European Magazine Award 2027

The European Magazine Award welcomes media companies that create and market content-driven products, as well as their suppliers, service partners and service providers.

The entry period opens on 12 October 2026. Entries can be submitted by the Early Bird deadline on 10 December 2026, the Regular Deadline on 28 January 2027 or the Late Deadline on 15 February 2027.

 
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Categories

Magazine Story of the Year

The jury is looking for excellent magazine stories – in terms of relevance, outstanding content and stunning design. Please choose one piece per media brand as your “magazine story of the year”. The publication should have taken place last year.









Design

Best contemporary magazine design which supports the editorial approach and audience’s needs. Submissions should explain the design idea and include a minimum of two features from one issue or the whole issue itself. Enter your magazine according to the segment:
- Politics & Society
- Economy
- Service
- Lifestyle, Fashion & Beauty
- Special Interest
- B2B
- Indie

Magazine Relaunch

Please submit both one issue before and one after the relaunch. You may want to briefly describe the underlying idea of the relaunch: why it happened, what was changed and how it works for readers and editorial team.









Infographic

Best use of infographic to reveal magazine content, be it part of a story or a stand-alone piece. Submissions should include a brief description of the subject and context – and, if appropriate, also the challenge in visualizing the topic.









Photography

Outstanding photography. The picture(s) can be of any kind and must have been published in a magazine. Entries should include the whole story or feature to illustrate the context and subject. Please select your category: Portait or Sequence.

Cover Concept

The category awards visual concepts of cover page design. Please describe the underlying creative principles and submit an appropriate number of cover examples.



Cover One-shot

Single outstanding cover that has been published, reflecting perfect collaboration of editors, design and distribution in order to sell the cover story or enhance reading experience. An entry consists of one cover only; however, there is no limitation to the number of entries.

Illustration

The jury is looking for excellent illustrations which enrich a magazine story. You can enter single stories or, in case the illustration principles are used throughout an issue, the whole issue.


Typography

Best use of typo – be it in a single element of a magazine or globally across the magazine. Solid and visually harmonic typography may be as succsessful in this category as surprising or bold approaches. Please name the font(s) employed.

Storytelling:
Feature, Report, Q&A

This category is for long pieces like features, reports or Q&A formats. The jury looks for outstanding ways to tell a story and to reveal the content.



Storytelling:
Short Piece

This category focuses on short pieces which run on less than one page. The jury looks for outstanding ways to tell a story and to reveal the content.



Audio & Video

Audio and video formats created by magazine brands – from podcasts and audio reports to interviews, experimental formats and series. We are looking for compelling concepts that combine journalistic content with the unique possibilities of the audio medium.

Community

Innovative initiatives and concepts that connect magazine brands with their readers in meaningful ways. We are looking for successful examples of dialogue, participation and community building – from interactive campaigns and reader initiatives to events, collaborative projects and long-term communities. What matters is how authentically and creatively the audience is engaged and the value the initiative creates for both readers and the magazine brand.

Content Marketing
(print)

Outstanding magazines produced by a publisher or consultancy on behalf of a client or by the organization itself. The submission should contain owned media at a high quality level.








Special Categories

  • European Magazine of the Year
  • European Innovation of the Year
  • European Newcomer of the Year

Jury

WiegandMarkus@Oberauer

Markus Wiegand

Editor-in-Chief

kress pro
Egli-UnckrichBärbel@ManuelHorn

Bärbel Egli-Unkrich

Editor-in-Chief

Campaign Germany
Javier Errea

Javier Errea

Director

Errea Communications
Gerald Grünberger

Gerald Grünberger

CEO

Verband Österreichischer Zeitungen
HebeinMarcus@ManuelHorn

Marcus Hebein

Editor-in-Chief

Schweizer Journalist:in / Wirtschaftsjournalist:in
OberauerJohann@ManuelHorn

Johann Oberauer

CEO

Medienfachverlag Oberauer
RegezStefan

Stefan Regez

Consultant

furrerhugi
JuliaRotherbl

Julia Rotherbl

Member of the editorial board

Wort & Bild Verlag
SchumacherMartin

Martin Schumacher

CEO

kicker business solutions
 

Submission

ELIGIBILITY
Media companies as well as their suppliers, service partners and service providers are eligible to participate.
ENTRY PERIOD
Entries from the 1.5 years preceding the submission deadline will be considered, unless otherwise specified for a particular category.
MULTIPLE ENTRIES
An entry may be submitted in multiple categories. Category-specific adjustments can be made for submissions in additional categories.
SUBMISSION ON BEHALF OF OTHERS
Entries may be submitted in the entrant’s own name or on behalf of another party.
RIGHTS
By submitting an entry, participants confirm that they hold all necessary rights to the submitted material and that no third-party rights are infringed.
JURY
The jury may assign an entry to a different category where appropriate. The jury is also not obliged to award a prize in every category. The jury’s decision is final.
AWARDS
Winners receive a certificate; main prize winners receive a trophy and a certificate. All winners will be published in connection with the Awards and honoured at the European Publishing Congress 2027 in Vienna.
ENTRY FEES
The entry fee is charged per media brand and award section. A media brand includes media products published under the same or a related name and under unified publishing responsibility. The award sections are the European Magazine Award and the European Digital Publishing Award. The flat rate applies to the categories within the respective award section.
The entry fees are:
Early Bird until 10 December 2026: €290 net
Regular Deadline until 28 January 2027: €390 net
Late Deadline until 15 February 2027: €490 net
 
 

Contact

Maria Algaer
Lützowstraße 106
10785 Berlin

Mail: publishing-awards@oberauer.com
Phone: +49 (0) 173 612 78 54

photos: Manuel Horn (Wiegand), Manuel Horn (Egli-Unkrich), Errea (Errea), VÖZ (Grünbeger), Manuel Horn (Hebein), Manuel Horn (Oberauer), furrerhugi (Regez), Wort & Bild Verlag / Anne Hufnagl (Rotherbl), kicker business solutions (Schumacher)