You can enter directly through the 'categories and criteria' page on the website.

Simply review the category descriptions and criteria, select which you'd like to enter and click 'process'. 

You'll be taken to the entry form which requires 500 words detailing your entry and addressing the criteria, 200 words displaying results, up to three supporting documents, and enter a couple of details about the nominator should we need to contact you regarding your entry or making the shortlist.

You can submit your entries at any point during the nomination period (before Monday 9 February), and then log back in to edit and amend.

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.

The first part takes place online where judges carefully read and score your entries based on the criteria provided. During the second stage judges come together in person with their panels to decide on the shortlist and winners

Entry rates are listed before any membership or independent publisher discount is added.

To secure the discount use the relevant discount code at final stage of checkout: PPA member (50% off listed price): PPAMEMBER26; Independent Publisher PPA member (60% off listed price): PPAIPMEMB26; Independent Publisher non-member (20% off listed price): INDEPENDENT26.

The shortlist will be announced the week commencing Monday 23 March 2026.

To discover event partner opportunities please email faye.loader@ppa.co.uk.

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 PPA is working towards a greener future and our events are part of that. We look to implement a number of action points across our events 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

• 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.

We want everyone to feel great in whatever they're wearing. 

Dress to impress - anything from suits and cocktail dresses to shirts and summer dresses.