Sport magazine scooped the inaugural front cover of the year award at last night’s Professional Publishers Association awards.
The award was voted for through an online poll and attracted tens of thousands of public votes, according to the PPA.
The closely-fought vote was eventually won by UTV Media’s Sport magazine for their cover featuring ex-England football icon Paul Gascoigne, followed by Shortlist Media’s Stylist magazine in second and IPC Media’s Wallpaper.
Consumer magazine of the year went to The Week, and editor of the year (consumer) was won by the Stylist’s Lisa Smosarski. Stylist also won consumer media brand of the year.
Barry McIlheney, CEO of the PPA, said: ‘Every year the PPA Awards set the bar as the showcase for excellence in UK publishing, and this year’s event has been no exception.
‘Front Cover of the Year has been a fantastic addition to the awards, demonstrating just how powerfully a well-crafted magazine cover can resonate with readers.
‘At the same time, the award-winning innovations on show in the digital categories underline that magazine brands, and the professional content they produce, have a very exciting future across a whole variety of platforms.”
Here is the full list of winners:
Consumer Magazine of the Year
The Week, Dennis Publishing
Specialist Consumer Magazine of the Year
CBeebies Special Magazine, Immediate Media Co
International Consumer Magazine of the Year
T3, Future Publishing
The PPA Diversity Award (new award)
Essentials, IPC Media
Front Cover of the Year (new award)
Sport, The Gazza Cover, UTV Media
Digital Product of the Year (Consumer Media)
T3 Tablet Edition, Future Publishing
Digital/Data Product of the Year (Business Media)
TES.co.uk, TSL Education
Consumer Media Brand of the Year
Stylist, ShortList Media
Business Media Brand of the Year
Property Week, UBM Built Environment
Business Magazine of the Year
Times Educational Supplement, TSL Education
Customer Magazine of the Year
Live for IKEA Family, August Media
Publisher/Manager of the Year (Consumer Media)
Kerin O’Connor, The Week, Dennis Publishing
Publisher/Manager of the Year (Business Media)
Tim Brooke-Webb, The Publican’s Morning Advertiser, William Reed Business Media
Publisher/Manager of the Year (Annual Turnover Under £10 Million)
Alex Martinez, Procurement Leaders, Sigaria
Editor of the Year (Consumer Media)
Lisa Smosarski, Stylist, ShortList Media
Editor of the Year (Business Media)
Emma Penny, Farmers Guardian, Briefing Media
Writer of the Year (Consumer Media)
Will Self, Esquire, Hearst Magazines UK
Writer of the Year (Business Media)
Martin Hilditch, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group
Columnist of the Year (Consumer Media)
Richard Morrison, BBC Music, Immediate Media
Columnist of the Year (Business Media)
Dr Phil Peverley, Pulse, Briefing Media
Designer of the Year (Consumer Media)
Adrienne Pitts, Jamie Magazine, John Brown
Designer of the Year (Business Media)
Finnie Finn, I: Global Intelligence for the CIO, Redwood
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