Following another hard-fought competition, the Guild of Motoring Writers is delighted to reveal the shortlisted entrants for the annual Awards.
The winners will be announced and presented with their trophies and prizes during the Guild’s annual black-tie dinner, which will be held at its traditional venue of the Royal Automobile Club in London on 7th December.
As well as Guild members and their colleagues from the automotive PR industry this event always features top personalities from the world of motoring, motorsport and beyond. Among the 2023 guests will be F1 legend John Watson, celebrated automotive designers Richard Woolley and Peter Stevens, silversmith and automotive enthusiast Brenton West from BBC TV’s The Repair Shop and BBC Radio 2’s ‘Sally Traffic’ – Sally Boazman.
The finalists in each category are as follows;
AA Campaigning for Motoring Award
Jack Carfrae; Andrew Charman; Ray Massey
BCA Feature Writer of the Year
Jack Carfrae; Claire Evans; James Taylor
Bentley Motors Editor of the Year
Richard Aucock; Mark Bursa; Tom Geggus
Footman James Classic Writer of the Year
David Burgess-Wise; Trinity Francis; Simon Hucknall
Genesis Award for Automotive Technology Journalism
Alex Grant; Ray Massey; James Taylor
GOMW MICA Young PR Professional of the Year Award
sponsored by Meridian Audio
Sam Buckingham; Bryony Snelling; Anastasia Vadera
IVECO Industrial Commercial Vehicle Writer of the Year
Jack Carfrae; Louise Cole; Trinity Francis
Lexus Photographic Awards – General
Jonathan Fleetwood; Jayson Fong; Matt Howell
Lexus Photographic Awards – Motorsport
Will Broadhead; Jakob Ebrey; Drew Gibson
MG Young Writer of the Year Award
Yousuf Ashraf; Dino Buratti; Charlie Martin
Prodrive Motorsport Cup
Indira Flack; Maurice Hamilton; Guy Loveridge
Prova PR Business Writer of the Year
Tom Geggus; Jonathan Manning; Tim Wallace
RAC EV Journalist of the Year Award
Alex Grant; Paul Horrell; Lucy Radley
Suzuki Award for the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy
Richard Jenkins; Jon Saltinstall; Andy Saunders