78 Booksellers Win Scholarships to 2023 Winter Institute

The American Booksellers Association is eager to announce the 78 winners of scholarships to Winter Institute 2023 (Wi2023) in Seattle, Washington.

The awards cover the conference fee, a 4-night stay at the host hotel, and up to $500 in travel expenses to the February 20–23 event at the Seattle Convention Center.

Individual Wi2023 scholarship recipients are not matched with individual sponsors; instead, a portion of total fees raised by Wi2023 sponsorships are dedicated to funding as many bookseller scholarships for as many new and different stores as possible.

On Behalf of ABA

• Liz Bartnicki, Read Between the Lynes (Woodstock, IL)
• Justin Seis, The Bookshop Co-op (Stevens Point, WI)
• Joey Puente DIESEL, A Bookstore, Del Mar (San Diego, CA)
• Bill Carl, An Unlikely Story (Plainville, MA)
• Marianne Reiner, La Playa Books (San Diego, CA)
• Rachael Conrad, PRINT: A Bookstore (Portland, ME)
• Abby Bennsky, Old Town Books (Alexandria, VA)
• Gina Carra, BookPeople (Austin, TX)
• Beth Stroh, Viewpoint Books (Columbus, IN)
• Sonja Coates, 57th Street Books (Chicago, IL)
• Shirley Mullin, Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore (Indianapolis, IN)
• Toni Thayer, Loganberry Books (Shaker Heights, OH)
• Kathy Burnette, The Brain Lair (South Bend, IN)
• Michelle Tuplin, Serendipity Books (Chelsea, MI)
• Nicole Lintemuth, Bettie’s Pages (Lowell, MI)
• Rebekah Rine, Watermark Books & Cafe (Wichita, KS)
• Henry Hietala, Next Chapter Booksellers (St. Paul, MN)
• Sterling Miller Reed, Ferguson Books & More (Grand Forks, ND)
• Kristen Sandstrom, Apostle Islands Booksellers (Bayfield, WI)
• Dawn Kitchell, Neighborhood Reads (Washington, MO)
• Cris Siqueira, Lion’s Tooth (Milwaukee, WI)
• Jahna Riley, Aya Coffee and Books (Kansas City, MO)
• Revati Kilaparti, Old Firehouse Books (Fort Collins, CO)
• Callie Metler, Noteworthy Bookstore (Stamford, TX)
• Christina Lefleur, Alcott’s Attic (Saint Clair Shores, MI)
• Benedict Tanter, Main Point Books (Wayne, PA)
• Kari Johnson, Shakespeare & Co. (New York, NY)
• Kirstie Reynoso-Miranda, Miranda Writes (Bronx, NY)
• Megan Howe, Alice, Ever After Books (Buffalo, NY)
• Clara O'Connor, Ampersand Books (Rochester, NY)
• Lauren Nopenz Fairley, Curious Iguana (Frederick, MD)
• Kori Swearengen, Hidden Gems Literary Emporium (New Brunswick, NJ)
• Stacy Sturgeon, Towne Center Books (Pleasanton, CA)
• Brenda McConnell, Kona Stories (Kailua Kona, HI)
• Tina Ferguson, Face in a Book (El Dorado Hills, CA)
• Elayna Trucker, Napa Bookmine (Napa, CA)
• Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore (Concord, NH)
• Kelsy April, Savoy Bookshop & Cafe (Westerly, RI)
• Sam Kaas, The Norwich Bookstore (Norwich, VT)
• Gillian Kohli, Wellesley Bookstore (Wellesley, MA)
• Arwen Severance, The Bookstore (Gloucester, MA)
• Amy Van Keuren, Charter Books (Newport, RI)
• Charlie Crawford, Montana Book Company (Helena, MT)
• Kasey Kane Charbonneau, Country Bookshelf (Bozeman, MT)
• Lane Jacobson, Paulina Springs Books (Sisters, OR)
• Rebecca Leber-Gottberg, Rediscovered Books (Boise, ID)
• Julie Swearingen, Roundabout Books (Bend, OR)
• Christine Longmuir, Two Rivers Bookstore (Portland, OR)
• Kate Larson, Ballast Book Co. (Bremerton, WA)
• Angela Pursel, The Next Chapter Bookstore (Hermiston, OR)
• Dan Graham, Book Soup (West Hollywood, CA)
• Mary Dixon, Gatsby Books (Long Beach, CA)
• Valentin Zuniga Contreras, The Book Jewel (Los Angeles, CA)
• Amy Powell, Downtown Books (Manteo, NC)
• Lucile Perkins-Wagel, Copperfish Books (Punta Gorda, FL)
• VaLinda Payne-Miller, Turning Page Bookshop (Goose Creek, SC)
• Sandi Cararo, The Book Dragon Shop (Staunton, VA)
• Crystel Calderon, Portkey Books (Safety Harbor, FL)
• Kaneisha Gaston Arhin, Red Rice & Beans Diaspora Bookstore (Charlotte, NC)
• Davis Shoulders, Atlas Books (Johnson City, TN)
• Jamilah Horton, House Of Pages Bookstore (Lithonia, GA)
• Emily VanKoughnett, Skylight Books (Los Angeles, CA)
• Elizabeth Aspbury, Bobzbay (Bloomington, IL) —  ABACUS Raffle Winner

On Behalf of NAIBA

• Eowyn Randall, Riverstone Books (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Jasmine Cintron, Boogie Down Books (Bronx, NY)

On Behald of CALIBA

• Maria Guerra, LA librería (Los Angeles, CA)

On Behalf of BINC

• Kay Kerimian, Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY)
• Valeria Cerda, La Revo Books (Greenfield, WI)
• Cori Smith, BLK + BRWN. (Kansas City, MO)
• Veronica Soliz Johnson, Libros Bookmobile (Taylor, TX)
• Aidalene Suarez, Kulture Café (Harriman, NY)
• Nathan Allen, Underdog Bookstore (Monrovia, CA)
• Mackenzie Van Engelenhoven, The King’s English Bookshop (Salt Lake City, UT)
• Tory Hall, Chapters Books & Gifts (Seward, NE)
• Terri LeBlanc, Swamp Fox Bookstore (Marion, IA)
• Anna Brown, Katy Budget Books (Katy, TX)
• Rebecca Kozak, Darvill’s Bookstore (Eastsound, WA)
• Amanda Qassar, Warwick’s (La Jolla, CA)