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WELCOME! The 2008 Scottish School Magazine Competition is open for entry. This is an exciting opportunity for pupils in all state secondary schools in Scotland to showcase their creative skills by writing, designing and producing a magazine. If your school already produces a magazine – great. But if not, now is the time to get started.

Closing date for entries: Wednesday 23 April 2008

Award ceremony: The Scottish Parliament, Friday 6 June 2008, Edinburgh

National Federation of Retail Newsagents supports Scottish School Magazine Competition

The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) in Scotland has pledged support for the Scottish School Magazine Competition for the next two years. Scottish President John Currie said: "The NFRN is proud to be sponsoring the PPA Scottish School Magazine Competition for 2008 and 2009. Schoolchildren are key customers so we are delighted to have the opportunity to reward those showing flair and creativity. We wish the best of luck to all entrants and look forward to celebrating their successes."

PPA Scotland chairman David Riddell welcomed NFRN to the growing number of industry suppliers who have become involved with this important competition which aims to encourage youngsters to consider the magazine publishing industry as a career choice.

TESS is the media partner for the Scottish School Competition

The Times Educational Supplement Scotland (TESS) has become the media partner for the Scottish School Magazine Competition. TESS is the pre-eminent publication for teachers, education managers and all involved with schools and further education colleges throughout Scotland.

PPA Scotland is aware that many pupils do not know much about the printing and publishing industry. It is important to capture the interest and enthusiasm of school children before they take decisions about college and university courses and TESS is ideally placed to work with PPA Scotland in communicating the message.

This competition is promoted by PPA Scotland and sponsored by Determined to succeed.

Determined to Succeed, the Scottish Executive’s strategy for enterprise in education, goes to the heart of the vision for a smart, successful Scotland. It aims to help Scotland’s young people develop self-confidence, self-reliance and ambition so they realise their potential in work and in life. PPA Scotland is grateful to the Determined to Succeed team for their generous support of this competition.

Register now to receive the guidelines and entry form.

Birthday celebrations for PPA Scotland

PPA Scotland celebrated its 10th birthday with PPA Scotland chairman, Justin Chater welcomed some 90 industry colleagues to a lunch-time reception. The organisation has grown in its first decade from the five original members in 1998 to the 28 members it has today.

Pictured from left are guest speakers: John Sanderson, UPM-Kymmene and Alison Bradley, Fusion Flowers, with PPA Scotland chairman Justin Chater.

Chater outlined the milestones achieved by PPA Scotland over the years including the significant growth of membership, the launch in 2003 of the Scottish Magazine Awards, the in-depth report into the size and value of the magazine industry in Scotland published in 2005, the role of the PPA Scotland executive which moved from part time to full time in 2006 and the launch of the Scottish School Magazine Competition.

Chater emphasised that the importance of the school competition milestone, saying: “We know there is talent in our schools but many young folk don’t know much about the printing and publishing industry. We want to capture the interest and enthusiasm of school children before they take decisions about college and university courses.” 

Chater also invited publishers to “punch above their weight” saying that “publishing in Scotland has never been healthier."

2007 Scottish Magazine Award winners

See who won in 2007

A message from Warners Midlands, overall sponsor of the Scottish Magazine Awards:

Warners Midlands is delighted to be the overall sponsor of the Scottish

Magazine Awards for 2007. This is the third year of our close relationship with PPA Scotland and we share a common desire that these awards continue to reflect editorial and publishing excellence. Warners Midlands is also committed to providing both consumer and business and professional publishers with reliable, cost-effective services to support their publications.  We have great pleasure in continuing our sponsorship of the Scottish Magazine Awards which acknowledge the hard work and achievements of so many publishers over the past 12 months.

The Magazine Industry in Scotland

The report into the size and value of the magazine industry in Scotland is now available. Results show that there are over 700 magazines, published by over 195 organisations with an estimated turnover of £157m. 

Commissioned by PPA Scotland and co-funded by Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothian, this extensive report will be used to raise the profile of this key business sector with such bodies as the Scottish Parliament, Universities and Colleges in Scotland, advertising agencies, distributors and retailers. For more information, please contact Kathy Crawford.  

Download the report