2012 PICA Awards winners announced

And the winners are...

Editorial Excellence

• Columnist of the Year - Winner: Dan Nicholl for his column in Sports Illustrated (Media24)
  
• Columnist of the Year - Highly Commended: Sam Growdon for "Fashion According to Sam", GraziaSA
  
• Columnist of the Year - Highly Commended: Ian McNaught Davis for "Lump Sum of All Fears", Men's Health
  
• Feature Writer of the Year (Consumer) - Winner: Nico van Burick for "Kongo se Niari-Vallei 'Praat met 'n Boer'", Landbou Weekblad (Media24)
  
• Feature Writer of the Year (Consumer) - Highly Commended: Angus Powers for "To Hell & Back", Sports Illustrated
  
• Feature Writer of the Year (Customer) - Winner: Judy van der Walt for "The Cheetah Diaries", Wild Magazine (TIP Publishing)
  
• Feature Writer of the Year (B2B) - Winner: Liza Bohlmann for "Turn Comfort into Gold", The Diary Mail (Agri Connect)
  
• Profile Writer of the Year (Consumer) - Winner: Erns Grundling for "Holy Roller", Weg! and Go! (Media24)
  
• Profile Writer of the Year (Consumer) - Highly Commended: Elna van der Merwe for "Op 'n Skrywer se Spoor", Huisgenoot
  
• Profile Writer of the Year (Consumer) - Highly Commended: Marida Fitzpatrick for "Onse Mimi", SARIE
  
• Profile Writer of the Year (Customer) - Winner: Carryn-Ann Nel for "Die Onbekeerde Koos", Taalgenoot (ATKV)
  
• Health & Wellness Writer of the Year (Consumer) - Winner: Gotlhokwang Angoma for "Do you see yourself as you really are?", Women's Health (Media24)
  
• Health & Wellness Writer of the Year (Consumer) - Highly Commended: Janine Stephen for "The Transformers", Women's Health
  
• Travel Writer of the Year - Winner: Toast Coetzer for "Zen and the Art of Dodging Donkeys", Weg! and Go!
  
• Travel Writer of the Year - Highly Commended: Will Bendix for "Anarchy and A-Frames", ZigZag
  
• Travel Writer of the Year - Highly Commended: Justin Fox for "In Search of the Impossible Five", Getaway
  
• Non-professional Writer of the Year (Consumer) - Winner: Phindile Sithole-Spong for "HIV, Sex & me", ELLE
  
• Non-professional Writer of the Year (Consumer) - Highly Commended: Nico Nel for "Nico Nel se Geheime Boerewors Resep", SARIE
  
• Non-professional Writer of the Year (B2B) - Winner: Stewart Gibson for "Service Delivery Solutions for Water Services", Imiesa (3S Media)
  
• Designer of the Year (Layout of the Year) - Winner: Clinton Jurgens for "Can you (really) break your penis?", Men's Health (Media24)
  
• Designer of the Year (Layout of the Year) - Highly Commended: Mark Serra and the New Media Production team for "Pulling Strings", Woolworths Taste
  
• Designer of the Year (Layout of the Year) - Highly Commended: Clinton Jurgens for "The Sum of a few fears", Men's Health
  
• Designer of the Year (Layout of the Year) - Special Mention: MichELLE von Schlicht for "The Science Attraction", Women's Health
  
• Photographer/Photo-journalist of the Year - Winner: Graham De Lacy for "Why God Made Teachers", Joburg Style
  
• Photographer/Photo-journalist of the Year - Highly Commended: Jac Kritzinger for "Ready to rumble inside the African Wrestling Association", The Big Issue
  
• Photographer/Photo-journalist of the Year - Highly Commended: Ross Garrett and Kendal Zoghby for "As time goes by", Woman & Home
  
• Photographer/Photo-journalist of the Year - Special Mention: Alan van Gyse for "Through India", Zig Zag
  
• Visual Production of the Year - Winner: Tina-Marié Malherbe & Christopher Evans for "A Sensual Season", Plascon Spaces, NMP
  
• Visual Production of the Year- Highly Commended: Sean Laurenz and Robert Cilliers for "Your Perfect Summer", Men's Health

Customer Publishing Excellence

• Retail and Consumer Goods - Winner: Fresh Living, John Brown Media
  
• Retail and Consumer Goods - Highly Commended: Woolworths Taste, New Media
  
• Leisure and Lifestyle - Winner: Equinox, Highbury Safika Media
  
• Leisure and Lifestyle - Highly Commended: Mercedes Benz, New Media
  
• Leisure and Lifestyle - Highly Commended: Privé, New Media
  
• Education, Health, Conservation, Safety & Security - Winner: Wild, TIP Publishing
  
• Education, Health, Conservation, Safety & Security - Highly Commended: Mediclinic Family, New Media
  
• Financial & Other Professional Services - Winner: JSE, Highbury Safika Media
  
• Financial & Other Professional Services - Highly Commended: Siyasiza, New Media
  
• Financial & Other Professional Services - Highly Commended: Private Life, Eish Media
  
• Best Cover for a Customer Title - Winner: Wild (Autumn 2012), TIP Publishing
  
• Best Cover for a Customer Title - Highly Commended: JSE, Highbury Safika Media

Business-to-Business Publishing Excellence

• Professional Services - Winner: RISK SA, COSA Communication
  
• Professional Services - Highly Commended: Leadership, Cape Media Corporation
  
• Manufacturing, Trade and Retail - Highly Commended (no winner): AutoMobil, RamsayMedia
  
• Resource-based Industries - Winner: The Dairy Mail, AgriConnect
  
• Resource-based Industries - Highly Commended: Inside Mining, 3S Media
  
• Construction, Engineering & Related Industries - Winner: Civil Engineering, The South African Institution of Civil Engineering
  
• Construction, Engineering & Related Industries - Highly Commended: Imiesa, 3S Media
  
• Best cover for a B2B Title - Winner: RISK SA (January 2012), COSA Communications
  
• Best cover for a B2B Title - Highly Commended: The Dairy Mail (November 2011), AgriConnect

Consumer Publishing Excellence

• General Interest (Male & Female) - Winner: SARIE, Media24
  
• General Interest (Male & Female) - Highly Commended: You/Huisgenoot, Media24
  
• International General Interest (Male & Female) - Winner: Men's Health, Media24
  
• International General Interest (Male & Female) - Highly Commended: Marie Claire, Associated Media Publishing
  
• Special Interest (Male & Female) - Winner: Farmer's Weekly, Caxton Magazines
  
• Special Interest (Male & Female) - Highly Commended: ZigZag, Media24
  
• International Special Interest (Male & Female) - Winner: TopGear, Media24
  
• International Special Interest (Male & Female) - Highly Commended: ELLE, Times Media
  
• Décor, Crafts, Food & Gardening - Winner: Ideas/Idees, Media24
  
• Décor, Crafts, Food & Gardening - Highly Commended: House & Leisure, Associated Media Publishing
  
• Best Cover for a Consumer Title - Winner: House & Leisure (August 2011), Associated Media Publishing
  
• Best Cover for a Consumer Title - Highly Commended: ELLE Decoration (Winter Issue #84), Times Media
  
• Best Cover for a Consumer Title - Highly Commended: Ideas/Idees, Media24
  
• Opulent Living (Newspace Publishing) received a Special Mention in the new category Consumer Magazines (Largely Free Distribution)

Overall Publishing Excellence

• Launch / Relaunch - Philip Tyler Trophy - Winner: Good Housekeeping, Associated Media Publishing
  
• Launch / Relaunch - Philip Tyler Trophy - Highly Commended: Forbes Africa, ABN Publishing
  
• Launch / Relaunch - Philip Tyler Trophy - Highly Commended: TopGear, Media24
  
• Annuals, Directories, Product Guides and Special Editions - Winner: WegSleep - Kampgids 2012, Media24
  
• Annuals, Directories, Product Guides and Special Editions - Highly Commended: SARIE Woon, Media24
  
• Annuals, Directories, Product Guides and Special Editions - Highly Commended: ZigZag - 2011 Photo Journal, Media24
  
• Supplements - Winner: Pick n Pay Fresh Living - The Wonderful World of Green, John Brown Media
  
• Supplements - Highly Commended: Ackermans Club Magazine, Baby Supplement, New Media
  
• Online Solution - Winner: www.SARIE.com, SARIE, Media24
  
• Online Solution - Highly Commended: www.eatout.co.za, EatOut, New Media
  
• Online Solution - Highly Commended: www.yourparenting.co.za, Your Pregnancy, Media24
  
• 360 Degrees of Innovation - Winner: SARIE, Media24
  
• 360 Degrees of Innovation - Highly Commended: CAR, RamsayMedia
  
• 360 Degrees of Innovation - Highly Commended: Getaway, RamsayMedia
  
• Editor of the Year (Customer Publishing) - Winner: Justine Drake, Fresh Living, John Brown Media
  
• Editor of the Year (Customer Publishing) - Highly Commended: Sumien Brink, Woolworths TASTE, New Media
  
• Editor of the Year (B2B Publishing) - Winner: Andrew Mark, RISK SA, COSA Communications
  
• Editor of the Year (B2B Customer Publishing) - Highly Commended: Robbie Stammers, Leadership, Cape Media Corporation
  
• Jane Raphaely Editor of the Year Award (Consumer Publishing) - Winner: Kate Wilson, Women's Health, Media24
  
• Jane Raphaely Editor of the Year Award (Consumer Publishing) - Highly Commended: Laureen Rossouw, ELLE Decoration, Times Media
  
• Magazine of the Year (Customer) - Winner: Fresh Living, John Brown Media
  
• Magazine of the Year (Customer) - Highly Commended: Wild, TIP Publishing
  
• Magazine of the Year (B2B) - Winner: RISK SA, COSA Communication
  
• Magazine of the Year (B2B) - Highly Commended: The Dairy Mail, AgriConnect
  
• Magazine of the Year (Consumer) - Winner: SARIE, Media24
  
• Magazine of the Year (Consumer) - Highly Commended: Farmer's Weekly, Caxton Magazines
  
• Magazine of the Year (Consumer) - Highly Commended: Men's Health, Media24

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