European Magazine Award

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 awards ceremony will take place in Vienna during the European Publishing Congress June 6–8, 2021 at Schönbrunn Palace. Get your ticket here.

Winners 2020

Categories

European Magazine
of the Year

The category awards a magazine/brand which is successful, proper and creative in a number of ways. Entries should include a brief description and a clear suggestion why it may become European Magazine of the Year. The jury is free to promote entries from other categories to the shortlist.

Winner:

Harper's Bazaar
Hubert Burda Media (Germany)

European Newcomer
of the Year

This category awards a magazine which was launched in the past three years. Please add a brief description and a clear suggestion why the magazine may become European Newcomer of the Year to your entry. The jury is free to promote entries from other categories to the shortlist.

Winner:

GUIDO
Gruner + Jahr (Germany)

Politics & Society

The most outstanding magazines in Europe dealing with political or social subjects. This category is also open for general interest magazines.

Winner:

FOCUS
Hubert Burda Media (Germany)

Schweizer Illustrierte (lssue, Helvetia wählt- 100 neue Frauen für Bern!)
Ringier Axel Springer (Switzerland)

Economy

Most outstanding magazines which reveal subjects from the economy. Magazines related to dedicated industries may be submitted in B2B Media.

Winner:

WirtschaftsWoche
WirtschaftsWoche (Germany)

Finansliv
Journalisten AB (Sweden)

Service

Most outstanding magazines with editorial focus on service topics – such as healthcare, education, careers, personal finance, parenting or recreation.

Winner:

my life
Hubert Burda Media (Germany)

Lifestyle, Fashion & Beauty

Most outstanding magazines on lifestyle content, like food, travel, home design and others such as fashion, beauty, entertainment and celebrities.

Winner:

Odalisque Magazine
Odalisque Magazine (Sweden)

WIENERIN
Styria Medienhaus Lifestyle (Austria)

Special Interest

Outstanding magazines dedicated to a specific subject, area of interest or niche topic like region, kind of sports, hobbies.

Winner:

Språktidningen
Vetenskapsmedia (Sweden)

Sabrina Strickjournal
OZ Verlags GmbH (Germany)

Oostenrijk Magazine
FREN Media (Netherlands)

B2B Media

The category B2B Media is for the outstanding trade magazines in Europe which serve a specific industry or a certain profession.

Winner:

Next Industry
Vogel Communications Group (Germany)

Indie

This category is dedicated to independent magazines, published without the support of a major publisher.

Winner:

„Fritz+Fränzi“ (Swiss Parent Magazine)
Stiftung Elternsein (Switzerland)

Rookie

Magazines which have been created during education and trainings should be entered in this category.

Winner:

Klartext – Wertstoff
Deutsche Journalistenschule (Germany)

Klartext – Blaue Flecken
Deutsche Journalistenschule (Germany)

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.

Winner:

Harper's Bazaar
Hubert Burda Media (Germany)

Photography

Outstanding photography, no matter if it is a single picture or a whole series. 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.

Winner:

GEO (Issue 9/2019, editorial series ocean)
Gruner + Jahr (Germany)

STERN (Issue 22/2019, editorial series surviver)
Gruner + Jahr (Germany)

Sveriges Basta Restauranger 2019
Produktionsgruppen Ek Förv AB (Sweden)

Infographic

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

Winner:

Ukrainian week infographic (Issue 8/2019, editorial series Tyzhden)
Ukrainsky Tyzhden (Ukrain)

FOCUS (Issue 33/2019, editorial series Weapons in America)
Hubert Burda Media (Germany)

Cover Concept

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

Winner:

BARBARA
Gruner + Jahr (Germany)

Harper's Bazaar
Hubert Burda Media (Germany)

Wirtschaftswoche
WirtschaftsWoche (Germany)

Cover One-shot

Outstanding cover that has been published, reflecting perfect collaboration by 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.

Winner:

STERN CRIME
Gruner + Jahr (Germany)

Finansliv
Journalisten AB (Sweden)

Business Model

Consequent strategies for increasing profits or defending revenues with a brand. This may be by sharpening the approach to readers/advertisers, introducing digital offers, inventing new formats etc. Please describe challenges, goals and the outcome.

Winner:

Instyle Shop it
Hubert Burda Media (Germany)

House of Food
Bauer Food Experts (Germany)

Business Innovation

New ideas in publishing which may serve as an example for the magazine industry. Please describe challenges, goals, idea and, if possible, outcome.

Winner:

Instyle Lounge
Hubert Burda Media (Germany)

Organization & Collaboration

Meeting the demands of (magazine) publishing by establishing new ways of work, processes and/or collaboration. The focus should be on one magazine or brand per entry only – including the principles of the approach as well as the results of the model.

Winner:

Schweizer Illustrierte (Issue Romandie)
Ringier Axel Springer (Switzerland)