The Australian Women’s Weekly Editor-In-Chief Helen McCabe was awarded Editor of the Year at the Publish Awards last night.
The Weekly team’s Clair Weaver also won Journalist of the Year at the prestigious awards, which were held at Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney.
Clair won the award for her investigations into cancer fraud Belle Gibson and celebrity chef turned paleo spruiker, Pete Evans.
Read Clair’s investigation into Belle Gibson here and Clair’s first person piece about what it’s like to interview Gibson here.
Read Clair’s investigation into Pete Evans here.
The Weekly’s Michael Sheather won Single Article of the Year for his feature on little Jack. The Melbourne boy who was born a girl.
To read Michael’s heartwarming story Our daughter is now our son, click here.
NewsLifeMedia’s GQ Australia was named Consumer Magazine of the Year (above 20,000 circulation) while Brisbane-based Peppermint Magazine took home the same award for magazines with a circulation below 20,000.
The winners:
Association or Member Organisation Magazine of the Year
Insurance & Risk Professional – Mahlab Media
Runner up: The Road Ahead – RACQ – The Road Ahead Magazine
Best App on Mobile or Tablet device
Donna Hay – NewsLifeMedia
Runner up: Woolworths Fresh – NewsLifeMedia
Business Magazine of the Year
Acuity – CMMA Digital & Print and Chartered Accountants Australia & NZ
Runner up: In the Black – Bauer Custom Media
Business Publishing Company of the Year sponsored by Media Super
Sterling Publishing
Runner up: Key Media
Consumer Magazine of the Year (Above 20,000 circ) sponsored by Bluestar Web
GQ Australia – NewsLifeMedia
Runner up: Inside Out – NewsLifeMedia
Consumer Magazine of the Year (Below 20,000 circ) sponsored by Future Sources
Peppermint
Runner up: Geelong + Surf Coast Living – Provincial Media
Consumer/Custom Publishing Company of the Year sponsored by IPMG
NewsLifeMedia
Runner up: Medium Rare Content Agency
Custom Magazine of the Year
Woolworths Fresh – NewsLifeMedia
Runner up: Travel Ideas – Hardie Grant Media and Flight Centre
Designer of the Year (Business)
Kate Barnett – In The Black, Bauer Custom Media
Runner up: Aaron Sammut – Queensland Mining & Energy Bulletin – APRS Media
Designer of the Year (Consumer/Custom)\
Tony Rice – Qantas magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency
Runner up: Giota Letsios – Country Style – NewsLifeMedia
Editor of the Year (Business)
Samantha McLean – Elite Agent magazine
Runner up: Yelena Fairfax – BeautyDirectory
Editor of the Year (Consumer/Custom) sponsored by RACV
Helen McCabe – The Australian Women’s Weekly
Runner up: Jackie Frank – marie claire Australia
Event of the Year (Business)
Better Business Summit 2015 – Sterling Publishing and The Adviser
Runner up: Australian Mortgage Awards 2014 – Key Media
Event of the Year (Consumer/Custom)
Vogue Fashion’s Night Out 2015 – NewsLifeMedia
Runner up: Delicious Produce Awards 2015 – NewsLifeMedia
Journalist of the Year (Business)
Andrew Daniels, Australian Pharmacist – Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Runner up: Brett Williams, Police Journal – Police Association of South Australia
Journalist of the Year (Consumer/Custom)
Clair Weaver, The Australian Women’s Weekly – Bauer Media
Runner up: Michael Sheather, The Australian Women’s Weekly – Bauer Media
Launch/Re-Launch of the Year
Ninemsn Honey– Nine Entertainment Co
Runner up: Lawyers Weekly – Sterling Publishing
Magazine Cover of the Year (Business)
Australian Pharmacist – Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Runner up: Independent Financial Advisor – Sterling Publishing
Magazine Cover of the Year (Consumer/Custom)
GQ Australia – NewsLifeMedia
Runner up: Harper’s Bazaar Australia – Bauer Media
Multi-channel Brand of the Year
Vice Australia
Runner up: Vogue Australia – NewsLifeMedia
*Salesperson/Team of the Year (Business)
Nick Stanley, Australian Hospital and Healthcare Bulletin – APRS Media
Salesperson/Team of the Year (Consumer/Custom)
Pedestrian.tv
Runner up: Benn Sykes, CarAdvice.com.au
Single Article of the Year
“Our daughter is now our son” by Michael Sheather, The Australian Women’s Weekly – Bauer Media
0Runner up: “It was torture” by Brett Williams, The Police Association of South Australia
Small Publisher of the Year
Refraction Media
Runner up: Conversant Media
Special Edition of the Year
Better Homes and Gardens, Colour for Me – Pacific Magazines
Runner up: Donna Hay Fresh + Light – NewsLifeMedia
Website of the Year (Business)
1HC Online – Key Media
www.hcamag.com
Runner up: Insurance and Risk – Mahlab Media and National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA)
Website of the Year (Consumer/Custom)
www.CarAdvice.com.au
Runner up: The Roar – Conversant Media
The Excellence Award sponsored by Bluestar Web
HC Online
2www.hcamag.com