The Beano has been named Scottish Magazine of the Year.
The DC Thomson-published title beat off the challenge of five other hopefuls for the main prize at the Scottish Magazine Awards ceremony, run by the Professional Publishers Association (Scotland) and held last night in Edinburgh.
Across all category awards, a total of 160 entries were whittled down to a shortlist of 110.
The winners’ list reads, as follows:
Scottish Magazine of the Year
Winner: The Beano
Nominated: Fusion Flowers
Historic Scotland
Scottish Local Retailer
Escape
Treehouse
Backstage star
Winner: Jade Regulski – The List
Nominated: Carol Clarke-Ayre – Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Group Magazines
Chris Kelly – The Scots Magazine, DC Thomson
Emma Wilson – Think
Shirley Derani – Herald & Times Group Magazines
Tony Smith – Connect Publications
Brand extension
Winner: Story Writing Workshop – The People’s Friend, DC Thomson
Nominated: 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
ThinkSmart Retail Convention – Scottish Local Retailer, 55 North
Business and professional magazine
Winner: Scottish Local Retailer – 55 North
Nominated: CA – Think
Fish Farmer Magazine – Wyvex Media
Holyrood – Dods plc
Journal of the Law Society of Scotland – Connect Publications
PMFA News – Pinpoint Scotland
The Scottish Farmer – Herald & Times Group Magazines
Business and professional magazine designer
Winner: Islay Brown – Shelf/Carpe Vinum/Reflect, White Light Media
Nominated: Aimee Wachtel – Holyrood, Dods plc
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
Winner: Peter Nicholson – Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, Connect Publications
Nominated: Alasdair Fletcher – The Scottish Farmer, Herald & Times Group Magazines
Kevin Scott – Scottish Local Retailer, 55 North
Mandy Rhodes – Holyrood, Dods plc
Robert Outram – CA, Think
Business and professional magazine feature writer
Winner: Henry Hepburn – Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TES Global
Nominated: Christina McPherson – Poppy/Reflect, White Light Media
Emma Seith – Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TES Global
Liam Kirkaldy – Holyrood, Dods plc
Ron Aitken – Invest Edinburgh, Resolve Creative
Consumer magazine
Winner: The Beano – DC Thomson
Nominated: Hot Rum Cow – White Light Media
My Weekly – DC Thomson
PosAbillity Magazine – 2A Publishing
The Big Issue – The Big Issue
The Scots Magazine – DC Thomson
WWE Kids – DC Thomson
Consumer magazine designer
Winner: Eric Campbell – Hot Rum Cow, White Light Media
Nominated: 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
Winner: Yasmin Sulaiman – The List
Highly commended: Richard Bath – Scottish Field/Cask & Still/SF Edinburgh, Wyvex Media
Nominated: Andrea Thompson – Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Group Magazines
Karen Peattie – High Flyer, Herald & Times Group Magazines
Robert Wight – The Scots Magazine, DC Thomson
Rosalind Tulloch – PosAbility/The OT Magazine, 2A Publishing
Simon Lyle – Hot Rum Cow, White Light Media
Consumer magazine feature writer
Winner: Adam Forrest – The Big Issue
Highly commended: Lucy Davies – The RPS Journal, Think
Nominated: Garry Fraser – The Scots Magazine, DC Thomson
James Campbell – The Big Issue
Kirsty Smyth – Scottish Field/SF Edinburgh, Wyvex Media
Peter Ross – Historic Scotland/Explorer/Scotland In Trust, Think
Customer magazine
Winner: Escape – Think
Nominated: Explorer – Think
Glasgow – Connect Publications
High Flyer – Herald & Times Group Magazines
In Depth – Connect Publications
Trust – Baillie Gifford & Co
Innovation
Winner: TESS Subscriptions and Recruitment Advertising campaign – TES Global
Nominated: 110% Gaming launch – DC Thomson
Cask & Still launch – Wyvex Media
Learn launch – The Church of Scotland
Poppy launch – White Light Media
World Whisky Day – White Light Media
Internal or employee magazine
Winner: Treehouse – Connect Publications
Nominated: Heads Up – Connect Publications
SW Vision – Connect Publications
The Caledonian – Glasgow Caledonian University
Magazine cover
Winner: The Big Issue – The Big Issue
Nominated: Animals and You – DC Thomson
Cask & Still – Wyvex Media
Explorer – Think
Holyrood (NHS Hand Grenade cover) – Dods plc
The Scots Magazine – DC Thomson
Member magazine
Winner: Historic Scotland – Think
Nominated: 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
Winner: www.list.co.uk/festival – The List
Nominated: Shout Facebook and Twitter presence – Shout, DC Thomson
www.fusionflowers.com and Facebook presence – Fusion Flowers
www.bigissue.com – The Big Issue
www.scotsmagazine.com – The Scots Magazine, DC Thomson
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk – The Scottish Farmer, Herald & Times Group Magazines
Publishing team
Winner: Think Glasgow Team – Think
Nominated: Herald & Times Group Magazines Pre-Press Team – Herald & Times Group Magazines
Hot Rum Cow Team – White Light Media
Scottish Field Team – Wyvex Media
Sales performance
Winner: 110% Gaming – DC Thomson
Nominated: Connect Sales Team – Connect Publications
Gareth Whelan – WWE Kids, DC Thomson
Holyrood – Dods plc
The Beano – DC Thomson
Think Sales Team – Think
Small publishing company magazine
Winner: Fusion Flowers – Fusion Flowers
Nominated: EB Living – EB Living
Kinross Gazette – Notice Me Publications
Living Orkney – Orkney Media Group
Menopause Matters – Menopause Matters
The Word on the Streets – Raspberry Horse
The People’s Vote:
Winner: Scotland in Trust – Think
Nominated: Dumfries & Galloway Life – CN Group Magazines
Executive – Scottish Provincial Press
Historic Scotland – Think
Holyrood – Dods plc
Magazine Publishing Postgraduate Award (in association with Edinburgh Napier University)
Winner: Rhiannon Tate
Nominated: Rachel Cree
Eileen Malone
Seonaid Rafferty
