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The book industry's awards season moved into full swing, with the announcement earlier this week of the winners of the inaugural Quill Book Awards, the finalists for the National Book Awards, and the winner of the U.K.'s Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
The 2005 Quill Book Awards
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The Women's National Book Association (WNBA) has issued its annual call for nominations of outstanding U.S. bookstores in the field of children's literature. From the nominations, two bookstores -- one general bookstore and one specialty children's store -- will be selected as winners of the Lucile Micheels Pannell Awards to be presented at BookExpo America 2006.
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Changing Hands Receives Spirit Award
Changing Hands Bookstore, a 31-year-old independent bookseller based in Tempe, Arizona, was one of five companies that received the 2005 Spirit of Enterprise Award on September 27. The award is presented by the Center for the Advancement of Small Business at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University to recognize ethics and excellence in entrepreneurship.
The awards were presented at the ninth-annual Edward Jones Spirit of Enterprise Award luncheon at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa.
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The winners of the first annual Quill Literary Awards will not be revealed until October 11 at a black-tie gala to be held in New York City. What has been revealed, however, is the name of the bookseller who won a trip to the red carpet awards ceremony at Chelsea Piers in a contest sponsored by the American Booksellers Association.
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Booksellers should note that the voting period for the inaugural Quill Awards ends today, September 15. However, there are still a few days left for ABA member booksellers who have been encouraging consumers to vote to participate in a random drawing to win a trip to the red carpet awards ceremony to be held in October in New York City.
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The 2005 Great Lakes Book Award Winners
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Consumer voting for the inaugural Quill Awards began on August 15, but there is still time for ABA member booksellers who encourage consumers to vote to participate in a random drawing to win a trip to the red carpet awards ceremony to be held in October in New York City.
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ABA member booksellers who encourage their customers to vote in the Quills Awards through a store promotion are invited to participate in a random drawing to win a trip to the red carpet awards ceremony to be held in October in New York City. To be eligible for the drawing, booksellers must send ABA proof of their Quills Awards voting promotion.
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2005 Hugo Winners Announced
The 2005 Hugo Awards, honoring excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy, were presented at the Worldcon Convention on Sunday, August 7. This year's winner of best novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury USA), was a Book Sense Book of the Year fiction winner. Among this year's other winners were:
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On Thursday, August 4, the five nominees in each of the 19 categories for the first Quill Awards were announced by Reed Business Information (RBI) and the NBC Universal Television Stations. The nominees for the awards, which were created to honor excellence in book publishing, were selected by the Quills Nominating Board, comprised of approximately 6,000 librarians and booksellers, including booksellers with Book Sense.
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In early July, author James Patterson and Time Warner Book Group announced the debut of the James Patterson PageTurner Awards, annual cash prizes totaling $75,000, intended to single out and support the people, companies, schools, and other institutions that find original and effective ways to promote the excitement of books.
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Finalists for Great Lakes Book Awards Announced
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Authors interested in thanking literacy advocates, whether they're booksellers, librarians, or English teachers, typically do so on a book's acknowledgementspage. However, to show his appreciation, bestselling author James Patterson is upping the ante.
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About ABA
The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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