The British Guild of Beer Writers has announced the shortlist for its 2024 awards. Winners will be announced on 27th November, at The Social, in London.
“Despite the negative economic factors that makes writing — and especially beer and cider writing — a difficult profession, this year’s shortlist is full of incredible writers pushing the narrative on how we see beer and cider,” said chair of judges David Jesudason.
The finalists
Best commissioned beer writing
Pete Brown
Ariana DiValentino
Mark Dredge
Will Hawkes
Katie Mather
Best short-form beer writing
David Bailey
Pete Brown
Mark Dredge
Katie Mather
Best technical communication about beer
Charlotte Cook
Matthew Curtis
Mark Dredge
Anthony Gladman
Andy Parker
Best book about beer or pubs
Kris Butler
Martyn Cornell
Matthew Curtis
Simon Jenkins
Dr Christina Wade
Best audio and video beer communication
Simon Webster, Alison Taffs, Clare Phillips, David King
James Dowdeswell
Ben Gibbs
Sam Grist
Emma Inch
Best communication about no- and low-alcohol beer
Matthew Curtis
Mark Dredge
Ben Gibbs
Emma Inch
David Nilsen
Best communication about sustainability in beer and pubs
Jemma Beedie
Matthew Curtis
Mark Dredge
Laura Hadland
Ruvani de Silva
Best communication about beer and travel
Michael Clarke
Lucy Corne
Matthew Curtis
Emmie Harrison-West
Ruvani de Silva
Best communication about pubs
Pete Brown
Michael Clarke
Rachel Hendry
Emma Inch
Neil Walker
Best newcomer to beer communication
Martin Dixon
Anaïs Lecoq
Cliff Lucas
Best beer business communicator
James Beeson
Will Hawkes
Rob MacKay
Jessica Mason
Daniel Woolfson
Best self-published beer writing
Rachel Auty
Pete Brown
Laura Hadland
Lloyd Lugsden
Jane Peyton
Best citizen beer communicator
Beer Fridge Podcast
Tori Powell
Jessamy Queree
Imran Rahman-Jones
Tom Smith
Best communication about cider
Laura Hadland
Anaïs Lecoq
Jane Peyton
Adam Wells
Guild award for best communication about diversity in beer
Lucy Corne
Emma Inch
Anaïs Lecoq
Tori Powell
Ruvani de Silva
Best corporate beer communication
Rachel Auty
Pete Brown
CAMRA
Charlotte Turner
Brewer of the year
Dominic Driscoll (Thornbridge Brewery)
James Godman (Wilderness Brewery)
Jacob Hobbs (Hackney Church Brew Co)
Kate Hyde (Hand Brew Co)
