CONGRATULATIONS 2007 MIPA MIDWEST BOOK AWARD WINNERS!

The Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) 18^th Annual Midwest Book Awards attracted an unprecedented 167 nominations from 78 publishers from the twelve Midwestern states in our region. Winners were presented certificate awards at the Midwest Book Awards ceremony on May 14, 2008

Business
Pleasant City Press, LLC, Suttons Bay, MI ~ Saving the Family Cottage: A Guide to Succession Planning for your Cottage, Cabin, Camp or Vacation Home by Stuart J. Hollander, Esq.

Children/Young Adult Non-fiction
Adventure Publications, Inc., Cambridge, MN ~ Wild about Birds: A Youth’s Guide to the Birds of Minnesota by Adele Porter

Children/Young Adult Fiction:
Goblin Fern Press, Madison, WI ~ Reaching Shore by Mary Wimmer

Children’s Picture Books:
Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., Duluth, MN ~ Agate: What Good is a Moose? By Joy Morgan Dey & Nikki Johnson

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Commercial Fiction
Scarletta Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ Greater Trouble in the Lesser Antilles: A Novel by Charles Locks

Cookbooks
Images Unlimited Publishing, Maryville, MO ~ From the Apple Orchard: Recipes for Apple Lovers by Lee Jackson

Crafts/Hobbies/How-to
Voyageur Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company, LLC, St. Paul, MN ~ Knitting America: A Glorious Heritage from Warm Socks to High Art by Susan M. Strawn

Culture
World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ Native Spirit: The Sun Dance Way by Thomas Yellowtail

General Fiction
Edenvale Glen Publishing, Eden Prairie, MN ~ Boomer by Jim Olson

Health
Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc., Edina, MN ~ Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A Journey with Cancer and Beyond by Nancy Manahan & Becky Bohan

Humor
Voyageur Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company, LLC, St. Paul, MN ~ How to Shovel Manure: And Other Life Lessons for the Country Woman by Gwen Petersen

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Midwest Regional Interest
The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI ~ Around the Shores of Lake Superior by Margaret Beattie Bogue

Nature
Adventure Publications, Inc., Cambridge, MN ~ Majestic Eagles by Stan Tekiela

Poetry

Political Science
Dovetailed Press, LLC, Duluth, MN ~ Between the Waters: Tracing the Northwest Trail from Lake Superior to the Mississippi by Larry Luukkonen

Recreation/Travel/Sports
American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL ~ Sports Medicine in the Pediatric Office by Jordan D. Metzl, MD, FAAP

Reference
American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL ~ Red Book Atlas if Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ed. Carol J. Baker, MD, FAAP

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Religion/Philosophy/Inspiration
Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN ~ The Saint John’s Bible, Artistic Director Donald Jackson

Social Science
Tristan Publishing, Minneapolis, MN ~ Kiki’s Hats, written and illustrated by Warren Hanson

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Illustration
Blacklock Photography Galleries, Moose Lake, MN ~ Minnesota’s North Shore by Craig Blacklock

Interior Layout
Mori Studios Inc. 50/50 Publishing, Minneapolis, MN ~ Until We Meet Again by Susan Jones, design by Thomas Heller

Cover Design: 1 or 2 Color
Blacklock Photography Galleries, Moose Lake, MN ~ Minnesota’s North Shore by Craig Blacklock

Cover Design: 3 or more Color
Tristan Publishing, Minneapolis, MN ~ Kiki’s Hats, written and illustrated by Warren Hanson

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