IPA shortlist introduces new award
22.01.09 | Catherine Neilan
A new category for Specialist Consumer Publisher has been introduced for this year’s Independent Publishers Awards, taking place once again in Brighton.
A total of 15 firms have been shortlisted for nine awards at what will be the third annual awards, organised by the Independent Publishers Guild in conjunction with The Bookseller and the London Book Fair. Punk Publishing and Top That! have picked up three nominations each, while Michael O’Mara, Alastair Sawday, Earthscan, Summersdale and Willan Publishing are up for two awards each.
Bridget Shine, executive director of the IPG, said: “These shortlists show the wonderful strength and diversity of independent publishing in every sector, and prove that small and medium-size companies are in great shape despite all the current challenges in the industry.”
There are a further three categories which have no shortlist—the Diversity Award, the Services to Independent Publishers Award, which is derived from online nominations, and the van Tulleken Independent Publisher of the Year, which will be selected from the winners of the Trade, Children’s, Academic & Professional, Education and Specialist Consumer categories. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner, on 7th March. Go to www.ipg.uk.com for more.
The nine shortlists in full:
Trade Publisher of the Year
Michael O'Mara Books / Punk Publishing / Alastair Sawday Publishing
Children’s Publisher of the Year
Piccadilly Press / The Salariya Book Company / Top That! Publishing
Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year
Earthscan / Hart Publishing / Willan Publishing
Education Publisher of the Year
Barrington Stoke / Galore Park
Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year
Osprey Publishing / Punk Publishing / Search Press
Innovation of the Year
Faber & Faber / Punk Publishing / Top That! Publishing
International Achievement of the Year
Michael O'Mara Books / Summersdale / Willan Publishing
Environmental Award
Earthscan / Alastair Sawday Publishing
E-Publishing Award
Summersdale / Top That! Publishing
