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The Australian Women’s Weekly wins big at Publish Awards

Australia's biggest selling magazine took home three trophies at Publish Awards 2015 in Sydney last night.

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

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Runner 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)

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HC 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

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www.hcamag.com

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