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Southwest Signature Gets a New Editor We’re pleased to announce that Victoria Hay, director of The Copyeditor’s Desk, has volunteered to edit the association’s newsletter, Southwest Signature. If you have member news, please forward it to her at vickyhay[at]mac[dot]com. Deadline for this month’s newsletter is August 14. Vicky, formerly the chief editor at Arizona State [...]

Congratulations to the new board of directors, which will govern the Arizona Book Publishing Association in the coming year, June 2010–May 2011. 2010-2011 ABPA Board of Directors Jessica Tribble, Poisoned Pen Press, President Penny Callmeyer, Color House Graphics, Vice President Helen Ranney, Grand Canyon Association, Secretary Bill Fessler, American Traveler Press, Treasurer Linda VandeVrede, VandeVrede [...]

The Arizona Book Publishing Association is pleased to announce the 2010 Arizona Book Award Winners. The winners received their Glyph Awards at a gala banquet at Phoenix Country Club on May 1, 2010. The Embodying Arizona and the Best Book Glyph Award Winners were revealed that night. Congratulations to all the winners, as well as [...]

The Arizona Book Publishing Association is pleased to announce the 2010 Arizona Book Award Finalists. One Finalist from each category was announced the Glyph Award Winner at the banquet on May 1, 2010. In addition, the Embodying Arizona and the Best Book Glyph Award Winners were revealed that night. Editorial Awards Adult—Nonfiction (General) Dead in [...]

The Arizona Book Publishing Association call for entries for the 2010 Arizona Book Awards has closed. Submissions must have been postmarked by January 30th, 2010. Entries are currently being judged, and Glyph Award winners will be announced at the Arizona Book Awards Banquet on May 1, 2010. Arizona Book Awards Earn Publicity for Your Books [...]

Be a part of the Western States Independent Publishers’ Catalog of Books! Join with publishers throughout the Western United States in a new independent publishers’ catalog of books. ABPA has joined forces with three other IBPA affiliates—Publishers Association of Los Angeles (PALA), Publishers and Writers of San Diego (PWSD), and Bay Area Independent Publishers Association [...]

Congratulations to both the finalists and winners, which were announced at the Arizona Book Awards Banquet on May 9, 2009 at the Arizona Club, top floor of Chase Tower in Phoenix, Arizona. The 7 p.m. dinner, at the black-tie-optional event, was followed by awards, presented by Jana Bommersbach. See related story. Winners received a Glyph [...]

Jana Bommersbach will emcee the 2009 Arizona Book Awards hosted by the Arizona Book Publishing Association, to be held May 9th at the Arizona Club. Ms. Bommersbach is an acclaimed and respected journalist whose work has encompassed every facet of the profession: she’s been a reporter and editor for both weekly and daily newspapers; she’s [...]

The Arizona Book Publishing Association call for entries for the 2009 Arizona Book Awards has closed. Arizona Book Awards Earn Publicity for Your Books Authors and publishers whose books win awards or are named as finalists see a positive correlation between the award and the overall success of the book. The 2009 Arizona Book Awards, [...]

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Award-Winning Author Jewell Parker Rhodes to Act as Master of Ceremony

Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes will be acting as the Master of Ceremonies at the Arizona Book Publishing Association’s 2008 Annual Arizona Book Awards on Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the Phoenix Country Club. As a former Arizona Book Award winner, she will present the Glyph awards and also talk briefly about what it means to write and publish in Arizona.

The Arizona Book Publishing Association accepted entries for the 2008 Arizona Book Awards until the end of February. Submissions were due by February 29th, 2008. Arizona Book Awards Earn Publicity for Your Books Authors and publishers whose books win awards see a positive correlation between the award and the overall success of the book. The [...]

Top Books in Arizona announced at Glyph Awards Banquet The recipients of the Arizona Book Awards were announced on October 6, 2007, where winners received their Glyph Awards at a festive banquet at the Phoenix Country Club. In addition to the book awards, Glyph Awards were presented for Excellence in Publishing, Embodying Arizona, Most Valuable [...]

2005 ABPA GLYPH AWARD WINNERS BEST BOOK The Good Rainbow Road University of Arizona Press BEST BOOK PROMOTING ARIZONA The Mountains Know Arizona Arizona Highways Books BEST BOOK SERIES Five for Silver Poisoned Pen Press BEST COVER DESIGN 6″ x 9″ and larger Earth-Friendly Desert Gardening (Designer: Tamara Kopper) Arizona Master Gardener Press BEST COVER [...]

The Arizona Book Publishing Association sponsors an annual awards program, the Arizona Book Awards. The Glyph Awards are presented at a festive annual banquet. The winners of the past awards are: