Twelve finalists have been announced in the Best Brand Licensed Paper Products & Publishing Range category of the B&LLAS Awards
They are:
- Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Stationery and Greeting Cards Range from Cardology
- Crayola x Marc Jacobs JOY Artist Capsules from Hunter Price International
- English Heritage Puzzle Book from Keesing
- Morris & Co Pink & Rose Greeting Cards, Gift Packaging and Stationery from Swan Mill Paper Company
- Natural History Museum Cards and Art Prints Collection from Ohh Deer
- National Trust Harmony Greeting Card Range from Woodmansterne
- RHS Official 2026 Calendar and Diary Range from Danilo
- RHS Plantable Desk Calendars from Willsow
- Sara Miller London Christmas Card Collection from The Art File
- Shakespeare’s Globe Much Ado About Cooking Book from Welbeck
- SmileyWorld Party, Cards and Gift Dressings from UK Greetings
- V&A Neon Florals Greeting Cards and Stationery Range from Ohh Deer
The winners will be revealed on Thursday April 23 at an event in London.
More than 3,000 products were entered for the 12 product categories from companies large and small.
The main product categories were judged by a panel comprising retail buyers including Tesco, The Very Group, Dobbies, Selfridges, Voisins Department Store, Moonpig, New Look, The Works, John Lewis, Vanilla Underground, Iceland, Cardfactory, Boots, Character.com, Asda, TruffleShuffle, HMV, Marks & Spencer, TG Jones, Pull & Bear, Calendar Club, Next and Scribbler among others.
The finalists in the five Retail categories, meanwhile, were reached by a dedicated Retail Validation Panel, made up of licensing industry executives from both licensors and licensees, and chaired by Richard Pink, md of Pink Key Licensing.
Among the finlaists in the Best Specialist Retailer of Licensed Brands category were Blue Diamond Garden Centres, Moonpig and Waterstones.
The Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2026 take place on Thursday April 23 at the Royal Lancaster London. See Max-Tickets.net for tickets.
