BSME Talent Awards 2025 shortlist


Shortlisted entries are listed in brand order.

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BEST SUBBING/PRODUCTION TEAM

  • Tilda Howard, Holly Spanner, Robert Banino - BBC Science Focus

  • Spencer Mizen, Jon Bauckham - History Extra

  • Inside Housing production team: Jon Squire, Lucy Brown, Naeemah Miah, Danny Lyle - Inside Housing

  • Jennie Buist, Tracey Nightingale - Saga Magazine

  • Production Team: Sheralyn Bone, Hannah Krol, Wes Mountain, Devon Marshall - The Pharmaceutical Journal

  • Subbing & production: Joanna Bregosz, Gerardine Coyne, Angus Dawson, Claire Kielczewska, Melinda Powers, Paul Ryan, Jack Tomlin, Melanie Train, Alastair Warman - Which? Car Guide, Which? Tech, Which? Gardening, Which? magazine, Which? Money, Which? Online, Which? Travel, which.co.uk

BEST SECTION EDITOR/TEAM - B2B

  • Costanza Potter - C+D

  • Campaign features team - Campaign

  • Nat Barker - Dezeen

  • Tess Colley - ENDS Report

  • Megan Ford - Nursing in Practice, The Pharmacist

  • Samantha Eckford - Planning

  • Pulse news team: Anna Colivicchi, Eliza Parr, Maya Dhillon - Pulse

  • UK News Team: Robin Bisson, Frances Jones, Sophie Hogan, Chris Parr - Research Professional News

BEST SECTION EDITOR/TEAM - CONSUMER

  • BBC Science Focus Digital Special Issue Team: Thomas Ling, Noa Leach, James Cutmore, Joe Eden - BBC Science Focus

  • Beth Webb - Empire

  • Kelly Allen - Fabulous

  • Harriet Fitch Little - FT Magazine

  • Lorna Parkes - National Geographic Traveller (UK)

  • Alison Flood - New Scientist

  • Real Life Brand and Content Team: Joe Brothwell, Kate Woolley, Laura Cole, Lauren Cumming - Take a Break, That's Life!, Bella, Closer, Yours, Crime Scene, Crime Monthly, Fate & Fortune

  • Alison Oakervee, Katie Bishop, Sarah Carrington - Waitrose Weekend

  • Your Which?: Lauren Deitz, Hannah Downes, Faye Lipson, Tali Ramsey, Jack Tomlin - Which? magazine

BEST ART TEAM

  • Mark Hickling, Susanna Hickling - Britannica's What on Earth! Magazine

  • Fabulous Art Team: Laura Cunningham, Rob Lavery, Jade Leighfield, Sasha Cunningham - Fabulous

  • Art Team: Becky Redman, Lauren Atkinson-Smith, Lauren Gamp, Kelly Markwell, Rosie Klein, Dean Reynolds, Tully D'Souza, Natalie Cornelius, Ben Rowe, Aisha Nazar, Olly Puglisi - National Geographic Traveller (UK)

  • The Sunday OcadoLife Art Team: Isabella Fernandes, Emily Foster, Ceri James, Lucy Roberts - Ocadolife

  • Food Group Design Hub, Immediate: Ben Curtis, Rachel Bayly, Gill McNeill, Gabby Harrington, Freddie Stewart, Laurie Newman, Jordan Edmonds-Moore - olive, olive magazine, Good Food

  • Rosie Dean, Ariana Marrin-Cleal, Cerys Szczesny - Pitch - Stories of Modern Sport

  • Stylist art team: Jessica Lockett, Esme Marsh, Natalie Cooper, Chloe Sharp - Stylist

  • Wes Mountain - The Pharmaceutical Journal

  • Publications Design Team: Martin Topping, Mark Sommer, Sarah Carrington, Tim Clark - Waitrose Weekend

  • Which? Design Team: Ian Ascott, Neil Earp, Nicola Matic, Lucie Williams, Sam Williams, David Young - Which? magazine, Which? Computing, Which? Money, Which? Gardening, Which? Tech, Which? Travel"


BEST DESIGNER

  • Susanna Hickling - Britannica's What on Earth! Magazine

  • Dan Cox - Digital Frontier

  • Freddie Stewart - Good Food

  • Nina Whitley-Jones - Modus

  • Emily Foster - Ocadolife

  • Sam Marriott - rakesprogress, rakesSENSE magazine

  • Eleanor Bradley - Rugby Journal

  • Esme Marsh - Stylist

  • Poppy Malby - The Telegraph Magazine

  • Sam Williams - Which? Money

  • Ben Hinks - WIRED

BEST PICTURE TEAM

  • Joanna Moran - Empire

  • Picture Team, National Geographic Traveller (UK): Ben Rowe, Aisha Nazar, Olly Puglisi - National Geographic Traveller (UK)

  • Jasmine Perry, Jane Ackroyd - Saga Magazine

  • Krishna Sheth, Hannah Bishop - The Economist's 1843 Magazine

  • Visuals Team, Vogue: Jamie Spence, Diana Eastman, Rebecca Lee - Vogue

  • Leanne Bracey, Corrie Heale - Waitrose Weekend

BEST WRITER – HEALTH & WELLNESS

  • Molly Bowcott - C+D

  • Neeru Sharma - Closer, heat, Bella, Take a Break

  • Emily Townsend - Health Service Journal

  • Zoe Tidman - Health Service Journal

  • Ally Head - Marie Claire

  • Lauren Geall - Stylist

  • Peter Blackburn - The Doctor

  • Dawn Connelly - The Pharmaceutical Journal

BEST WRITER – SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

  • Noa Leach – BBC Science Focus

  • Bill Goodwin – Computer Weekly

  • Caroline Donnelly – Computer Weekly

  • Sebastian Klovig Skelton – Computer Weekly

  • Amelia Isaacs – Digital Frontier

  • Fiona McIntyre – Research Professional News

  • Andy Laughlin – Which? magazine

BEST WRITER – FEATURES

  • Ben Allen – British GQ

  • Hayley Campbell – British GQ

  • Sam Parker – British GQ

  • Kimberley Bond – cosmopolitan.com/uk, Cosmopolitan

  • Alex Godfrey – Empire

  • Amy Beecham – Stylist

  • Peter Blackburn – The Doctor

  • Olivia Petter – The Independent

  • Trevor Baker – Which? Travel

BEST WRITER – NEWS

  • Kate Bowie – C+D

  • Karl Flinders – Computer Weekly

  • Pippa Neill – ENDS Report

  • Kimberley Hackett – GPonline

  • Anna Colivicchi – Pulse

  • Robin Bisson – Research Professional News

  • Peter Blackburn – The Doctor

  • Tali Ramsey – Which? magazine

BEST WRITER – SPECIALIST B2B

  • Annabelle Collins – Health Service Journal

  • Henry Anderson – Health Service Journal

  • Grainne Cuffe – Inside Housing

  • Katharine Swindells – Inside Housing

  • Harriet Swain – Research Professional News

  • Peter Blackburn – The Doctor

  • Sophie Willis – The Pharmaceutical Journal

  • Polly Nash – The PIE News

  • Lucy Maguire – Vogue Business

BEST WRITER – SPECIALIST CONSUMER

  • Fiona Embleton – GLAMOUR UK

  • Lucy Morgan – GLAMOUR UK

  • Justin Hayzelden – Motorcycle News

  • Farida Zeynalova – National Geographic Traveller Food

  • James Price – Rugby Journal

  • Ellie Simmonds – Which? magazine

BEST NEW WRITER

  • Shauna Lewis – Campaign

  • Toyo Odetunde – Conde Nast Traveller UK

  • Amy Peacock – Dezeen

  • Madeleine Anderson – Nursing in Practice

  • Eliza Parr – Pulse

  • James Price – Rugby Journal

  • Holly Bullock – Stylist

  • Megan Thomas – Which? Money, which.co.uk, Which? magazine

BEST DEPUTY EDITOR - B2B

  • Cajsa Carlson – Dezeen

  • John Geoghegan – Planning

  • John Morgan – Research Professional News

  • Alex Shimmings – Scrip

  • Kim Martin – The PIE News

BEST DEPUTY EDITOR - CONSUMER

  • Rob Banino – BBC Science Focus

  • Hanna Woodside – Grazia

  • Amanda Canning – National Geographic Traveller (UK)

  • Janine Ratcliffe – olive magazine

  • Susanne Norris – Stylist.co.uk

  • Abigail Fielding-Smith – The Economist's 1843 Magazine

  • Georgia Evans – Time Out

  • Sam Richardson – Which? Money

  • Naomi Leach – Which? Travel

BEST PODCAST - B2B

  • Campaign Podcast: Lucy Shelley, Jude Owen and the Campaign editorial team – Campaign

  • ECO Chamber: ENDS Report – ENDS Report

  • Talking General Practice – GPonline

  • HSJ Health Check Podcast: Annabelle Collins, Ben Clover – Health Service Journal

  • The Pharmaceutical Journal team: Alex Clabburn, Dawn Connelly, Caitlin Killen, David Lipanovic, Carolyn Wickware, Geoff Marsh – The Pharmaceutical Journal

  • Third Sector - The End of Charity: Lucinda Rouse, Emily Burt, Ollie Peart, David Robinson – Third Sector

BEST PODCAST - CONSUMER

  • Instant Genius: Jason Goodyer, Alex Hughes, Noa Leach, Lewis Dobbs – BBC Science Focus

  • Chris Hewitt, James Dyer, Helen O'Hara – Empire

  • Good Food podcast: Samuel Goldsmith, Brittany Collie – Good Food

  • The Motability Lifestyle Pod: Sophie-Marie Odum, Samantha Renke, Matt Lizzimore, Lucie Rhodes, Jamie Jones, Gail Rossiter, Abby Cummings – Motability Lifestyle Magazine

  • Americano: Natasha Feroze, Freddy Gray – The Spectator

  • Which? Video + Audio Team: James Rowe, Rob Lilley-Jones, Grace Forell & Harry Kind – Which? magazine

BEST NEWSLETTER

  • Stephen Delahunty – Inside Housing

  • Berkok Yuksel, Karlina Valeiko – National Geographic Traveller (UK)

  • James Price, Eleanor Bradley – Rugby Journal

  • Phillipa Cherryson – Saga Magazine

  • The Knowledge: Jon Connell, Michele Lavery, Harry Byford, Charlie Lyons, Imogen Williams – The Knowledge

  • Take away: Hannah Tomes – The Spectator

  • Which? Weekly Scoop Team: Luke Jeffery, Poppy Gaunt, Giulia Tremolanti, Claire Kielczewska, Kerenza Swift – Which? magazine

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Ben Pulsford – Heatworld.com

  • Dionne Brighton – Marie Claire

  • SheerLuxe Social Team: Daisy Reed, India Agyeman, Lola Lawlor, Emma Basirov, Ellie Llewellyn – SheerLuxe

  • 5 things I would never do as an X expert: Hannah Ballantyne, Harry Tattersall Smith, Chirag Khetiya, Joshua Reeves, Rob Lilley-Jones, Matt Harms, Grace Forell, Harry Kind, James Rowe, Lucia Ariano, Rumanaah Yasin – which.co.uk

BEST AFFILIATE EDITOR/TEAM

  • Best Affiliate Team: Lauren Burvill, Sarah Bannerman, Charley Ward – Conde Nast Traveller UK

  • Today's Golfer's Equipment Team: Rob Jerram, Rob McGarr, Simon Daddow, Ross Tugwood, Sarah Pyett, James Hogg, Will Shreeve-Peacock, Lewis Daff – Today's Golfer

  • Actionable Journeys Team: Faith Strickland, Jackie Gallego, Tom Morgan, Natalie Turner, Lars Stannard, Ravi Ghelani – Which? Online

UNSUNG HERO

  • Rebecca Dolan – British GQ

  • Maya Dhillon – Pulse

  • Emily Forkan – Vogue Business

  • Hannah Daly – Which? magazine

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD

  • Clare McDonald – Computer Weekly

  • Core Insights editorial team: Warren Manger, Donna Morris, Mark Udall, Rebecca Cutts, Simon Wilcox, Charlotte McDonald – Core

BEST CAMPAIGN

  • Lucy Morgan – GLAMOUR UK

  • Caroline Robb, Ben Watkins, Louise Bennett, Rachel Tomlin, Claire Sheldon, Tee Moyo, Eden-Olivia Lord, Scott Wells, Katie Holloway – heat

  • Ecuador Tourist Board & National Geographic Traveller (UK): Flora Neighbour, Megan Hughes – National Geographic Traveller (UK)

Winners will be announced on Tuesday 3 June 2025. The event will be hosted at a standing reception ceremony and party at 100 Wardour in Soho, London.

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