Four wins for Immediate at the BSME Awards 2026
Friday 15 May 2026
Immediate picked up four awards at the 2026 British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) Awards this week, recognising excellence across editorial, design, digital, social and content creation.
The Good Food and Olive art team was named Best Art Team, with judges praising them for ‘executing highly creative work across all platforms’.
The Good Food Podcast earned the title Best Podcast – Consumer, being recognised as ‘A strong, well-executed podcast with a confident creative format’.
Good Health by Good Food won Best Use of Social Media, commended for having ‘zeroed in on Gen Z audiences by battling TikTok misinformation’ and ‘smashing their 2026 targets by 60% already’.
The Readly Award, celebrating well-loved and highly read journalism, was bestowed upon Natalie Bass for her article ‘5 of the Best Gadgets for Gifting’. This article was the most read page of the year on Readly in 2025.
The BSME Talent Awards shine a spotlight on the brightest new names in British magazine and digital media. Hosted by broadcaster, and author Kemi Rodgers, alongside BSME Chair 2026 Ben Green, the event celebrated the next generation of editorial talent across print and digital platforms.
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