Terri White, Editor-in-Chief of Empire, hosted the evening. She kicked things off with a rousing speech: “Some people try to tell you magazine media is dead...I’m here to tell you that is absolute bollocks.”
White and Barry McIlheney, PPA CEO, are both previous recipients of PPA New Talent Awards. McIlheney commented: “I am absolutely convinced that there is still no more exciting career than one in consumer magazines and business media – one of the most challenging right now, yes – but also one of the most rewarding and downright sexy industries in the world.
“It was a genuine thrill for me to see a room full of so many people so enthusiastic and so passionate about this wonderful industry of ours.”
This year’s awards took a new format. Aside from the Student of the Year and Media Owner for New Talent categories, the rest of the awards handed out on the night were for the New Talent 30 under 30.
These were whittled down from over 130 entrants and judged by accomplished names in the magazine industry. Winners were selected for their excellence – memorise the names of the individuals below, as they will be on your radar for years to come as they exceed and advance in their careers, says the PPA.
The Winners:
MEDIA OWNER FOR NEW TALENT
Hearst Magazines UK
30 UNDER 30
Charlotte Shakespeare, Haymarket Media Group
Neha-Tamara Patel, Shortlist Media
Sarah Jane Cavill, Hearst Magazines UK
Hugo Gilligan, Top Gear
Grace Lewis, Chemist+Druggist
Ross Willett, Bauer Media
Jack Simpson, Construction News
Emma Grace Bailey, WGSN
Chris Mandle, ShortList
Jennifer Savin, Cosmopolitan
Louisa Clarence-Smith, RBI
Victoria Turk, WIRED
Amrit Gill, Dennis Publishing
Calum Di Lieto, C&IT magazine
Emma-Louise Pritchard, Country Living
Grace Harrison, Foul Play
Victoria Bonney, Bauer Media
Ella McGregor, Nursing Times
Mark Tisshaw, Autocar
Roisin Dervish-O’Kane, Women’s Health
Jonathan Sherrard, Shortlist Media
Olly Gibbs, Empire
Kate Lloyd, Time Out
Emily Badiozzaman, Hearst Magazines UK
Vicky Spratt, The Debrief
Josh Newis-Smith, InStyle UK
Jane Casey, EMAP/Metropolis
Harriet Hall, Stylist
Isabella Silvers, Hearst Magazines UK
Fraser Clark, Wallpaper.com
STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Selena Randhawa, City, University of London
and
Laura Rutkowski, City, University of London
For the first time in New Talent Awards history, the Student of the Year category recognised two winners. On the night, McIlheney explained the decision: “The entries here were of such fantastic quality that the judges decided to reward two winners. Both produced work that is engaging, unexpected, thorough and of incredibly high quality. Both showed astonishing talent and skill that marked them out as ones to watch in the future.”
The Awards were supported by the following sponsors: Adestra, Air Business, Buxton, Denmaur Independent Papers, Publishers’ Licensing Services, Rhapsody, Wyndeham and YM Group.
