The shortlist has been announced for the 2007 British Society of Magazine Editors Awards.
Commenting on the finalists, BSME Chair, Jane Bruton, editor-in-chief of Grazia, said: ‘We have had an unprecedented number of entries for the BSME Awards this year and the standard is incredibly high.
“It’s clear that 2007 has been an exceptional year for magazine – and website – innovation.”
The awards will be presented at The London Hilton on Wednesday, 14th November 2007.
2007 BSME AWARDS SHORTLIST (Innovation and Brand Building Shortlists still to be announced)
Editors of the year
Business and Professional Magazines (non-weekly)
Steve Crabb, People Management, Personnel Publications
Matthew Gwyther, Management Today, Haymarket Specialist
Janet Kersnar, CFO Europe, The Economist Group
Richard Lofthouse, CNBC European Business, Ink Publishing
Andrew Sawers, Financial Director, Incisive Media
Corinne Short, The Practitioner, CMP Medica
Andy Simms, Soldier, Ministry of Defence
Business and Professional Magazines (weekly)
Amanda Baillieu, Building Design, CMPi Media
Giles Barrie, Property Week, CMPi Media
Peter Bill, Estates Gazette, Reed Business Information
Denise Chevin, Building, CMPi Media
Jo Haynes, Pulse, CMP Medica
Murdo Morrison, Flight Internationa, Reed Business Information
Entertainment Magazines
Mark Dinning, Empire, Emap Consumer Media
Mark Frith, Heat, EMAP Entertainment
Gill Hudson, Radio Times, BBC Magazines
Conor McNicholas, NME, IPC Media
Steven Murphy, Inside Soap, Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
Gordon Thomson, Time Out London, Time Out Group
Colin Tough, What’s on TV, IPC Media
Contract Magazines (Business Readership)
Tim Hulse, Business Life, Cedar Communications
Geraint John, CPO Agenda, Redactive Media Group
Jane Lewis, 33 Thoughts, John Brown
Alex Perchard, RSA Journal, Wardour Publishing & Design
Sian Phillips, Teachers, John Brown
Contract Magazines (Consumer Readership)
David Burton, Camouflage, Haymarket Network
Ed Grenby, Sunday Times Travel Magazine, River Publishing
Amanda Morgan, Desire, Publicis Blueprint
Michelle Pamment, Your M&S, Redwood
Sue Robinson, Editor, Sainsbury’s Magazine, Seven Publishing Group
Kathryn Saville, Co-operative Membership Magazine, Redwood
William Sitwell, Waitrose Food Illustrated, John Brown
Current Affairs Magazines
Matthew D’Ancona, The Spectator, Press Holdings Media
Michael Elliott, International Editor, Time Time Inc
John Kampfner, New Statesman, New Statesman Ltd
Jeremy O’Grady, The Week, Dennis Publishing
Katherine Walker, Reader’s Digest, The Reader’s Digest Association
Lifestyle Magazines
Neil Fowler, Which?, Which?
Christine Hayes, Olive, BBC Magazines
Suzanne Imre, Living Etc, IPC Southbank
Sarah Miller, Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Publications Ltd
Michelle Ogundehin, Elle Decoration, Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
Adam Pasco, BBC Gardeners’ World, BBC Magazines
Men’s Magazines
Dylan Jones, GQ, Condé Nast Publications Ltd
Fraser MacDonald, Stuff, Haymarket Media Group
Peter Muir, Men’s Fitness, Dennis Publishing
Morgan Rees, Men’s Health, Natmag – Rodale Ltd
Newspaper Magazines
Gillian De Bono, How To Spend It, The Financial Times Ltd
Gerard Greaves, Live, Associated Newspapers Ltd
Nicola Jeal, Observer Food Monthly, Guardian Media Group
Nicola Jea, Observer Woman, Guardian Media Group
Merope Mills, Guardian Weekend, Guardian News & Media
Sue Peart, YOU, Associated Newspapers Ltd
Michael Skapinker, FT Magazine, The Financial Times Ltd
Special Interest Magazines
Owen Blackhurst, Golf Punk, JF Media Ltd
Michael Brook, T3, Future Publishing
Deborah Joseph, Condé Nast Brides, Condé Nast Publications Ltd
Dave Musgrove, BBC History Magazine, BBC Magazines Bristol
Paul Parsons, Focus, BBC Magazines Bristol
Vicky Richardson, Blueprint, Wilmington Media
Hugh Sleight, FourFourTwo, Haymarket Consumer Media
Emma Soames, Saga Magazine, Saga Publishing
Sophie Stafford, BBC Wildlife, BBC Magazines Bristol
Women’s Magazines (non-weekly)
Sam Baker, Red, Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
Louise Chunn, Good Housekeeping, The National Magazine Company Ltd
Sara Cremer, Eve, Haymarket Consumer Media
Jo Elvin, Glamour, Condé Nast Publications Ltd
Susie Forbes, Easy Living, Condé Nast Publications Ltd
Sue James, Woman & Home, IPC Media
Valery McConnell, Yours, EMAP Esprit
Maureen Rice, Psychologies, Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
Lucy Yeomans, Harper’s Bazaar, The National Magazine Company Ltd
Women’s Magazines (weekly)
Michael Butcher, Reveal, ACP-Natmag Ltd
John Dale, Take a Break, H. Bauer Publishing Ltd
Michelle Hather, Best, ACP-Natmag Ltd
Karen Livermore, Woman’s Own, IPC Media
Karen Pasquali Jones, Love It!, News Magazines Ltd
Gilly Sinclair, Chat, IPC Media
June Smith-Sheppard, Pick Me Up, IPC Media
Youth & Children’s Magazines, Comics or Fanzines
Siobhan Keeler, Charlie and Lola, BBC Worldwide
Moray Laing, Doctor Who Adventures, BBC Worldwide
Jenny O’Connor, Fun To Learn Friends, Redan Publishing Ltd
Sam Robinson, Girl Talk, BBC Worldwide
Helen Ward, Sky Kids, John Brown
Andrea Wickstead, CBeebies Weekly Magazine, BBC Worldwide
The Fiona Macpherson New Editor of the Year Award
Owen Blackhurst, Golf Punk, JF Media Ltd
Lisa Burrow, Closer, EMAP Consumer Media
Gerard Greaves, Live, Associated Newspapers Ltd
Moray Laing, Doctor Who Adventures, BBC Worldwide
Helena Lang, Source, John Brown
Merope Mills, Guardian Weekend, Guardian News & Media
Kerry Smith, BA Highlife, Cedar Communications
Art Director of the Year
Jonathan Bailey, Dream, River Publishing
Jon Butterworth, Camouflage, Haymarket Network
Joe Frost, NME, IPC Media
Shem Law, Radio Times, BBC Magazines
Maggie Murphy, Guardian Weekend, Guardian News & Media
RichardPowel, Monocle, Monocle
Paul Solomons, GQ, Condé Nast Publications Ltd
Geoff Waring, Easy Living, Condé Nast Publications Ltd
Jonathan Whitelocke, Red, Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd
Pete Winterbottom, Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Publications Ltd
Launch of the Year
Clare Alstin, Stylefinder.com, Condé Nast Interactive
Tyler Brûlé, Monocle, Monocle
Simon Caney, Sport, Sport Media and Strategy
William Cash, Spear’s Wealth Management Survey, Luxury Publishing
Paul Douglas, Windows Vista, Future Publishing
Vic Grimshaw, bbcgoodfood.com, BBC Magazines
Ali Hall, Look, IPC Media
Malcolm Tait, Wild About, Think Publishing
Website Editor of the Year
Natasha Aitken, Handbag.com, Hearst Digital
Abigail Chisman, CNTraveller.com, Condé Nast Interactive
Ben Davies, New Statesman.com, New Statesman Ltd
James Dyer, empireonline.com, Emap Consumer Media
Helen Hackworthy, Radiotimes.com ,BBC Magazines
Emma Lundin, Bridesmagazine.com, Condé Nast Interactive
Camilla McPhie, gqmagazine.co.uk, Condé Nast Interactive
Beverley Watts, nowmagazine.co.uk, IPC Media
Editors’ Editor of the Year
Louise Court, Cosmopolitan
Sue James, Woman & Home
Allan Jenkins, Observer Magazine
Jane Johnson, Former Editor Closer & First now editorial director, Sunday Magazine
Jeremy Langmead, former Editor Wallpaper* now Editor, Esquire
Conor McNicholas, NME
Sue Peart, YOU Magazine
Alexandra Shulman, Vogue
Lucy Yeomans, Harper’s Bazaar
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