The UK leads the world in greeting cards, both in design and per capita send – The Henries awards celebrate this pre-eminence.
Named after Sir Henry Cole (who introduced the first commercially produced Christmas card in 1843), The Henries were introduced by Progressive Greetings Worldwide magazine in 1996 as annual awards to shine the spotlight on greeting card ranges.
The Henries Awards are the ultimate accolades in greeting card publishing, and each year some 14,000 cards are entered! The Henries award categories span the whole gamut of greeting card publishing, from humour to cute, art to children’s and everything in between.
The majority of the awards categories are for card ranges that have either been launched in the preceding year or for new designs to an existing range.
The finalists in The Henries 2023 product awards as well as the contenders for The Lynn Tait Most Promising Young Designer or Artist were announced on August 3, following a two-stage judging process, involving 100 retail buyers. The finalists can be viewed by clicking on the tab above.
The Henries awards are open to all publishers (or UK distributors), from the largest multi-national to the smallest one-man band. Entry is totally free of charge. The Henries 2023 opened for entries in March with plenty of time for publishers to submit as the closing date the year for the main product entries was Sunday 18 June.
The judging panel for the product categories, as ever, comprised top retail buyers from right across the retail spectrum including specialist multiples, design-led independents, small groups, department store selectors, supermarket buyers etc.
Continuing on from the success of the approach taken in 2022, there was a two-stage judging process for The Henries 2023. The initial judging stage will take place online. As a result of this, a shortlist of contenders were arrived at. Following this, a live judging round of all shortlisted entries took place, (again being judged entirely by retailers) for which publishers were asked to supply actual physical card samples. These were put on display for the judges and their votes will decided the finalists and winner in all the product categories.
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The Lynn Tait Most Promising Young Designer or Artist category.
All entries to this special award category needed to be appreciated ‘in the flesh’ and so creatives (under the age of 35) were invited to submit ‘boards’ showcasing their artistic prowess.
Each entry demonstrated the entrant’s design talents (both generally as well as on the greeting card front) as well as giving an insight into their inspirations that serve to set them apart. (More details are featured under the Categories tab).
The Henries 2023 Awards ‘Big Night’
The Henries awards event is the industry’s ‘big night’. It is a fabulous opportunity for the greeting card community to get together and celebrate its creative excellence as well as its strong sense of camaraderie.
Taking place at The Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on Thursday 5 October 2023, The Henries 2023 awards will be full of colour and verve especially as it will take on a celebratory Mardi Gras theme!
The widespread support for The Henries 2023 from the whole industry is evidenced by the stellar line-up of sponsors, which include many leading trade suppliers, retailers, exhibition organisers.
Hooray for The Henries – awards that do the industry proud!
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