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Saturday, April 27, 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) IBPA Announces Exciting Changes to its Book Award Program » Name Change and New Categories Modernize the Awards and Strengthen the Brand (Manhattan Beach, CA, April 28, 2024...
Friday, April 26, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) New Publishers Make an Impression at 36th IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards » (Denver, CO – April 27, 2024) – The longest-running and most prestigious award program recognizing excellence in independe...
Thursday, March 28, 2024 IBPA Announces the 171 Finalists for its 2024 36th Benjamin Franklin Award » Announcing the 171 finalists for the 36th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin™ Award (Manhattan Beach, CA – March 28, 2024) –...
Friday, May 5, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) IBPA Announces Benjamin Franklin Award™ Gold Winners, the Best Independently Published Books of 2022 » (San Diego, CA – May 5, 2023)--At a gala dinner ceremony on May 5 in San Diego, CA, the Independent Book Publishers Assoc...
Friday, April 7, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2023 Finalists Announced in IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Award™ Program » Hear the speeches and backstories from the 34th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards in Orlando last April 2022. I...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Invitation to Judge the 35th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards » Now through August 31, 2022, IBPA is recruiting judges for the 35th annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award program. Qu...
Thursday, June 30, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) 35th AnnuaI IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Now Open for Entries » Calling all print and audiobooks with a copyright date of 2022: it's time to enter the 35th annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Winners’ Speeches from the 34th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Ceremony Now Online » Overview video of the 34th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards dinner and ceremony. Watch the acceptance speeches...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) IBPA Announces 34th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Gold Winners » Over 150 books, including 57 Gold Award winners – selected from a record-breaking 1,894 entries – demonstrate excellence a...
Thursday, March 24, 2022 (6 Comments - view/add) IBPA Announces 34th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Finalists » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Watch the short video above to see what’s in store for the 34th annual IBPA Benj...
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 (2 Comments - view/add) Application for 34th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Judges Closes August 31 » Qualified book professionals can now apply to judge the 34th annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award program. Deadline to...
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Why I Enter Contests that Evaluate My Writing & Publishing » IBPA member Abbe Rolnick shares what it was like participating in the 33rd annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Program....
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) 34th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Program Now Accepting Entries » Publishers of print and audiobooks with a copyright date of 2021 may enter the current competition. Qualifying publis...
Thursday, May 20, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) 33rd Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Winners Announced Over 4 Nights » Gold IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards in the Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book from a new publisher categories were award...
Thursday, May 6, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) 33rd Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards: The Stories Behind the Stories » Every book has a unique publishing journey full of ups and downs, rewarding moments and overwhelming moments. The books no...
Thursday, March 25, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) IBPA Announces Finalists in the 33rd Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Program » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 146 unique books representing the best of independent publishing are honored in the 33rd an...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Call for 33rd Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Award Judges Closes August 31st » An Open Call To The Independent Publishing Community...
Friday, May 15, 2020 (1 Comment - view/add) 32nd Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Winners Announced During 4-Night Virtual Event » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Manhattan Beach, CA - May 15, 2020) -- The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA - ib...
Thursday, May 14, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Funny & Clever Social Media from the "Shelter-In-Place" IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards » The May 5-8, 2020 “Shelter-In-Place” IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Ceremony watch parties were a grand success! O...
Thursday, May 7, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards: The Stories Behind the Stories » In a normal year, the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ gold winners would get to share the stories behind the public...
Thursday, April 30, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) You’re Invited to the “Shelter-In-Place” IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Ceremony Viewing Parties! » Always known for being responsible, IBPA's Benjamin Franklin mascot wears his mask and stays six feet away from his collea...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) 32nd Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Ceremony Goes Virtual: May 5-8, 2020 » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Manhattan Beach, CA - April 15, 2020) -- The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) --...
Thursday, March 19, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) IBPA Announces Finalists in the 32nd Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Program » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 164 unique books representing the breadth and diversity of independent publishing honored in...
Thursday, April 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) IBPA Announces Winners in the 31st Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Program » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fifty-four Gold and over one hundred Silver winners were announced during a gala awards c...
Saturday, April 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 31st Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™ » Congratulations to the 31st Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Winners for Excellence in Book Publishing! The I...
Monday, April 9, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) 30th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™ » Congratulations to the 30th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Winners for Excellence in Book Publishing! The I...
Monday, April 10, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) 29th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™ » Congratulations to the 29th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Winners for Excellence in Book Publishing! The I...
Monday, March 20, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) IBPA Announces Finalists in the 29th Annual Benjamin Franklin Awards™ » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Announces Finalists in the 29th Annual Ben...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) 27th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Finalists » The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award program, which include fifty-five categories recognizing excellence in book edit...
Friday, May 30, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) IBPA Announces the 26th Annual Benjamin Franklin Award™ Gold Medal Winners » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Manhattan Beach, CA - May 30, 2014) -- IBPA is pleased to announce the Gold Award Winners in th...
Thursday, May 29, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™ 2014 Winners » The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards , which include over fifty categories recognizing excellence in book editorial and de...
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) IBPA Announces 2014 Benjamin Franklin Award Honorees - The Best of the Best » Gold award winners will be revealed during a public ceremony on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 in New York City. All are welcome....
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