2020 Tabbies seeing participation from wide variety of industry sectors

VANCOUVER (March 24, 2020) — The team at TABPI sends along kind thoughts and our warm wishes to you and your staff. Given the current global health concerns, we wanted to let you know we’re thinking of you and hope you are all keeping well!

We also wanted to extend a big thank you to all of those who’ve entered the 2020 Tabbie Awards so far. We’ve received a large number of entries from a variety of publications and sectors, which is wonderful. To us, this means you’re proud of the work of fellow colleagues, yourself, and the publications you work for and want to honor it.

The Tabbie Awards celebrate the best in B2B publications across the world — including editorial, design, and digital and social media. The competition is open to both print and online-only publications. What’s more, we recently announced the late deadline for the 2020 awards is March 31st, so you still have time to submit entries!

Here is a list of some of the categories that have entered so far:

  • Aerospace
  • Airports and aircraft
  • Architecture
  • Automotive
  • Baking
  • Banking and credit
  • Civil engineering
  • Construction and trades
  • Convenience stores
  • Design engineering
  • Education
  • Finance and accounting
  • Freight and transportation
  • Human resources
  • Insurance
  • IT and communications
  • Law enforcement and security
  • Legal
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Medical
  • Metals and metalworking
  • Military
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Pet stores and supplies
  • Plumbing
  • Real estate
  • Regional business magazines
  • Restaurants and bars
  • Retail merchandising and distribution
  • Spas and resorts
  • Sports
  • Trade show marketing and exhibition

If you are a B2B publication, however, there are no restrictions. The Tabbies’ competition encompasses 18 categories, and is open to English-language B2B publications that are published at least three times a year.

Submissions can be made by following this link: https://tabpi.submittable.com/submit. Judges for the competition are culled from suggestions of regional editorial groups around the world. Submit by March 31st, 2020. Winners will be announced on or about July 15th, 2020.

Thank you so much for all of your support. Stay healthy!


Trade, Association and Business Publications International, or TABPI (www.tabpi.org), is a global organization dedicated to bringing together editors and designers working for English-language publications, and fostering a shared interest in editorial ethics and excellence. TABPI’s renowned editorial and design awards program, the Tabbie Awards, is open to English-language B2B publications in more than 40 countries, and encompasses 12 editorial and six design categories.

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