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The Professional Publishers Association (PPA),[1] formerly known as the Periodical Publishers Association until 2011,[2] is the main publishing industry body[3] which promotes companies involved in the production of media, supporting the creative economy at governmental level[4] in the United Kingdom.
The organisation was first founded in 1913[5] as the Society of Weekly Newspapers and Periodical Proprieters to discuss matters around unionisation, distribution and material supplies in the early 20th Century. It celebrated its centenary on November 19, 2013.[6]
Much of the PPA's work is carried out through events, committees and public relations work as documented in their extensive archive of organisational documents dating back to 1942.[7] The association now also covers digital media[8] and a specific committee for smaller, independent publishers, the PPA Independent Publishers Network (IPN).[9]
The current CEO of the PPA is Sajeeda Merali, appointed in 2021.[10] The current Chair of the PPA Board is Nina Wright, appointed in 2022.[11]
The PPA Awards are run annually to recognise talent and excellence in the publishing industry. Relaunched in 2019.[12] CampaignLive billed the 2020 awards as the "magazine Oscars".[13][14] In 2020, the PPA Awards for Editor of the Year was won by Vogue magazine's Edward Enninful and the inaugural Diversity Initiative of the Year awarded to Meghan Markle's guest-edited "Forces for Change" issue.[15][16]
Other events and awards run by the organisation are the PPA Independent Publisher Conference & Awards aimed at independent publications,[17] the PPA New Talent/30 Under 30 Awards to recognise young professionals in the industry, and the PPA Festival.[18] In 2019, the UK's Culture Secretary (minister), Jeremy Wright spoke at the PPA Festival.[19]
New initiatives include the first ever industry-wide survey to boost diversity and inclusion in publishing, in the wake of its inaugural PPA Award and PPA Independent Publishing award.[20]
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