Society Awards

The Society makes two Awards each year, provided the entries reach the standard required :

• The Tony Gallaher Memorial Award is awarded annually to the contributor of the Best Article or series of articles published in the Society magazine in the previous year, in the judgement of the current magazine Editor. The winner receives a returnable engraved Shield together with a keepsake Shield.
• The KC Literary Award is awarded annually to the contributor of the Best Publication reviewed in the Society magazine in the previous year, in the judgement of the Committee. The winner receives a returnable Cup together with a keepsake Shield.

These Awards are announced at the Society Annual General Meeting, which usually takes place in April each year, and the results are published in the June magazine.

The Awards for 2026 are :

• The Tony Gallaher Memorial Award for the Best Article published in the Society magazine in the previous year was awarded to :
  Phil Stringer for his articles Ships Lifeboat Matches (published February 2025), Bakelite containers with Government markings (published April 2025) and Lifeboat Matches (published June 2025)
• The KC Literary Award for the Best Publication reviewed in the Society magazine in the previous year was awarded to :
  Joel Viana de Lemos for his book Postcards in Phillumeny (reviewed in August 2025)

All the winners of the Society Awards are shown below.