BMS Awards: Jan to Mar (Q1) 2026
POSTED ON: 21/05/26
TAGS: BMS Awards
by Lucy Upton
Thanks to everyone who submitted campaigns for the Q1 Awards and congratulations to our winners!
Or a full list can be found below…
Q1 – Jan to Mar 2026
MULTI-TITLE
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Bloomsbury Cooks IWD event
Marketer: Mia Oakley / Bloomsbury
WINNER: Life Changes When You Listen
Marketers: Jo Kite MacCalla, Carmen Byers / PRH Audio
GUERRILLA
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Between Two Fires
Marketer: Holly Wilson / Gollancz (Orion)
WINNER: And Now, Back to You
Marketers: Charlotte Dixon, Carol-Anne Royer / Pan Macmillan
CHILDREN’S
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Gozzle
Marketer: Jade Potter / Macmillan Children’s
WINNER: Finn’s Epic Fails
Marketer: Emma Hardy-Quick / Simon & Schuster Children’s
YOUNG ADULT
HIGHLY COMMENDED: A Stage Set for Villains
Marketer: Yasmin Anshoor / Mayhem (Penguin Michael Joseph)
WINNER: Queen of Faces
Marketer: Aisling O’Mahony / HarperFire (HC Children’s)
DEBUT
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Esther is Now Following You
Marketer: Jen Porter / Transworld
WINNER: Motherfaker
Marketers: Claire Bush, Zoe Coxon / Pan Macmillan
ADULT NON-FICTION: NARRATIVE
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Bimbo
Marketer: Sophie Shaw / Cornerstone
WINNER: A Hymn to Life
Marketers: Annie Rose, Chloe Healy, Olivia Pither / Vintage
ADULT NON-FICTION: LIFESTYLE
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Ramadan Kitchen
Marketers: Vicki Watson, Caroline Oestergaard / Pavilion (HC)
WINNER: I Still Believe in Miracles
Marketer: Margarida Mendes Ribeiro / Ebury
ADULT FICTION
HIGHLY COMMENDED: My Friends
Marketers: Amy Fulwood, Kate Kaur / Simon & Schuster
WINNER: Hooked
Marketers: Liv Marsden & Ellen Woodley / 4th Estate
Q1 2026 SPOTLIGHT AWARD WINNERS
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT: Friday Book Club
Marketers: Rebecca Morrison, Sarah Sleath / Collins
INNOVATION: Onyx Storm PB
Marketers: Laura Vile, Katy Brigden / Piatkus (Little Brown)
CREATIVITY: It’s Not What You Think
Marketers: Adam Humphrey, Vicky Joss, Alexandra Sequeira / HarperFiction
GRAFT: The Last Starborn Seer
Marketers: Shannon Hewitt, Jo Liddiard / Head of Zeus
FORMAT: Careless People PB
Marketer: Claire Bush / Pan Macmillan
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