BMS Awards: Apr to Jun (Q2) 2026
POSTED ON: 10/09/26
TAGS: BMS Awards
by Lucy Upton
Thanks to everyone who submitted campaigns for the Q2 2026 Awards and congratulations to our winners!
Or a full list can be found below…
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Q2 – Apr to Jun 2026
MULTI-TITLE
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Ultimate Football Heroes
Marketer: Nassima Bouchenak / Bonnier
WINNER: Terry Pratchett’s Hat Parade
Marketers: Julia Gaynor, Helena Sheffield / Transworld
GUERRILLA
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Magical Matcha Teashop
Marketers: Chloe Cummings, Katie Sadler, Grace Edwards / One More Chapter
WINNER: Groovy, Laidback and Nasty
Marketers: Javerya Iqbal and Tom Noble / White Rabbit
CHILDREN’S
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Ice Cream Crocodile
Marketers: Emma Golay, Sarah Connell / Faber Children’s
WINNER:Is This A Plum?
Marketer: Hannah Sidorjak / PRH Children’s
YOUNG ADULT
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Release Me
Marketers: Olivia Carson, Sophie Porteous, Lorrie Rose / Electric Monkey (Farshore)
WINNER: Survival Show
Marketers: Alesha Bonser, Simi Toor / Gallery YA (S&S Children’s)
DEBUT
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Dissection of a Murder
Marketer: Claire Bush / Pan Macmillan
WINNER: Yesteryear
Marketers: Liv Marsden, Ellen Woodley / 4th Estate
ADULT NON-FICTION: NARRATIVE
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Talking Classics
Marketers: Rosie Parnham. Dahmicca Wright / Profile
WINNER: London Falling
Marketers: El Gibbons, Alice Smith / Pan Macmillan
ADULT NON-FICTION: LIFESTYLE
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Book of Birds
Marketers: Yazmeen Akhtar, Sahina Bibi, Emily Cox / Penguin General
WINNER: The Walking Cure
Marketer: Darcie O’Meara / Bloomsbury
ADULT FICTION
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Midnight Train
Marketers: Alice Shortland, Emily Cox / Canongate
WINNER: Land
Marketers: Lucy Howkins, Phoebe Khalid / Headline
Q2 2026 SPOTLIGHT AWARD WINNERS
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT: Brave New Summer
Marketer: Sophie Rosewell / HQ
INNOVATION: Literally x Unapologetic Love Story
Marketers: Alexandra Watkins, Meg Donnelly / Pan Macmillan
CREATIVITY: Transcription
Marketer: Simon Heafield / Granta
GRAFT: Daggermouth
Marketers: Meg Donnelly, Becky Lushey / Pan Macmillan
FORMAT: Five
Marketers: Vicki Watson, Caroline Oestergaard, Adam Humphrey / Juniper (HQ)
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