ONE hundred and sixty entries have been whittled down to a shortlist of 110 for this year’s Scottish Magazine of the Year Awards, run by the Professional Publishers Association.
The winners will be announced on the 16th of next month, in Edinburgh.
The awards shortlist reads as follows:
Backstage star
Carol Clarke-Ayre – Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Group Magazines
Chris Kelly – The Scots Magazine, DC Thomson
Emma Wilson – Think
Jade Regulski – The List
Shirley Derani – Herald & Times Group Magazines
Tony Smith – Connect Publications
Brand extension
Metal Hammer: Roadkill – Metal Hammer, TeamRock
Scottish Dental Show – Scottish Dental Magazine, Connect Publications
Scottish Rural Awards – Scottish Field, Wyvex Media
Shout Hangout – Shout, DC Thomson
Story Writing Workshop – The People’s Friend, DC Thomson
ThinkSmart Retail Convention – Scottish Local Retailer, 55 North
Business and professional magazine
CA – Think
Fish Farmer Magazine – Wyvex Media
Holyrood – Dods plc
Journal of the Law Society of Scotland – Connect Publications
PMFA News – Pinpoint Scotland
Scottish Local Retailer – 55 North
The Scottish Farmer – Herald & Times Group Magazines
Business and professional magazine designer
Aimee Wachtel – Holyrood, Dods plc
Islay Brown – Shelf/Carpe Vinum/Reflect, White Light Media
James Cargill – Journal of the Law Society of Scotland/Landlord Focus/Infinite, Connect Publications
Mark Davies – CA/Surgeons’ News, Think
Sarah MacNeil – BQ Scotland, Room 501 Publishing
Business and professional magazine editor
Alasdair Fletcher – The Scottish Farmer, Herald & Times Group Magazines
Kevin Scott – Scottish Local Retailer, 55 North
Mandy Rhodes – Holyrood, Dods plc
Peter Nicholson – Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, Connect Publications
Robert Outram – CA, Think
Business and professional magazine feature writer
Christina McPherson – Poppy/Reflect, White Light Media
Emma Seith – Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TES Global
Henry Hepburn – Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TES Global
Liam Kirkaldy – Holyrood, Dods plc
Ron Aitken – Invest Edinburgh, Resolve Creative
Consumer magazine
Hot Rum Cow – White Light Media
My Weekly – DC Thomson
PosAbillity Magazine – 2A Publishing
The Beano – DC Thomson
The Big Issue – The Big Issue
The Scots Magazine – DC Thomson
WWE Kids – DC Thomson
Consumer magazine designer
Eric Campbell – Hot Rum Cow, White Light Media
Graeme McEwing – WWE Kids/110% Gaming, DC Thomson
Mark Duncan – Scottish Field/Cask & Still/SF Edinburgh, Wyvex Media
Matthew Ball – The RPS Journal/Scotland In Trust/Escape, Think
Ryan Swinney – Trend Magazine, Trend Productions
Consumer magazine editor
Andrea Thompson – Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Group Magazines
Karen Peattie – High Flyer, Herald & Times Group Magazines
Richard Bath – Scottish Field/Cask & Still/SF Edinburgh, Wyvex Media
Robert Wight – The Scots Magazine, DC Thomson
Rosalind Tulloch – PosAbility/The OT Magazine, 2A Publishing
Simon Lyle – Hot Rum Cow, White Light Media
Yasmin Sulaiman – The List
Consumer magazine feature writer
Adam Forrest – The Big Issue
Garry Fraser – The Scots Magazine, DC Thomson
James Campbell – The Big Issue
Kirsty Smyth – Scottish Field/SF Edinburgh, Wyvex Media
Lucy Davies – The RPS Journal, Think
Peter Ross – Historic Scotland/Explorer/Scotland In Trust, Think
Customer magazine
Escape – Think
Explorer – Think
Glasgow – Connect Publications
High Flyer – Herald & Times Group Magazines
In Depth – Connect Publications
Trust – Baillie Gifford & Co
Innovation
110% Gaming launch – DC Thomson
Cask & Still launch – Wyvex Media
Learn launch – The Church of Scotland
Poppy launch – White Light Media
TESS Subscriptions and Recruitment Advertising campaign – TES Global
World Whisky Day – White Light Media
Internal or employee magazine
Heads Up – Connect Publications
SW Vision – Connect Publications
The Caledonian – Glasgow Caledonian University
Treehouse – Connect Publications
Magazine cover
Animals and You – DC Thomson
Cask & Still – Wyvex Media
Explorer – Think
Holyrood (NHS Hand Grenade cover) – Dods plc
The Big Issue – The Big Issue
The Scots Magazine – DC Thomson
Member magazine
Historic Scotland – Think
Off The Run – Scottish Fire & Rescue
Scotland In Trust – Think
Scottish Mountaineer – Herald & Times Group Magazines
The RPS Journal – Think
Unfiltered – Connect Publications
Online presence
Shout Facebook and Twitter presence – Shout, DC Thomson
www.fusionflowers.com and Facebook presence – Fusion Flowers
www.bigissue.com – The Big Issue
www.list.co.uk/festival – The List
www.scotsmagazine.com – The Scots Magazine, DC Thomson
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk – The Scottish Farmer, Herald & Times Group Magazines
Publishing team
Herald & Times Group Magazines Pre-Press Team – Herald & Times Group Magazines
Hot Rum Cow Team – White Light Media
Scottish Field Team – Wyvex Media
Think Glasgow Team – Think
Sales performance
Connect Sales Team – Connect Publications
10% Gaming – DC Thomson
WWE Kids – DC Thomson
Holyrood – Dods plc
The Beano – DC Thomson
Think Sales Team – Think
Small publishing company magazine
EB Living – EB Living
Fusion Flowers – Fusion Flowers
Kinross Gazette – Notice Me Publications
Living Orkney – Orkney Media Group
Menopause Matters – Menopause Matters
The Word on the Streets – Raspberry Horse
