Scottish Magazine Awards 2004 shortlist revealed
The nominations for the second Scottish Magazine Awards 2004 has been announced with The Drum and its sister-titles Prospect and The Firm nominated in a host of categories.
The Drum’s website is shortlisted in the Best Online Presence Category and the off-line magazine is nominated for Best Magazine Design.
Prospect, the architectural magazine, is nominated as Business & Professional Magazine of the Year, while its editor Penny Lewis is nominated as Business & Professional Editor of the Year, alongside Richard Draycott, editor of The Firm, Alasdair Northrop of Scottish Business Insider, Antony Begley of Scottish Local Retailer and Peter Nicholson of The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland.
The judging panel for the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) Awards was chaired by Christopher Ward, vice chairman and co-founder of Redwood Publishing, and included Giles Brooksbank of Feather Brooksbank, Martin Clarkson of Rapid Seven Entertainment, Simon Esterton of Esterton Associates, Elsa McAlonan of Woman’s Own, PR consultant Flora Martin, Ray Perman of Scottish Enterprise and Social Investment Scotland, David Segal of EMAP Public Sector Management and John Ward of Menzies Distribution.
The winners will be announced at a gala awards ceremony to be held at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Glasgow on 24 November.
A total of 125 entries were received this year, a figure up 25 per cent from last year’s inaugural competition.
For tickets to the awards event please contact Kathy Crawford at PPA Scotland on 01620 890 800 or kathy.crawford@ppascotland.co.uk.
The Nominations in full:
Writer of the Year / Business & Professional
CA Magazine: Bill Millar
Fishing Monthly: Robert Kennedy
Holyrood Magazine: Robert McNeil
Scottish Business Insider: Alasdair Northrop
The Scottish Farmer: Douglas MacSkimming
Writer of the Year / Consumer
Fly Fishing & Fly Tying: Magnus Angus
The Big Issue in Scotland: Eva Langlands
The List: Ruth Hedges
Editor of the Year / Business & Professional
Prospect: Penny Lewis
Scottish Business Insider: Alasdair Northrop
Scottish Local Retailer: Antony Begley
The Firm: Richard Draycott
The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland: Peter Nicholson
Editor of the Year / Consumer
Bite Me: Arlene Russo
Bunkered: Martin Dempster
Homes & Interiors Scotland: Sandra Colamartino
The Great Outdoors: Cameron McNeish
The List: Nick Barley
Publisher of the Year
Bunkered: Paul Grant
CA Magazine: David McMurray
Homes & Interiors Scotland: Iain McEwan & David Riddell
MA/Scottish Local Retailer: Antony Begley
Scotland/Whisky Magazines: Damian Riley-Smith
The List: Robin Hodge
Best Online Presence
Connected / Learning & Teaching Scotland
Holyrood Magazine
Scottish Wedding Directory
The Big Issue in Scotland
The Drum
Best Magazine Design / Business & Professional
ENT News
Holyrood Magazine
Prospect
Seafood Magazine
The Drum
Best Magazine Design / Consumer
Clash
Homes & Interiors Scotland
The Car Mag
The Great Outdoors
Uptown
Best New Magazine of the Year
Clash
Real Life Weddings
The Car Mag
Uptown
Staff Magazine of the Year
BE Magazine / British Energy
Your Magazine / Royal Bank of Scotland
Member Magazine of the Year
CA Magazine
Life & Work
Scotland in Trust
The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
Customer Magazine of the Year
Capital Review
Historic Scotland
Refresh
Scotland in Trust
Seafood Magazine
Business & Professional Magazine of the Year
CA Magazine
ENT News
Prospect
Scottish Local Retailer
Scottish Business Insider
The Scottish Farmer
Consumer Magazine of the Year
Bunkered
Clash
Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Homes & Interiors Scotland
The List