Shortlist unveiled for 2023 Mumbrella Publish Awards
The shortlist for the 2023 Mumbrella Publish Awards has been revealed, with Man of Many, Urban List and The Guardian Australia nominated for numerous awards, among others.
Now in its 28th year, the awards, originally run by Publishers Australia, feature 25 categories across the publishing industry. This year, there are two new categories – Best Advertising Campaign for a Publisher and Best Engagement Strategy.
Man of Many has racked up 11 nominations, including Newsletter of the Year, Website of the Year and Publication of the Year. The publication joins Private Media and The Local Project on the shortlist for the new Best Engagement Strategy category.
Also up for Publication of the Year is Australian Traveller Media’s Australian Traveller Magazine, The Found Media Group’s FOUND Regional, Grin Creative’s Get Lost Travel Magazine, Peppermint Publishing Trust’s Peppermint Magazine and The Local Project.
Urban List has been nominated in four categories – Salesperson/Team of the Year, Brand of the Year and Branded Content Studio of the Year, with founder and CEO Susannah George up for Publish Leader of the Year. Meanwhile, The Guardian Australia has been shortlisted five times for Best Advertising Campaign for a Publisher, Brand of the Year, Salesperson/Team of the Year, Best Podcast (Single Episode) and Best Podcast (Series).
The Guardian Australia sits alongside Pedestrian Group for the new category of Best Advertising Campaign for a Publisher.
The Mumbrella Publish Awards are taking place 7 September at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf. Tickets are available here.
The full Mumbrella Publish Awards shortlist:
Magazine Cover of the Year
- Create – Mahlab for Engineers Australia
- HRM Magazine – Mahlab for AHRI
- INTHEBLACK – CPA Australia
- Rolling Stone Australia – The Brag Media
- The Monthly – Schwartz Media
Designer of the Year
- Alice Buda – Art Director, Nextmedia
- Anita Jokovich – Art Director, Australian Traveller Media
- Maya Brasnovic – Head of Design, Pedestrian Group
- Tony Rice – Creative Director, Medium Rare Content Agency
Best Use of Video
- Dickie’s Diaries – Nine Digital for 9Honey
- Ground House 107R by David Fewson – The Local Project
- Joey by Koala – Kiindred for Koala
- The Australian Academy of Science with Bohdee Media
- The War – NewsCorp for The Daily Telegraph
Best Podcast (Single Episode)
- Ben Roberts-Smith v The Media – Guardian Australia
- Boldly Me – Nova Entertainment
- The 7am Podcast – Schwartz media
- ‘Judge, Jury and Executioner’: Leesa and Ron Topic – I Catch Killers – NewsCorp with True Crime Australia
Best Podcast (Series)
- Dear Clementine – Nova Entertainment
- Full Story Podcast – Guardian
- Head Noise – The Australian
- Shadow of Doubt – The Australian
- The Teacher’s Trial – The Australian
Single Article of the Year
- Damon Kitney – Company Director – Medium Rare Content Agency for Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Cameron Wilson – Crikey – Private Media
- Steph Wanless – FOUND Regional – The FOUND Media Group
- Zarisha Bradley – 9news.com.au – Nine for 9News
Newsletter of the Year
- Adventure.com – Intrepid Travel with Good&Proper
- Engineering News – Engineers Australia
- frankie’s Strictly Business – Nextmedia – frankie
- Man of Many
- Post – Schwartz Media
- Squiz Today Newsletter – The Squiz
Event or Virtual Event of the Year
- Forbes Australia Women’s Summit 2023 – Forbes Australia
- Man of Many’s 10th Anniversary Celebration – Man of Many
- Peppermint PepTalks – Peppermint Magazine
- Rolling Stone Australia Awards – The Brag Media
- The BWYASSS House of Pride – Pedestrian Group with Carat and M&C Saatchi for BWS
Special Edition of the Year
- 10 – The Local Project
- Coles Crowdsourced Christmas Edition – Medium Rare Content Agency
- Crikey – Private Media
- Qantas Platinum One – Medium Rare Content Agency
- The Mandarin – Private Media
- Wanderlust: A Love Letter to Western Australia – Australian Traveller Media for Tourism Western Australia
Launch/Relaunch of the Year
- Content That Moves – Wheels Media with Maud, part of Accenture Interactive
- Kiin Creators Launch – Kiindred with Kiin Creators
- Officeworks Magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency for Officeworks
- The Law Society Journal– Law Society of NSW
- The Local Marketplace – The Local Project
Young Writer of the Year (30 or Under)
- Bonnie Liston – Peppermint Magazine
- Eliza Janssen – Flicks
- Maddison Leach – 9Honey, Nine
- Soaliha Iqbal – Pedestrian.TV, Pedestrian Group
Journalist of the Year – Small/Large
- Julian Bajkowski – Private Media for The Mandarin
- Karen Middleton – The Saturday Paper, Schwartz Media
- Rick Morton – The Saturday Paper
Columnist of the Year
- Karen Middleton – The Saturday Paper, Schwartz Media
- Luke Buckmaster – Flicks
- Sarah Reid – Good&Proper with Intrepid for Adventure.com
Editor of the Year
- Josie Rozenberg-Clarke – Pedestrian.TV, Pedestrian Group
- Justine Cullen – InStyle Australia, True North Media
- Marc Dodd, nine.com.au
- Nick Hall – Man of Many
- Troy Dodds – The Western Weekender, Western Sydney Publishing Group
Salesperson/Team of the Year
- Broadsheet Sales Team – Broadsheet Media
- Emily Ewens – Forbes Australia
- Guardian Australia Sales Team – Guardian Australia
- Man of Many Sales Team – Man of Many
- Urban List Commercial Team – Urban List
Publish Leader of the Year
- Alborz Fallah – Founder & Director of Content, CarExpert Pty Ltd
- Scott Purcell & Frank Arthur – Co-Founders, Man of Many
- Susannah George – Founder & CEO, Urban List
- Will Hayward & Ai Mawdsley – CEP & COO, Private Media
Brand of the Year
- Broadsheet Media
- Guardian Australia
- Man of Many
- News.com.au – News Corp Australia
- Rolling Stone Australia – The Brag Media
- Urban List
Branded Content Studio of the Year
- Broadsheet Studio – Broadsheet Media
- frankie Studio – NextMedia – frankie
- Man of Many Branded Content Team – Man of Many
- Pedestrian Studio – Pedestrian Group
- Urban List Studio Team – Urban List
Website of the Year
- City of Melbourne with Ackama
- Flicks
- Man of Many
- Nine.com.au
- Qantas Travel Insider – Medium Rare Content Agency for Qantas
Association or Member Organisation Publication of the Year
- Company Director – Medium Rare Content Agency for Australian Institute of Company Directors
- The Law Society Journal – Law Society of NSW
Publication of the Year
- Australian Traveller Magazine – Australian Traveller Media
- FOUND Regional – The Found Media Group
- Get Lost Travel Magazine – Grin Creative
- Man of Many
- Peppermint Magazine – Peppermint Publishing
- The Local Project
Custom Publication of the Year
- Adventure.com – Intrepid Travel with Good&Proper
- Coles Magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency
- Connect to Country – Grin Creative for Tourism Australia
- Fresh Ideas Magazine – Woolworths with Hogarth Australia
- Qantas Magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency
Publishing Company of the Year – Small/Large
- Broadsheet Media
- Crikey, The Mandarin, Inc. Australia and SmartCompany – Private Media
- Man of Many
- Medium Rare Content Agency
- The Squiz
Best Advertising Campaign for a Publisher
- Guardian Australia with Howatson+Company and JCDecaux
- Pedestrian.TV, Refinery29, VICE and Kotaku – Pedestrian Group with Carat, M&C Saatchi, BWS’ stockists (Squeling Pig, ABSOLUT, and Little Creatures), and the Sydney LGBTQIA+ Community for BWS
Best Engagement Strategy
- Man of Many
- SmartCompany – Private Media for SmartCo Media
- The Local Project
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Lauren McNamara is a journalist at Mumbrella, covering the creative and PR beat. She joined in November 2022 as editorial assistant, after completing a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) at UTS.
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