Midwest Book Awards
The judges are busy reading the 192 titles entered into the Midwest Book Awards. Finalists will be announced in mid-April. […]
IBPA has a new website
MIPA is an affiliate of Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), a national publishing association. Check out their new website and if you’re not a member yet, consider joining.
PW’s Claire Kirch
Note: Date change for our April meeting! Clair has been senior correspondent for Publishers Weekly, covering the Midwest for several
Wrap-up of fall meetings
September — Our meeting about book award contests provided a lot of information about choosing which ones to enter. More
Christmas Book Flood
Perhaps we should be more like Iceland (uh, not the weather). Iceland has a lovely national tradition called “Jolabokaflod,” or
Hybrid Publishing
Publishing: Does It Define You? Does It Matter? Jennifer Baum is publisher and editorial director at Scribe Publishing Company. She is writing
Publishing
Learning Curve to Earning Curve
By Rod Mebane, Starshine Galaxy Rod was MIPA’s scholarship participant at the 2013 IBPA Publication University (PubU), held in San Francisco
Covers that Connect
By Rod Mebane, Starshine Galaxy Rod was MIPA’s scholarship participant at the 2014 IBPA Publication University (PubU), held in San Francisco
Walking Through Literature
By Rachel M. Anderson, RMA Publicity Editor’s Note: MIPA members are always looking for innovative ways to market their books. Rachel’s