ASBPE congratulates the regional finalists of the 2026 Azbee Awards of Excellence competition! This year, we received more than 740 entries, which were judged by 83 experienced B2B editors, freelancers, designers and journalism professors.

The Azbee Awards honor the best in B2B media, recognizing outstanding work by business, trade, association and professional publications across 59 categories. One of the most competitive awards programs for B2B media, the Azbees highlight editorial, online, and design excellence within print media, email newsletters, and digital publishing.

2026 Regional Azbee Awards Finalists

ASBPE has compiled this year’s finalists into an online gallery showcasing our award-eligible submissions, including each entry’s submission essay.

View the 2026 Regional Azbee Awards Finalists Gallery

In addition to browsing through or searching entries in the finalist galleries above, you also can  download a searchable PDF list of the finalists. Search the PDF list below using Ctrl+F (Windows) or Command⌘+F (Mac).

Download PDF List of 2026 Regional Azbee Awards Finalists

Awards are given on both the regional and national levels in the All Content, Design, Online, and Print divisions and given nationally in the Overall Excellence categories: Best Body of Work, Magazine of the Year, Digital Magazine of the Year, Project of the Year, Social Media Account of the Year, Website of the Year, and Email Newsletter of the Year.

Regional winners — gold, silver or bronze — will be announced in April at local events hosted by ASBPE chapters. Please visit our events page for dates and registration (events will be announced soon). Regional winners will be announced online the business day following each region’s presentation. Winners for regions without a local event will be announced online by April 22.

2026 National and Overall Excellence Finalists

National Azbee finalists for all categories will be announced by April 22.

Then join us on Zoom Thursday, May 14, from 2:30 to 5:00 pm ET to celebrate and learn from top winners at the 2026 National Azbee Awards of Excellence presentation. Hear their tips, best practices and lessons learned, and gather valuable takeaways for producing your own award-winning work. Plus, be among the first to learn the winners of our most coveted accolades.

There are two ways to join:

• If you register for ASBPEvolve 2026, your ticket to the awards event is included.
• If you prefer to attend the awards event only, please register here. Registration is $5 for ASBPE members and $20 for non-members.

ASBPEvolve 2026

In 2026, we’re refreshing our annual national conference — ASBPEvolve: The Biggest B2B Editorial Summit.

This year’s conference will take place virtually from June 16-18, making it more affordable and accessible from anywhere. In a time of disruptive change in media, ASBPEvolve will help B2B editorial professionals hone their skills and adapt — tackling the biggest and hottest topics for B2B editorial professionals across three full days of programming.

Even better, we didn’t budge our registration pricing an inch. Our early-bird registration is now open. Register by May 1 for our biggest discount: ASBPE members pay just $200 for three full days of education and networking through the early-bird deadline. The final deadline to register is June 15, 2026 at 12 pm ET.

Stay tuned as we share more detailed information about our sessions and speakers in the weeks to come.