November 10, 2010

Economist’s Micklethwait named BSME Editors’ Editor

The Economist’s John Micklethwait picked up the prize for Editors’ Editor at the British Society of Magazine editors awards in London last night.

Amongst a range of other prizes Mike Soutar, founder of Shortlist Media, collected the Mark Boxer lifetime acheivement award.

The awards were held at the Hilton Park Lane hotel in London and featured a surprise performance from singer Tom Jones. The awards were presented by comedian Al Murray and BSME chair Juliet Warkentin, content director of WGSN.

Full list of winners from the BSME awards 2010:

Sport, Leisure & Health: Alison Hamlett, Triathlete’s World – NatMag-Rodale
Youth Magazines: Annabel Brog, Sugar – Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
Entertainment & Celebrity Magazines: Mark Dinning, Empire – Bauer Media
Business & Professional Magazines (non-weekly): Catherine Slessor, The Architectural Review – Emap
Business & Professional Magazines (weekly): Jane King, Farmers Weekly – Reed Business Information
Newspaper Magazines & Current Affairs Magazines: Merope Mills, Guardian Weekend – Guardian Media Group
Men’s Magazines: Morgan Rees, Men’s Health – NatMag-Rodale
Women’s Magazines (weekly or fortnightly): Jane Bruton, Grazia – Bauer Media
Women’s Magazines (monthly or less frequent): Lorraine Candy, Elle – Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
Customer Magazines (consumer readership): Tom Stainer, BEER – Think Publishing
Customer Magazines (business readership): Kenny MacIver, I – Redwood
Lifestyle Magazines: Tim de Lisle, Intelligent Life – The Economist Group
Consumer Magazine Website Editor of the Year: David Moynihan, NME.COM – IPC Media
Business Magazine Website Editor of the Year: Lisa Glancy, cnplus.co.uk – Emap
Launch of the Year: Lisa Smosarski, Stylist – ShortList Media
Fiona Macpherson New Business Editor of the Year: Peter Guest, This is Africa – The Financial Times
Fiona Macpherson New Consumer Editor of the Year: Krissi Murison, NME – IPC Media
Art Director of the Year – Business: Finnie Finn, I – Redwood
Art Director of the Year – Consumer (weekly or fortnightly): Joe Frost, NME – IPC Media
Art Director of the Year – Consumer (monthly or frequent): Marissa Bourke, Elle, Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
Innovation/brand-building initiative of the year:Tony Chambers, Wallpaper* for their Handmade issue – IPC Media
Campaign of the year: Winner: Stuart Macdonald, Inside Housing for their Safe As Houses campaign – Ocean Media Group
Mark Boxer Award: Mike Soutar – ShortList Media
Editors’ Editor of the Year: John Micklethwait, The Economist – The Economist Group