Thirteen people from Bauer Media UK Publishing have been shortlisted for this year’s BSME Awards, with our editors, writers and designers appearing across seven categories.

The awards are run by the British Society of Magazine Editors, the only society in the UK exclusively for digital and print editors, and they recognise the work of the best editors, as well as standout art directors and columnists, the best launches and the most eye-catching covers.

Rob Aherne, Chief Operating Officer – UK Publishing, said, “The BSME has described the standard of this year’s shortlist as extraordinary. To have so many of our people among the finalists says a great deal about the talent across our brands, and about the trusted journalism, creativity and editorial leadership that go into every issue and every story they publish.”

Our finalists are:

Editor of the year – B2B
Dickon Ross, RAIL

Editor the year – Weeklies and Bi-weeklies:
Katie Banks, Closer
Caroline Robb, heat
Lauren Cumming, Take a Break
Gary Gillatt, TV Choice and Total TV Guide
Georgina Ventre, Yours

Editor of the year – Motoring
David Simister, Classic Car Weekly
Matt Wildee, RiDE

Editor of the year – Specialist
Nick de Semlyen, Empire

Art Director of the year – Consumer
Jonathan Sargent, Bella, Yours Magazine, Crime Monthly, Yours Retro
Karen Nunn, Classic Cars, CAR, Classic Car Weekly, Practical Classics
Chris Lupton, Empire

Columnist of the year – Specialist
Christian Wolmar, RAIL

Cover of the year – Consumer
Chris Lupton, Empire: Mandalorian – Grogu subscriber cover

Congratulations to all 13 of our finalists. We wish them the very best of luck ahead of the BSME Awards ceremony on Thursday 26 November.