Media Awards: Scottish Magazine Awards shortlist

A TOTAL of 123 entries have been whittled down to a shortlist for this year’s Scottish Magazine Awards, which will culminate next month with the crowning of the Scottish Magazine of the Year 2014.

The competition – organised by the PPA – has its awards ceremony on the 11th of next month, in Glasgow.

The judging panel was led by publishing consultant, Peter Houston.

The shortlist reads, as follows:

Backstage Star

Sian Campbell – Think
Torty Cocks – Wyvex Media
James McGowan – Carnyx Group
Tony Smith – Connect Publications
Emma Wilson – Think

Brand Extension

Life On The Land supplement – Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Group Magazines
List Events – The List, The List
People Of The Year Awards – Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Group Magazines
Scottish Dental Show – Scottish Dental Magazine, Connect Publications

Business & Professional Magazine

CA – Think
ENT & Audiology News – Pinpoint Scotland
Journal of the Law Society of Scotland – Connect Publications
Holyrood – Holyrood Communications
The Drum – Carnyx Group

Business & Professional Magazine Design

CA – Think
Holyrood – Holyrood Communications
Journal of the Law Society of Scotland – Connect Publications
Surgeon’s News – Think

Business & Professional Magazine Editor

Robert Outram – CA, Think
Mandy Rhodes – Holyrood, Holyrood Communications
Gordon Young – The Drum, Carnyx Group

Business & Professional Magazine Feature Writer

Julia Belgutay – Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TSL Education
Neil Evans – Holyrood, Holyrood Communications
Richard Goslan – Connect Publications
Henry Hepburn – Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TSL Education
Liam Kirkaldy – Holyrood, Holyrood Communications
Katie McQuater – The Drum, Carnyx Group
Kate Shannon – Holyrood, Holyrood Communications

Consumer Magazine

Dumfries & Galloway Life – CN Group Magazines
Scots Heritage – Wyvex Media
Scottish Field – Wyvex Media
Shout – DC Thomson
The Official Jacqueline Wilson Magazine – DC Thomson
The People’s Friend – DC Thomson
The Scots Magazine – DC Thomson

Consumer Magazine Design

Dee n’ Do – Burdie Creative
Hot Rum Cow – White Light Media
Scotland in Trust – Think
Scottish Wedding Directory – DC Thomson
The List – The List
The RPS Journal – Think
The Scots Magazine – DC Thomson

Consumer Magazine Editor

Richard Bath – Scottish Field, Wyvex Media
Angela Gilchrist – The People’s Friend, DC Thomson
Clare Harris – The RPS Journal, Think
Simon Lyle – Hot Rum Cow, White Light Media
Paul McNamee – The Big Issue, The Big Issue
Andrea Thompson – Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Group Magazines
Robert Wight – The Scots Magazine, DC Thomson

Consumer Magazine Feature Writer

Adam Forrest – The Big Issue, The Big Issue
Carol Hogarth – Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Group Magazines
Hannah McGill – The List, The List
Fiona McKinlay – Historic Scotland, Think
Peter Ross – The Big Issue, The Big Issue
Claire Sawers – The List, The List
Yasmin Sulaiman – The List, The List

Customer Magazine

Discover NLS – National Library of Scotland
Escape – Think

Digital Magazine

Conference Call – White Light Media
Rolls Royce, In Depth – Connect Publications
Standard – White Light Media

Internal or Employee Magazine

Edit – University of Edinburgh
Howden Life – White Light Media
Slainte – NHS Western Isles
Spirit – Connect Publications

Magazine Cover

Holyrood – Holyrood Communications
Scotland Outdoors – CMYK Design
Scottish Farming Leader – NFU Scotland
Scottish Wedding Directory – DC Thomson
Shout – DC Thomson
Times Educational Supplement Scotland – TSL Education
The Big Issue – The Big Issue
The RPS Journal – Think
The Scots Magazine – DC Thomson

Member Magazine  

Historic Scotland – Think
Saving Animals in Scotland – Scottish SPCA
Scotland in Trust – Think
Scottish Farming Leader – NFU Scotland
Scottish Wildlife – Connect Publications
The RPS Journal – Think
Unfiltered – Connect Publications

Online Presence

CA multiplatform approach – CA, Think
Project Smile social media campaign – Shout, DC Thomson
www.journalonline.co.uk – Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, Connect Publications
www.scottishweddingdirectory.co.uk – Scottish Wedding Directory, DC Thomson
www.thedrum.com – The Drum, Carnyx Group
www.thepeoplesfriend.co.uk – The People’s Friend, DC Thomson
www.scotsmagazine.com – The Scots Magazine, DC Thomson

Publisher

John Innes – Think
Alan Ramsay – Connect Publications
Diane Young – The Drum, Carnyx Group

Sales Performance

Ann Craib – Scottish Dental Magazine, Connect Publications
The Drum Commercial Team, led by Liz Hamilton – The Drum, Carnyx Group
Think Sales Team – Think
Wyvex Sales Team – Scottish Field, Wyvex Media

Small Publishing Company Magazine

Dee n’ Do – Burdie Creative
East Lothian Life – PJ Design
i’i Shetland – Millgaet Media
Living Orkney – Orkney Media Group