AdNews has this morning revealed the 2018 Australian Magazine Awards finalists.
This year, as a nod to multi-channel publishing, a new category has been created for digital-only magazine brands; as well as expanding the Special Interest brand award to include Hobbyist brands.
The full list of finalists is below:
Magazine Brand of the Year - sponsored by Nielsen
- Take 5
- Taste.com.au
- Delicious
- Vogue Australia
- Home Beautiful
Fashion Magazine Brand of the Year - sponsored by Gordon and Gotch
- Elle Australia
- Vogue Australia
- Marie Claire Australia
Food Magazine Brand of the Year
- Gourmet Traveller
- Taste.com.au
- Delicious
General Interest Magazine of the Year
- Take 5
- WHO
- The Australian Women’s Weekly
Home, Garden, Architecture, Renovation Magazine Brand of the Year
- Australian House & Garden
- Country Style
- Better Homes and Gardens
Special Interest/Hobbyist/Magazine
- Crikey!
- Halliday Wine Companion Magazine
- Australian Geographic
Newspaper Inserted Magazine Brand of the Year
- The Australian Financial Review Magazine
- Good Weekend
- Stellar
- The Weekend Australian Magazine
Digital Only Magazine Brand of the Year
- www.elle.com.au
- CarAdvice.com
- Taste.com.au
- www.delicious.com.au
Best Launch/Innovation Brand Extension
- Royal One-Shots, WHO
- Executive Style
- Home Beautiful
- Better Homes and Gardens
- Home Beautiful
Event of the Year
- The Australian Women’s Weekly Qantas Women of the Future Awards 2017
- Vogue Codes 2017, Vogue Australia
- Vogue Fashion’s Night Out, Vogue Australia
- Bowral Classic, Bicycling Australia
Custom Magazine of the Year
- Coles Magazine
- Company Director
- Qantas Magazine Travel Insider
- The Journal
Editor of the Year - sponsored by Blue Star Web
- Paul Merrill, Take 5
- Kirsten Galliott, Qantas Magazine Travel Insider
- Brodee Myers-Cooke, Taste.com.au
- Nicky Briger, Marie Claire Australia
- Kerrie McCallum, Delicious
Designer of the Year
- Sophia Park, Coles Magazine
- Tony Rice, Qantas Magzine
- Hayley Incoll, Delicious
Best Branded Content Marketing Magazine Campaign of the Year
- Qantas x AMEX Campaign, Qantas Magazine Travel Insider
- Holden Equinox, Story54
- Tourism NT & Voyages, Sophisticated Traveller
Cover of the Year
- Harper's Bazaar, March Issue
- The Monthly, June Issue
- Wheels Magazine, November Issue
