The Maggies, Magazine Cover Awards

The Maggies is a national poll to celebrate and award the best magazine covers of the past year. Initiated by online magazine and newspaper subscription company, iSUBSCRiBE, The Maggies aim to raise the profile of the entire magazine industry.

Originally started in the UK in September 2009, the Maggie Awards were also launched in Australia and New Zealand in June 2010. The Maggies recognize those covers that resonate most strongly with the general public, encapsulate the passion of the subject matter, capture the spirit of the previous year and provoke the most debate.

Hello! magazine in the UK referred to the Awards as “...the magazine industry’s answer to The Oscars.”[1]

A panel of magazine industry heavyweights are picked for the panel of judges who shortlist the nominated covers, selecting five titles per category, which are then put to public vote via The Maggies website.

Past Magazine Cover of the Year Winners

Q magazine [2] featuring Lily Allen and a couple of black panthers was crowned Magazine Cover of the Year in the inaugural awards in the UK. The 2010 awards saw 8 category winners and one overall winner, with the September 2009 issue of GQ magazine [3] taking this honour, with a seductive image of Sienna Miller[4] on the cover.

Past Category Winners
Category20102009
Best Entertainment CoverMetal Hammer, Dec, 2009[5]Q,[6] April, 2009
Best Fashion CoverGQ, Sept, 2009[7]Love,[8] Feb, 2009
Best Lifestyle CoverFHM,[9] Oct, 2009Clash, April, 2009
Best Specialist CoverNew Scientist,[10] Dec 5, 2009BBC History, Nov, 2008
Best Sports CoverWhitelines,[11] January 2009Huck, June, 2009
Best Technology CoverWired, June, 2009[12]N/A
Best Trade CoverMarketing Week, Dec 10, 2009[13]Geographical,[14] Jan, 2009
Best Youth CoverBeano, Oct, 2009[15]N/A

References
  1. Hello magazine, 14 June 2010, Number 1127
  2. John Reynolds (2009-10-13). "Q's Lily Allen cover lands The Maggies gong - Media news". Media Week. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  3. Millar, Jamie (2010-05-13). "Vote for GQ in the Maggies! - GQ Girls - GQ.COM (UK)". Gq-magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  4. "Sienna Miller Network | Your newest Source for everything Sienna Miller |". Sienna-Miller.com. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  5. "Future's Metal Hammer and Slayer beat the US President & Peter Andre at The Maggies « Future PLC". Futureplc.com. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  6. "News | Q Magazine wins UK cover competition". FIPP.com. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  7. "GQ named cover of the year in The Maggies 2010". Ppa.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  8. "In pictures: The Maggies Award 2009 nominees | Media | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  9. "FHM Wins Best Lifestyle Cover at the Maggies Awards". Bauer Media. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  10. Jason Deans (2010-06-21). "GQ's Sienna Miller issue wins Maggie best cover of the year | Media | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  11. "Only 3 days left to vote for Whitelines in The Maggies!". Whitelines.mpora.com. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  12. "Vote for us? Wired nominated in The Maggies!". Wired.co.uk. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  13. Katherine Levy, mediaweek.co.uk, 21 June 2010, 11:11AM (2010-06-21). "GQ wins Cover of the Year at The Maggies - Brand Republic News". Brandrepublic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-15.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. "Blog / Geographical". Geographical.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  15. "Beano Wins Award!". Beanotown. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
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