The official shortlist for the Mumbrella Publish Awards 2025 has been revealed, with a plethora of companies, publications and individuals named.
The awards recognise and celebrate the best work and standout talent across consumer, B2B and custom publishing.
Now in its 29th year, the Mumbrella Publish Awards are the Australian publishing industry’s biggest and longest running awards program.
There are 27 categories up for grabs spanning editorial, design, branded content, video, sales, audio and events, and this year sees two new categories introduced – Emerging Publication of the Year and the Award for Innovation.
The Mumbrella Publish Awards 2025 will take place on September 25th, at The Eveleigh in Sydney.
A selection of the nominees can be viewed below:
Magazine Cover of the Year
Better Homes & Gardens – Are Media
International Traveller – Australian Traveller Media
Coles Magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency
CityMag – Solstice Media
Fresh Ideas Magazine – Woolworths
Best Podcast (Single Episode)
Hold The Moment Podcast – Dementia Australia & Deadset Studios for Dementia Australia
‘How Ya Travellin’? – Keep Left for Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds
I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin – Entertainment Network & FNL
Let’s Talk About Death, Baby – Life’s Booming: Dying to Know – Medium Rare Content Agency for Australian Seniors
There’s No Place Like Home: After She Leaves Episode 7: “This Is Not Punishment.” – Future Women
Best Podcast (Series)
Dying to Know – Life’s Booming, Medium Rare Content Agency for Australian Seniors
Hold The Moment Podcast – Dementia Australia & Deadset Studios for Dementia Australia
There’s No Place Like Home: After She Leaves – Future Women
Trial By Water – The Age, Nine
We Have A Situation – Michelle Bridges – 12 Week Body Transformation with Boost Lab
Newsletter of the Year
Broadsheet – Broadsheet Media
CPA Update – CPA Australia
Money Magazine – Rainmaker Information
Travel Daily – Business Publishing Group
The Energy – ASCO (Investments)
Launch/Relaunch of the Year
Create – Mahlab for Engineers Australia
Junkee – Junkee Media
Open Road Transformation – The NRMA – Open Road
Prestige Magazine – Domain
taste.com.au Relaunch: A Bold Evolution of Australia’s Leading Food Platform – taste.com.au, News Corp Australia
The House of Wellness Website Relaunch – houseofwellness.com.au – Suddenly Content Agency with Body+Soul for Chemist Warehouse
Young Writer of the Year (30 or Under)
Laura Masia – PEDESTRIAN.TV
Melissa Woodley – Time Out Australia
Rachel Iorfino – Are Media
Sally Spicer – Future Women
Columnist of the Year
Avril Treasure – Time Out
Damian Francis – Business Publishing Group
Luke Buckmaster – Flicks
Editor of the Year
Genevra Leek, Qantas Magazine, Medium Rare Content Agency
Jasmine Fellows, Cosmos Magazine, Careers with STEM Magazine, Australian University Science Magazine, Refraction Media
Jacqui Kwong, Coles Magazine, Medium Rare Content Agency
Kristine Tarbert, 9Travel – nine.com.au, Nine
Megan Osborne, Better Homes & Gardens, Are Media
Publish Leader of the Year
Aidan Anderson – CEO & Editor in Chief, The Local Project
Alice Griffin – Editor in Chief, Junkee Media
Claire Bradley – General Manager, Coles, Medium Rare Content Agency
Kirsten Galliott – Head of Content, Travel & Business, Medium Rare Content Agency
Brand of the Year
Better Homes & Gardens – Are Media
IN Noosa Magazine – InPublishing
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age – Nine
The Guardian
Website of the Year
Flicks
Man of Many
TrulyAus.com – AusBiz for Rex Airlines
Publication of the Year
Adventure.com with Intrepid Travel and Good&Proper
Australian Doctor – Australian Doctor Group
Better Homes & Gardens – Are Media
Insurance News Magazine – Insurance News
The Local Project
You can find the full list of nominees here.
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