The PPA Next Gen Awards recognise people under thirty working across trusted editorial brands in consumer and business media. This year there are thirty professional winners and four student winners, chosen by a panel of judges from across the industry, from publishers including Hearst UK, Good Housekeeping and Stylist as well as specialist trade titles.
- Entries closed: 8 July 2026
- Winners announced: 2 September 2026
- Celebration: Thursday 8 October 2026, The Virgin Hotel, Shoreditch
Look at the job titles
The categories no longer look like a masthead. Alongside writers and editors are data analysts, audience developers, events specialists, insight teams and people working on AI. That is what a publishing team looks like now, and it matters for anyone building the tools those teams use every day.
The future of publishing depends on talented people and the opportunities we create for them to thrive. — Sajeeda Merali, PPA
A CMS designed only for editors now has to serve colleagues who need clean data on what readers do, reliable tagging that audience teams can segment on, and events and subscriptions that sit on the same reader record. Congratulations to this year's winners. The platforms they work on should be as good as they are.
