The winners of the 2018 BSME Awards have been announced at The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane Hotel. The Awards were co-hosted by BSME Chair Alex Mead, Content Director, eric, and comedian Rachel Parris.
The dinner menu was specially devised for the evening by three amazing Chefs: Anna Hansen of The Modern Pantry, José Pizarro and Simon Ulph, Head Chef at St. Leonard’s and musician Hailey Tuck entertained the guests.
The list of 2018 Winners, Highly Commended and Shortlisted editors, art directors and columnists are:
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - FOOD & DRINK
WINNER: Laura Rowe, olive, Immediate Media
SHORTLIST:
Jessica Carter, Crumbs, MediaClash
Mark Sansom, Food and Travel Magazine, Food and Travel
William Sitwell, Waitrose Food, John Brown Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR – CULTURE
WINNER: Jane Ferguson, The Observer New Review, Guardian Media Group
SHORTLIST:
Helen Hawkins, Culture, News UK
Gordon Thomson, Event, DMG Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
WINNER: Greg Williams, Wired, Condé Nast Britain
SHORTLIST:
Ruth Cassidy, Andy's Amazing Adventures, Immediate Media
Dickon Ross, E&T, IET
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SPECIALIST
WINNER: Kelly Wilks, Girltalk, Immediate Media
SHORTLIST:
Highly Commended: Peter Hart, BBC Top of the Pops, Immediate Media
Beverley Cuddy, Dogs Today, Pet Subjects
Rachael Jolley, Index on Censorship, Sage
Peter Hart, Pokémon Magazine, Immediate Media
Harry Mount, The Oldie, Oldie Publications
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - B2B
WINNER: Aubrey Smith, Supply Management for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, Haymarket
SHORTLIST:
Highly Commended: Sam Walker, Modus for The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Sunday
Ella Mackinnon, Architects' Journal, EMAP
John Rooney, E&T, IET
Sonny Dhamu, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group
James Wood, The Roger Collective for Virgin, John Brown Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - TRADE & PROFESSIONAL
WINNER: Keely Stocker, Drapers, EMAP
SHORTLIST:
Tom Fitzpatrick, Construction News, EMAP
Murdo Morrison, Flight Daily News, Flight International
Oliver Parsons, Modus for The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Sunday
Liz Hamson, Property Week, Metropolis
Katie Jacobs, Supply Management for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, Haymarket
Sophie Griffiths, TTG, TTG Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - CURRENT AFFAIRS & POLITICS
WINNER: Tom Clark, Prospect, Prospect Publishing Ltd
SHORTLIST:
Highly Commended: Jason Cowley, New Statesman, Progressive Media
Paul McNamee, The Big Issue, The Big Issue Ltd
Zanny Minton-Beddoes, The Economist, The Economist Group
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - B2B
WINNER: Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Centaur Media
SHORTLIST:
Gideon Spanier, Campaign, Haymarket
Justin Pollard, E&T, IET
Shaba Nabi, Pulse, Cogora
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Vivien Jones, Kookie, Missprint Media
SHORTLIST:
Charlotte Coward-Williams, enki, Dock Street Creative Productions
Tim Lusher, Feast, Guardian Media Group
Will Harrison, Oceanographic Magazine, Atlas Publishing
Jenny Dickinson & Lucy Yeomans, Porter Digital, Yoox-Net-A-Porter
Marianne Jones, Stella Daily, Telegraph Media Group
Jo Harman, Wisden Cricket Monthly, Cricket Properties
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT
WINNER: Paul Yelland, WHN? for Hyundai, ScratchCreate
SHORTLIST:
Mat Wiggins, easyJet Traveller, Ink
Clare Watters, John Lewis Edition, John Brown Media
Sarah Barnett, N by Norwegian, Ink
Simon Esterson, Pulp Journal for Fedrigoni, Eye Magazine Limited
Kerry Wakefield, Waitrose Food, John Brown Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - GARDENS & COUNTRY
WINNER: Lucy Bellamy, Gardens Illustrated, Immediate Media
SHORTLIST:
Fergus Collins, BBC Countryfile, Immediate Media
Lucy Hall, BBC Gardeners' World, Immediate Media
Mark Hedges, Country Life, TI Media
Ceri Thomas, Which? Gardening, Which? Ltd
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - INDEPENDENT
WINNER: John L. Walters, Eye, Eye Magazine Limited
SHORTLIST:
Rob Orchard & Marcus Webb, Delayed Gratification, The Slow Journalism Company
Rachel Ingram, Tempus, Tempus Media (London)
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITY
WINNER: Colin Tough, What's On TV, TI Media
SHORTLIST:
Highly Commended: Rosie Nixon, HELLO!, HELLO! Ltd
Hannah Fernando, Now, TI Media
Kirsty Tyler, OK! Magazine, Reach Plc
COVER OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
WINNER: Graeme James, The Economist, The Economist Group
SHORTLIST:
Anne-Marie Curtis & Tom Meredith, ELLE, Hearst Magazines UK
Sarah Habershon, G2, Guardian Media Group
Melissa Denes & 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
Niall O’Brien, Sam Taylor & Lorna Wilson, The Lady, The Lady Ltd
MARK BOXER AWARD
WINNER: Jeremy Leslie, founder, MagCulture
CHAIR'S SPECIAL AWARD
WINNER: Sue Peart, former Editor YOU magazine, DMG Media
2018 EDITORS' EDITOR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Anna Bassi, The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing
SHORTLIST:
Kath Brown, woman&home, TI Media
Justine Picardie, Harper's Bazaar (UK), Hearst Magazines UK
Farrah Storr, Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK
Toby Wiseman, Men's Health, Hearst Magazines UK
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - BUSINESS & FINANCE
WINNER: Harry Rose, Which? Money, Which? Ltd
SHORTLIST:
James Murray, BusinessGreen, Incisive Media
Gareth Jones, Charity Finance, Civil Society Media
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - SPORT, FITNESS & HEALTH
WINNER: Claire Sanderson, Women's Health, Hearst Magazines UK
SHORTLIST:
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, Slimming World Ltd
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - MOTORING
WINNER: Ben Miller, CAR, Bauer Media Group
SHORTLIST:Mark Tisshaw, Autocar, Haymarket
Charlie Turner, BBC TopGear, Immediate Media
Keith Adams, Parkers.co.uk, Bauer Media Group
Steve Huntingford, What Car?, Haymarket
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - DIGITAL
WINNER: Gemma Stark, Porter Digital, Yoox-Net-A-Porter
SHORTLIST:
Dennis Lye, Glamour, Condé Nast Britain
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - BRANDED CONTENT
WINNER: Ellie Hughes, Healthy, The River Group for Holland & Barrett
SHORTLIST:
Highly Commended: Sarah Warwick, N by Norwegian, Ink
Vanessa Thompson, John Lewis Edition, John Brown Media
Kate Cornish, My VIP (Pets at Home), John Brown Media
John L. Walters, Pulp Journal for Fedrigoni, Eye Magazine Limited
David Burton, WHN? for Hyundai, ScratchCreate
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - HOMES & INTERIORS
WINNER: Susy Smith, Country Living, Hearst Magazines UK
SHORTLIST:
Highly Commended: Ben Spriggs, ELLE Decoration, Hearst Magazines UK
Hatta Byng, House & Garden, Condé Nast Britain
Loma-Ann Marks, Reclaim, Tailor Made Publishing
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - DIGITAL
WINNER: Marcus Fairs, Dezeen, Dezeen Limited
SHORTLIST:
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
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
WINNER: Polly Vernon, Grazia, Bauer Media Group
SHORTLIST:
Highly Commended: Helen Lewis, New Statesman, Progressive Media
Simon Kuper, FT Weekend Magazine, The Financial Times
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
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - INDEPENDENT
WINNER: Simon Esterson, Eye, Eye Magazine Limited
SHORTLIST:
Christian Tate, Delayed Gratification, The Slow Journalism Company
Ross Andrew Forbes, Tempus, Tempus Media (London)
ART DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - CONSUMER
WINNER: Maggie Murphy, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Guardian Media Group
SHORTLIST:
Paul Solomons, GQ, Condé Nast Britain
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
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - TRAVEL
WINNER: Melinda Stevens, Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Britain
SHORTLIST:
Highly Commended: Ed Grenby, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK
Jonny Ensall, easyJet Traveller, Ink
Pat Riddell, National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media
Rory Boland, Which? Travel, Which? Ltd
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE
WINNER: Melissa Denes, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Guardian Media Group
SHORTLIST:
Sinead McIntyre, Fabulous, News UK
Alice Fishburn, FT Weekend Magazine, The Financial Times
Marianne Jones, Stella, Telegraph Media Group
Eleanor Mills, The Sunday Times Magazine, News UK
Nicola Jeal, The Times Magazine, News UK
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - MEN'S & WOMEN'S
WINNER: Farrah Storr, Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK
SHORTLIST:
Highly Commended: Jill Wanless, HELLO! Fashion Monthly, HELLO! Ltd
Anne-Marie Curtis, ELLE, Hearst Magazines UK
Dylan Jones, GQ, Condé Nast Britain
Justine Picardie, Harper's Bazaar, Hearst Magazines UK
Toby Wiseman, Men's Health, Hearst Magazines UK
Lucy Yeomans, Porter, Yoox-Net-A-Porter
COVER OF THE YEAR - B2B
WINNER: Ravi Naidoo, Pulse, Cogora
SHORTLIST:
Ella Mackinnon, Architects' Journal, EMAP
John Rooney, E&T, IET
Simon Esterson, Eye, Eye Magazine Limited
Holly Catford & Simon Esterson, Pulp Journal for Fedrigoni, Eye Magazine Limited
