Border Crossings Wins at Midwest Book Awards
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 9, 2013
Border Crossings Wins at Midwest Book Awards
Border Crossings: Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance by Charles Novacek, published by Ten21 Press, won the First Place award in the Autobiography/Memoir category at the 23rd Annual Midwest Book Awards. Winners were announced at a gala event on Wednesday evening, May 8, 2013, at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, Bloomington, Minnesota. The competition attracted books from 75 publishers in the twelve-state Midwestern region.
The Midwest Book Awards are sponsored by the Midwest Independent Publishers Association, a non-profit professional association that serves the upper Midwest publishing community, advancing the understanding and appreciation of publishing production, promotion, and related technologies, professions, and trades. The association includes publishers, authors, editors, artists, designers, publicists, marketers, printers, distributors, and any others who contribute to the vitality of the publishing industry.
Sandy Novacek (right) accepts the first place award for Border Crossings at the 23rd Annual Midwest Book Awards Celebration from Sherry Roberts, president of the Midwest Independent Publishers Association. Photo by Nancy Chakrin.
