Nine Finalists for The Henries Awards 2026

The finalists for The Henries Awards 2026 have been announced, and we're delighted to see nine of our ranges recognised across this year's awards.

It's wonderful to see the creativity and hard work of both our licensed and in-house artists celebrated by the industry, with finalist places across a variety of categories:

Best Licensed Entertainment or Character Card Range
Quentin Blake

Best Licensed Heritage, Lifestyle, Art or Design Card Range
Essoldo Design
Matthew Rice

Best Art Range
The Leaf by Paul Cleden

Best Photographic Range
Bamboozle by Beth Lewton & Paula Reece
David Gilliver's It's a Small World

Best Male Range (Non-Humour)
Mambo by Amy Eastland

Best Relations &/or Occasions Range
Emma Bridgewater Spongeware

We're also especially pleased to see Emily Needham named a finalist for The Lynn Tait Most Promising Young Designer Award for the second year running, a fantastic achievement and a reflection of her continued creativity and talent.

Congratulations to all of this year's finalists, and thank you to everyone who helps bring these ranges to life. We're looking forward to celebrating with fellow publishers, artists and designers at the awards evening later this year.

You can view the full list of finalists on the PGBuzz website.