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Ibpa benjamin franklin awards home ibpa book award. The independent book publishers association announced the 54 gold medal winners of the 2016 benjamin franklin book awards on april 8 at a gala awards ceremony. First is a 2016 benjamin franklin book award from the independent book publishers association a silver award in the multicultural category. The awards are intended to bring increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent, university, and selfpublished titles published each year. Nearly 1,400 entries were received in 55 categories, with one gold winner and two silver runnersup selected in each category. Entries are limited to independently indie published books, including those from small presses, ebook publishers, and selfpublished authors. The 20 benjamin franklin gold award in cover design small format was presented by t he independent book publishers association to the south dakota state historical society press for infinite west. The benjamin franklin awards honor independent publishers and. Gold winners were announced april 5, 2019 during a gala dinner ceremony held in conjunction with ibpa publishing university in chicago, illinois. The ippy conducted annually, the independent publisher book awards honor the years best independently published titles from around the world. The independent book publishers association ibpa is a notforprofit membership organization serving the independent publishing community through advocacy and education. The 2020 shelterinplace ibpa benjamin franklin award. About cipa colorado independent publishers association.
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These awards were selected based on their acceptance of selfpublished books. Ceremony to take place in february 2020 the booksellers association and the publishers association have announced that the parliamentary book awards the only book award curated by bookshops and voted on by parliamentarians has been postponed and will now take place on wednesday 26th february 2020. The independent book publishers association ibpa is a notforprofit membership. The independent book publishing professionals group ibppg is an organization that aims to promote professional standards in independent book publishing also known as indie book publishing, and provide support and recognition for the independent book publishing profession ibppg cosponsors the next generation indie book awards, the largest notforprofit book awards program in the. Conducted annually, the independent publisher book awards honor the years best independently published titles from around the world. We are off to attend the awards ceremony in salt lake city on april 8, 2016. Apr 22, 2016 salt lake city on april 8, go for orbit by rhea seddon won gold in the autobiography and memoir category at the independent book publishers associations publishing awards ceremony in salt lake city. This web site and its related databases and media are published and maintained for ibpa by courtesy of jannersten forlag ab jf of uppsala, sweden. Content is king print, electronic, and online strategies to help new and growing publishers boost the bottom line. Winners and finalists are also invited to our awards ceremony during the week of the miami book fair international, the largest book fair in america. Marika mccoola, porter square books, cambridge, ma indie next authors talk about their books.
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