This just in! Announcing Stack Awards 2017 winners

The winners of the third annual Stack Awards were announced in London on Monday 20 November 2017. The annual event celebrates for the third year in a row some of the most exciting independent magazine makers from around the world. Shortlisted publisher gathered at The Queen of Hoxton in London to see the announcement of The Stack Awards 2017 winners.

The subversive fashion title Buffalo Zine picked up Magazine of the Year, presented by Jeremy Leslie from magCulture. Special congratulations should go to design and crafts magazine MacGuffin for winning both Editor of the Year and Art Director of the Year. Meanwhile Anxy, a new mental health magazine, was named both Launch of the Year and Stack Subscribers’ Choice. Eye magazine’s 8000 unique covers for the current issue won Cover of the Year. Scottish student magazine Crumble was awarded Student Magazine of the Year, and Weapons of Reason picked up Best Use of Illustration.

Here’s the full list of winning and commended magazines. 

Magazine Of The Year
Winner:
Buffalo Zine (UK)
Commended:
Good Trouble (USA)
Migrant Journal (UK)

Launch of the Year
Winner:
Anxy Magazine (USA)
Commended:
Migrant Journal (UK)
The Move (UK)

Editor of the Year
Winner:
MacGuffin (Netherlands)
Commended: 
The Happy Reader (UK)
Howler (USA)

Art Director of the Year
Winner:
MacGuffin (Netherlands)
Commended:
Hello (USA)
Sabat (UK)

Cover of the Year
Winner:
Eye Magazine (UK)
Commended:
Good Trouble (USA)
Pan and the Dream (USA)

Best Use of Photography
Winner:
Four & Sons (Australia)
Commended:
Petrie (UK)
Victory (USA)

Best Use of Illustration
Winner:
Weapons of Reason (UK)
Commended:
Beneficial Shock (UK)
Oogst (Belgium)

Best Original Non-Fiction
Winner:
Rouleur (UK)
Commended:
Even N(USA)
Scenario (Denmark)

Best Original Fiction
Winner:
Harvard Design Magazine (USA)
Commended:
212 (Turkey)
Zoetrope (USA)

Student Magazine of the Year 
Winner:
Crumble (UK)
Commended:
Brasilia (Germany)
The Tangerine (UK)

Stack Subscriber's Choice
Winner:
Anxy Magazine (USA)
Commended:
Racquet (USA)