The GCA is a big supporter of The Henries greeting card awards and urges all members to enter these ultimate accolades in greeting card publishing – our industry ‘Oscars’.
The Henries are annual awards that are organised and owned by Max Publishing, which publishes Progressive Greetings magazine and PG Buzz.
Why enter?
Not only is it free to enter, but entering means your product ranges will be seen by many fabulous retail buyers who make up the judging panel, and feature in PG’s September issue.
There is no limit to the number of entries a publisher can submit.
Submissions should be for card ranges that have been launched at retail in a specified period, usually June one year to the next, or for new designs to an existing range launched in that period.
The Henries 2026 award categories span the whole gamut of greeting card publishing, from humour to cute, art to children’s, Christmas to sentiment, D&I to Spring and everything in between. Entries for the Best Spring Seasons Range category should be event-specific, ie publishers should submit a separate entry for Valentine’s Day, a separate entry for Mother’s Day etc.
For more information and to enter online visit The Henries website which you can access by clicking here.
Once you land on the website, you need to create an account. Even if you entered last year, you need to create a new account for this year. Below shows what you will see…
Click here to more on the Benefits of Entering Awards
Key dates for entering the 2026 Henries
- Deadline for entering – 5pm Thursday 28 May
- Online judging starts – Monday 8 June
- Online judging closes – Friday 3 July
- Shortlist announced – Thursday 9 July
- Deadline for physical boards for The Lynn Tait Most Promising Young Designer or Artist – Wednesday 22 July
- Physical judging – Wednesday 29 July Finalists announced – Friday 31 July
- All finalists appear in Progressive Greetings September edition
- Winners announced at The Henries awards event – Thursday 1 October
The Henries 2026 Awards ‘Big Night’
The Henries awards event is the industry’s ‘big night’. It is a fabulous opportunity for the greeting card community to get together and celebrate its creative excellence as well as its strong sense of camaraderie.
Taking place at The Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on Thursday 1st October 2026.
