Printing Charity’s Rising Star Awards see prizes for 19 publishing workers

Nineteen publishing workers were among 52 winners of The Printing Charity’s Rising Star Awards.

The awards, formerly known as the Print Futures Awards, are given each year to individuals aged 18 to 30 in the printing, paper, publishing, packaging and graphics sector.

Each of the 52 winners will receive a grant of up to £1,500 each and came from more than 40 companies.

They included Hannah Chukwu from Hamish Hamilton, Suzanne Connelly from Ebury, Casey Davoren from Little, Brown, Daniela Ferrante from Fairlight Books and Chelsea Graham from Bloomsbury. 

At the awards ceremony, Lord Black of Brentwood, deputy chairman of the Telegraph Media Group and the charity’s president emeritus, said: “On a truly momentous day in Westminster, it’s so good to be back after three long years and to see that the talent is as bright and shining as ever. Thank you to all who have made these awards such a force in our industry and a beacon for young talent.

“This sector used to be thought of as dominated by men so I’m particularly thrilled that of the 52 winners, 40 are women. That’s a real cause for celebration. The ladies have stolen the show.

“It’s awards like this and the message they send that will help us keep challenging outdated perceptions, breaking down remaining barriers, and showing how very real our commitment is to equality, diversity, and inclusion.”

Neil Lovell, The Printing Charity’s chief executive, added: “One of the most important things we do in the year is raise awareness of young people in the sector and how vital they are. Our awards are nearly 20 years old but one thing we know from the last few years is you certainly cannot predict the future, but we do know that to thrive you have to adapt.

“Our sector does that and it’s the young people in the room today and those joining our sector doing amazing things that these awards are about. They are a fantastic way of shining a light on current and future talent and it’s important that moving forward we use your voice to encourage others to come into the sector. Without you, the sector will die.”

More on the winners in the publishing category can be found here. 

The full list of publishing winners were:

Rosie Catcheside, Mslexia Publications
Hannah Chukwu, Penguin Random House UK
Suzanne Connelly, Penguin Random House UK
Casey Davoren, Little, Brown Book Group
Daniela Ferrante, Fairlight Books
Chelsea Graham, Bloomsbury
Émilie Hames, Penguin Random House UK
Florence Hassall, OUP
Helena Heald, Edinburgh University Press
Isabel Martin, Headline Fiction 
Maris Omena-Neale, Sage Publishing
Lydia Osborne, Liverpool University Press
Hannah Penny, Farshore
Katie Shearer, Orphans Publishing 
Verity Stuart, Wiley-Blackwell
Jessica Thompson, Liverpool University Press
Katherine Totterdell, Class Professional Publishing 
Kate Sassienie, Hachette UK
Rose Wolfe-Emery, OUP