Magazines’ big chance to create an awards event that matters

Tim Burrowes

November 15, 2010 9:56

Friday saw Publishers Australia’s excellence awards.

Previously known as the Bell Awards, I think it’s the fifth time I’ve been along.

If you’re not familiar with them, previously they’ve to a certain extent been the “other” magazine awards – a chance for those from the less glamorous world of B2B and niche publishing to have a moment in the spotlight instead of their glossy peers.

Until the downturn, the big mags had their own big night – organised by Magazine Publishers of Australia.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.