FAQs

Below you should find the answers to any questions you may have. If not, please get in touch with the team on events@ppa.co.uk.

You have until midnight on Friday 28 February to complete your entry.

You can view the categories and criteria  here. Select the categories you want to enter; you’ll then need to log in or create an account to continue to the entry form.

Everything you need to know about entering can be found here.


    The PPA Awards are for specialist media publishers in the UK. Work submitted must be published between 1 January 2024 and 31 January 2025, and originally published for the UK market. Material that first appeared in other media, such as newspapers and books, is not eligible. You can read the full terms and conditions  here.

      Within each entry you will be asked to detail your success in 500 words. Please ensure that you address each individual category criteria point clearly, as this is what the judges will be scoring against. You will have the chance to upload three supporting documents.

      If you are providing links to information behind a data/pay wall, make sure to include login details so our judges can access the content. Strong entries provide context with their results. We suggest you compare figures to previous years, your business plan, or to the rest of the market. Remember, values provide more context than percentages on their own. All information submitted within an entry will remain confidential and will only be used for the purpose of judging.

      • PPA member: £193 + VAT - use discount code: PPAMEMBER25 at final checkout.

      • Non-member: £386 + VAT

      • Independent Publisher PPA member: £154.40 + VAT - use discount code: PPAIPMEMB25 at final checkout.

      • Independent Publisher non-member: £308.80 + VAT - use discount code: INDEPENDENT25 at final checkout.

      The tickets are on sale now. Click here to book yours today.

      We will announce the 2025 shortlist in spring. Make sure you sign up to our newsletters here to be the first to find out.

      We pride ourselves on the robustness of our judging process, ensuring all entries are fairly considered and thoroughly reviewed. Over 50 industry experts review our entries to ultimately decide on the shortlist and winners in a two-step judging process. 

      Tickets go on sale in the new year. Each ticket includes a welcome drinks reception, unlimited wine, beer, and soft drinks, a 3-course meal with tea, coffee, and petit fours, and an incredible night of entertainment. There will be state-of-the-art production, a dance floor, and DJ – plus there’s exclusive use of the private fairground onsite.
      • Arrival & drinks reception: 18:00
      • Dinner is served: 19:00
      • Awards ceremony: 21:00
      • After party: 22:15
      • Event close: 00:00

      The event will be held at City Central at the HAC, Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4TW. Location information linked here. The venue is fully accessible.

      The winners will be announced during an awards ceremony on 26 June 2024 at City Central at the HAC. Timings below:

      • Arrival & drinks reception: 18:00

      • Dinner is served: 19:00

      • Awards ceremony: 21:00

      • After party: 22:15

      • Event close: 00:00

      The PPA is working towards a greener future and our events are part of that. We look to implement a number of action points across 2023 including working with event suppliers that have sustainable and responsible solutions to limit our carbon footprint.

      What are we doing:

      • Our venue is awarded the full three stars from the Sustainable Restaurant Association for its practices and holds science-based targets around its net zero goals, is moving away from traditional fuels and increasing our use of more sustainable fuel methods, ensures 100% of plastic waste is recycled, avoiding single-use items as much as possible, and ensuring that on average 90% of our staff travel to the venue by public transport.
      • Our caterers 'Create food' design dishes sourcing only the highest quality seasonal and sustainable ingredients, prioritise suppliers who are artisanal small business from within London, introducing a fully electric fleet of vehicles to cut down on their carbon footprint.
      • Our event suppliers have sustainable and responsible solutions with recycling and waste minimisation solutions
      • Our trophies are made from recycled plastic.
      • Programmes are printed using FSC certified and Carbon Balanced paper via the World Land Trust's offsetting scheme.
      • Promoting green ways of travelling to all guests.
      • Reducing unnecessary print where possible.

      If you want to get in touch to find out more, or have any event sustainability suggestions please email events@ppa.co.uk.

      If you can't find the answer to your question above, please don't hesitate to contact the team here.