PPA Scotland is pleased to announce the winners of the Scottish Magazine Awards 2009. Spanning the fields of business, entertainment, communication, design, sport, history, politics, retailing and medical science, 149 entries were received from forty-two companies with 98 entries reaching the final shortlist.
The complete results listing is available below and pictures from the event are available to view by clicking here.
The decision was taken to create two shortlists from the entries to the consumer magazine category and awards will be given for Consumer magazine of the year as well as Consumer specialist magazine of the year. To download the PDF press release announcing this year's shortlist, click here.
The distinguished panel of judges, chaired by Mike Soutar, founder and Managing Director of Shortlist Media, based their decisions on publishing excellence and after careful consideration and deliberation the judges’ selection is as follows:
Murray Cochran Award
• Robin Hodge, Publisher and Managing Director, The List Ltd, Edinburgh
2009 Scottish magazine of the year
• Dumfries & Galloway Life / CN Group Magazines, Carlisle
Best online presence
• The List / The List, Edinburgh
Best magazine design: business & professional
• Unfiltered / Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Edinburgh
Best magazine design: consumer
• The Big Issue Scotland / The Big Issue Scotland, Glasgow
Best small publishing company magazine
• Scotland Outdoors / Big Bend Publishing, Peebles
Brand development
• The Larder / The List, Edinburgh
Business & professional magazine of the year
• The Scottish Farmer / Herald & Times Group Magazines, Glasgow
Columnist of the year
• Jim Perrin / The Great Outdoors / Herald & Times Group Magazines, Glasgow
Consumer magazine of the year
• Dumfries & Galloway Life / CN Group Magazines, Carlisle
Consumer specialist magazine of the year
• Fly Fishing & Fly Tying / Rolling River Publications, Aberfeldy
Customer magazine of the year
• Discover NLS / Think Scotland, Glasgow
Editor of the year: business & professional
• Neil Munro / Times Educational Supplement Scotland / TSL Education, Edinburgh
Editor of the year: consumer
• Paul McNamee / The Big Issue Scotland / The Big Issue Scotland, Glasgow
Feature writer of the year: business & professional
• Katie Mackintosh / Holyrood / Holyrood Communications, Edinburgh
Feature writer of the year: consumer
• Adam Forrest / The Big Issue Scotland / The Big Issue Scotland, Glasgow
Member magazine of the year
• Scotland in Trust / CMYK Design. Edinburgh
Publisher of the year
• Darren Bruce / Herald & Times Group Magazines, Glasgow
Sales performance of the year
• Ronnie Dodd & Louise Jane MacDonald / Herald & Times Group Magazines, Glasgow
Staff magazine of the year
• Lifetimes / White Light Media, Edinburgh