The countdown to The Licensing Awards 2026 is officially under way, with the finalists across all categories now confirmed ahead of the event in September
This year’s awards once again attracted a strong number of entries and nominations, with more than 5,000 products submitted across the 12 product award categories.
The finalists were selected by a panel of judges which comprised buyers from retailers including Asda, Calendar Club, Cardfactory, Character.com, FatFace, Iceland, John Lewis, Longleat, LPP, Lush, Matalan, Marks & Spencer, Moonpig, Next, Primark, Pull&Bear, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Skinnydip, Tesco, TruffleShuffle, Vanilla Underground, Voisins, Waterstones, and The Works.
The finalists in the Best Licensed Paper Products or Stationery Range are:
- Care Bears Stationery Collection from Smiggle
- Flower Fairies Stationery Collection from Paperblanks
- Fourth Wing, Shadows of Navarre Range (Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean Collection) from Paperblanks
- Fuggler Stationery Collection from Hunter Price International
- KPop Demon Hunters Calendar, Card & Gift Wrap Range from Danilo Promotions
- KPop Demon Hunters Huntrix Stationery Range from Pyramid International
- KPop Demon Hunters Stationery Range from Blue Sky Studios
- Miffy Buttercup Stationery Range from Blueprint Collections
- Moomin Stationery Collection for Waterstones from Flame Tree Publishing
- Moomin Father’s Day Range from Thortful
- Mr Bean Greeting Card Collection from UK Greetings
- Original Stormtrooper Pop Art Stationery from Puckator
- Peanuts Greeting Cards Collection from Hallmark Cards
- Peanuts Stamps & Gifting Collection from Royal Mail
- Stitch Christmas Activity Range from IG Design Group
- Toy Story Adult Greeting Card Range from Moonpig
The winners will be announced at The Licensing Awards 2026 ceremony, on September 8 at the Grosvenor House Hotel. London. See the full list of finalists at: www.licensingsource.net/the-licensing-awards-2026-the-finalists-in-full
