This is the magazine that demonstrates the most substantial improvement in quality, engagement and relevance to its readers across all platforms. It recognises the magazine that best demonstrates how it has improved its connection to its audience by a combination of editorial and business innovation and creativity.

Criteria

The award is for the magazine that best demonstrates how it has improved its connection to readers by a combination of:

• Editorial innovation 
• Business innovation, resulting in increases in circulation, readership and revenue 
• Creative execution – design, artwork and subbing 
• Integration of content across multiple platforms 
• Creativity and effectiveness of brand extensions across all platforms 
• Originality of content 
• Level of improvement in 12 months and leadership position in industry

Who can submit

All News Magazines and inserted magazines are eligible for this award.

What to submit

1. A supporting statement of up to 1200 words, plus any relevant supporting documentation, to show how the entry meets the selection criteria. 
2. Two copies of your magazine from within the judging period. These may be two copies of the same edition, or separate editions from different dates.

Your magazine’s website address or links to expired pages – if available - should be provided in your supporting statement.

Important note to editors

Your supporting statement provides the context to judge your entry. It is the most important element of your submission. You need to be detailed and specific in addressing how your publication meets the criteria. Your entry is not judged on the quality of the printed product alone and will be assessed on your innovation and use of other available platforms to increase penetration of your potential audience. Please include details of how your magazine had a competitive advantage over not just print rivals but also other media outlets and websites.

Who can nominate

Entries for Magazine of the Year must be lodged by the editor or editor-in-chief.

What to Enter

Entries in previous years have become elaborate productions, with attachments or inclusions which made the file sizes too large and time consuming for judges to open. Please remember your submission is NOT for publication and does not need to be high resolution. The document needs to be read, not reproduced. The entry will be judged on its content, NOT its appearance. Please keep file sizes down. Ideally, entries should be less than 10MB.

How to Enter

Only entries submitted through the entry website will accepted.

Hardcopies only of the magazine can be sent in the internal mail (where this service is provided) to News Awards, c/o Corporate Affairs, Level 5, News Limited, 2 Holt Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010.