The Drum's founder and editor Gordon Young has received the most prestigious accolade for an individual working in Scottish magazine publishing.

Young collected The Murray Cochran Award, which recognises the achievement and contribution made to the Scottish magazine industry, at last night's PPA Scottish Magazine Awards in Edinburgh.

He said of the award: “I am flattered and delighted. It is a real honour being recognised by people you respect in this way. But publishing is very much a team effort and it is fair to say The Drum would not have had the success it has enjoyed over the last few years if I was not surrounded by a first rate team.”

DC Thomson title Animal Planet was crowned magazine of the year and also won the award for best consumer magazine design.

Edinburgh-based firm CMYK Design was a big winner on the night, taking three awards in total: best business & professional
magazine design for FYi, the magazine of the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland; customer magazine of the
year for Aurora, the magazine for all eleven Highlands & Islands Airports; and member magazine of the year for
Surgeons’ News, for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

The Big Issue Scotland based in Glasgow, also picked up three awards, winning best magazine cover, consumer magazine editor of the year and consumer magazine feature writer of the year.

2011 Scottish Magazine Award winners in full:

Scottish Magazine of the Year
Animal Planet, DC Thomson

Murray Cochran AwardMagazine publishing graduate of the year
Pamela Jane Morris, Edinburgh Napier University

Chairman’s Award
John Ross Scott, Living Orkney, Orkney Media

Best magazine design: business & professional
FYi, CMYK Design

Best magazine design: consumer
Animal Planet, DC Thomson

Best magazine cover
El Presidente, The Big Issue Scotland

Brand extension
The Official Jacqueline Wilson Mag, DC Thomson

Business & professional magazine of the year
ENT & Audiology News, Pinpoint Scotland

Consumer magazine of the year
Dumfries & Galloway Life, CN Group Magazines

Customer magazine of the year
Aurora, CMYK Design

Digital magazine of the year
Life, White Light Media

Digital strategy of the year
The List, The List

Editor of the year: business & professional magazines
Gillian Macdonald, Times Educational Supplement Scotland, TSL Education

ditor of the year: consumer magazines
Paul McNamee, The Big Issue Scotland

Feature writer of the year: business & professional magazines
Ross Reid, Holyrood, Holyrood Communications

Feature writer of the year: consumer magazines
Adam Forrest, The Big Issue Scotland

Member magazine of the year
Surgeons’ News, CMYK Design

Publisher of the year
Paul Grant, PSP Publishing

Sales initiative of the year
The Beano, DC Thomson

Staff magazine of the year
The Exova Magazine, White Light Media