Categories & enter

Before you start:

 

To be considered for any of the below categories, please note that the following criteria must be met first.

The newsletter:

  • Must be from a publisher* that releases content regularly and primarily in at least one other medium - print or online.
  • Must have published a newsletter between January 2024 and March 2025.

We welcome entries from all over the world as we believe newsletters should be celebrated globally, but for the purposes of judging, we can only accept English-language newsletters. Please be aware for overseas entries that the awards ceremony will be held in London in June 2025.

Entries close on April 4th 2025.

*B2B or B2C organisation of any size whose primary purpose is to publish editorial content to an audience across print or online. Unfortunately, we cannot accept entries from blogs or companies whose primary business is not publishing at this time.

 

Judging:

 

Once entries have closed and judging is complete, a shortlist will be announced in late April 2025. The shortlist will be judged by leading media and publishing figures from around the world to determine a winner for each category. A full list of judges can be seen on our website. The exception to this is the ‘Publisher Newsletter of the Year’ category, which will be chosen from among the winners of other categories by the Media Voices team and announced on the night.

 

About the event:

 

The Publisher Newsletter Awards will take place on June 10th 2025 in London following the Publisher Newsletter and Print Summits. Tickets for both are on sale on our sister website.

The event will be open to everyone, and we’d love you to join us to celebrate the best publisher newsletters, whether shortlisted or not. If you can't attend, that will in no way affect your entry, which is judged by an independent panel of experts. We won't swap out a winner just because they couldn't make it.

 

Entry fees

For the first time this year, we've had to introduce entry fees to cover the cost of necessary Award software which helps the process flow smoothly. Should you have any issues meeting the costs, please drop us a line .

1 entry: £29.99

Subsequent entries: £10

The discount will be applied at checkout. If you enter in multiple stages/transactions, subsequent entries will still be discounted.

Please note, we will not be issuing refunds for newsletters which don't make the shortlist or don't qualify - please check eligibility prior to entering.


Select the first category you wish to enter from the list below, and click ENTER NOW. You will be able to choose further categories after you have started your first entry. You will need to register on the platform before you can complete your entry.

Please complete all questions when registering. Note: you will receive an email with a validation code which must be added to complete the registration process. Please check your junk folder. If you do not want to complete your entry in one sitting, you can part complete your entry and come back to it later.

Your information is automatically saved. Simply login again to complete your entry.

To submit your entry, agree to the terms and conditions then click the CONTINUE button at the bottom of the page. If you forget your password please use the reset password link on the login page.

2025 categories

To enter a category, please select 'Enter now' on the relevant category. Once you've logged in, you'll be able to enter additional categories from your dashboard.

If it's your first time entering with us, you'll be prompted to create an account - this will mean you can save your progress and submit your entry when you're ready.

Content Awards 

Calling all business-to-business publishers! Whether your newsletter is about a global or a niche industry, if it’s for a B2B audience, this is the category for you.
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This category is for newsletters publishing daily content to keep readers up-to-date with the fast-paced news cycle.
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From cinema to TV to books, from celebrities to gaming to podcasts, this category spotlights newsletters that bring recommendations and reviews to their audience’s inbox.
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Whether you’re discussing making the perfect roast or the best wine to pair with it, enter your newsletter in this section to tickle our judges’ tastebuds.
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This category is for newsletters looking to help their readers live their best lives, through improving their finances, careers, relationships, skills, family life and more.
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This award celebrates newsletters that are targeted at specific interests and pastimes, from gardening tips to angling, crafting to stargazing.
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Audiences can build strong, deep relationships with individual journalists and editors leading publisher newsletters. New for 2025, this category is for publications who have newsletters fronted by an individual.

Note: The newsletter name doesn't necessarily have to be built around the individual, but they do need to be a visible presence the majority of the time in the newsletter to qualify for this category.
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Whether you've produced a pop-up newsletter dedicated to a specific event or have created a newsletter course for your publication, this category is to celebrate newsletters with a dedicated start and end point.
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Newsletters have an important part to play in reaching and engaging local communities. If you’ve got a newsletter that’s smashing its community outreach, enter it here.
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For newsletters that keep their audiences informed about the latest news, whether that’s daily breaking news updates or deep dive analysis of world events.
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This category is for newsletters that are developed alongside a partner, either as part of a commercial relationship or for audience reach. Whole newsletters or series (3 or more sends) can apply.
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This award recognises the unique work that goes into delivering a newsletter that keeps readers up-to-date within the rapidly shifting political landscape.
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From in-depth analysis of the newest developments in high-tech to consumer-focused trends, this will showcase the best technology and science newsletters.
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From match-day updates to player predictions, we’ve seen plenty of examples of publishers feeding their audience’s thirst for sports through newsletters. Tell us all about it here.
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Strategic Awards 

We love launches. Tell us about why you’ve decided to launch a newsletter and what key audience needs it addresses, for a chance to win the best newsletter launch award.

Please note that in order to qualify for this category, the newsletter must have launched between January 2024 and March 2025.
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*FREE TO ENTER* Is someone in your publishing business driving your newsletter strategy forwards? Or has someone in the wider industry inspired your newsletter efforts? Nominate them for Newsletter Hero of the Year!
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The best of the best, this newsletter will be the one that stands head and shoulders above all others. This category isn’t open for entry, but will be chosen from among the winners of all the other categories.
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