The UK Decides on the Best Magazine Covers of the Last Year
by Jess on Sep.16, 2009, under competition, magazines, photography, publishing, website
LONDON, September 16/PRNewswire/ — A naked Beth Ditto, on Love, fights it out with Angelina Jolie, looking out from SHE. David Beckham wears a trilby at a jaunty angle for GQ, while a bald Jade Goody sells her wedding day to OK! Remember the First World War with BBC History, or celebrate the new US President with Time and Esquire. These are just some of the striking images from the last year of magazine covers which have been shortlisted for The Maggies national covers poll.
Now it is up to the UK magazine reading public to vote for their favourites over the next four weeks, as the voting website for The Maggies goes live at http://www.themaggies.co.uk
A panel of industry and celebrity judges including twice voted ‘Magazine Editor of the Year’ Peter Jackson, Media Week Editor Steve Barrett, model and actress Linda Lusardi and Heart Radio’s Toby Anstis, narrowed down the magazine covers into the short list:
Fashion
Esquire (November 2008)
Glamour (September 2008)
GQ (December 2008)
Harper's BAZAAR (September 2008)
Love (February 2009)
Lifestyle
Clash (April 2009)
Good Housekeeping (November 2009)
Prima Baby & Pregnancy (June 2009)
Red (December 2008)
SHE (July 2009)
Celebrity & Entertainment
Bass Guitar Magazine (April 2009)
Esquire (February 2009)
OK! (March 2009)
Q (April 2009)
Radio Times (December 2008/Jan 2009)
Sports & Men's
Four Four Two (June 2009)
Huck (June 2009)
Muscle & Fitness (August 2009)
Rugby World (December 2008)
Tennis Life (March 2009)
Specialist & Hobbies
BBC History (November 2008)
Bob the Builder (January/February 2009)
Creative Steps (January/February 2009)
Empire (June 2009)
Songlines (January/February 2009)
Business & General Interest
Geographical (January 2009)
Isquared (Spring 2009)
Newsweek (November 2008)
Profi International Tractors & Farm Machinery (June 09)
Time (December 2008)
The overall winner and category winners will be announced on 13 October.
The UK public are encouraged to vote for their favourite cover with a reward of a GBP2.50 iSUBSCRiBE gift voucher – a stark contrast to other public polls, in which participants pay to vote. The voucher may be redeemed against iSUBSCRiBE’s entire range of 1,200 magazine subscriptions. Plus, GBP1 from every subscription sold using the gift vouchers will be donated by iSUBSCRiBE to children’s charity Rays of Sunshine.
© 2009, The F Stops Here. All rights reserved. (Jessica D. Korman)
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