College
• Surgeons’ News – CMYK Design
• Unfiltered – Connect Communications
• Edit – The University of Edinburgh
Online Presence
• www.bq-magazine.co.uk – Room 501 Publishing
• www.fusionflowers.com – Fusion Flowers
• www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk – Newsquest (Herald & Times)
Publishing Star
• Andrew Cattanach – Think
• Carol Jeffrey – Newsquest (Herald & Times)
• Darren Bruce – Newsquest (Herald & Times)
• Denise Connelly – DC Publishing
• Hayley Orr – CMYK Design
• Neil Munro – TSL Education
• Tony Smith – Connect Communications
Sales Performance
• Animals and You – DC Thomson
• Historic Scotland – Think
• Linzi Carr – Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TSL Education
• My Weekly – DC Thomson
• Royal Highland Show Preview – The Scottish Farmer, Newsquest (Herald & Times)
• TESS Sales Team – Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TSL Education
Small Publishing Company Magazine
• East Lothian Life – PJ Design
• Fusion Flowers – Fusion Flowers
• PosAbility Magazine – 2A Publishing
• Scotland Outdoors – Big Bend Publishing
• The Arts Journal – The Arts Journal
• Urban Realm – Urban Realm Ltd
Staff Magazine
• Our People – CMYK Design
• Pulse – Connect Communications
• SN – NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
• Spirit Magazine – Connect Communications
• The Caledonian – Glasgow Caledonian University
• WRVS Action – Think
The Judges
• Alastair Balfour, Chairman, Company Creators Ltd
• David McMurray, Publishing Consultant and Chairman of Judges
• Nick Haworth, Creative Director, Primitive Media
• Peter Martin, General Manager Magazines, Menzies Distribution
• Sam Kelly, Programme Leader MA Creative Writing, Edinburgh Napier University
• Simon Esterson, Design Consultant, Esterson Associates
• Sophia Dempsey, Publisher, Motor Sport Magazine
• Terry Watson, Founding Director, Palmer Watson
• Tim Langford, Managing Director, JLD Media
Dinner Reservations
To make a dinner reservation or for more information on the Scottish Magazine Awards, please contact PPA Scotland, 33/6 Lauderdale Street, Edinburgh EH9 1DE t: 0131 516 7239 e: nikki.simpson@ppascotland.co.uk
About the Professional Publishers Association (PPA)
The PPA says: “PPA is the association for magazine publishers and providers of consumer, customer and business media in the UK. PPA’s role is to promote and protect the interests of the industry in general and member companies in particular and has been doing so for nearly 100 years. PPA’s membership consists of some 250 publishing companies who together publish more than 2,300 consumer, business and professional magazines and a range of directories and websites. PPA Scotland represents member organisations from the Scottish magazine publishing industry and launched the Scottish Magazine Awards in 2003.The current Chairman of PPA Scotland is Helenor Gilmour, Head of Brand & Consumer Insight, DC Thomson, Dundee.”
