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TPA Event List
BOOK EXPO AMERICA (BEA)
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The Travel Publishers Association is a group of independent travel publishers whose members offer fabulous information allowing budget travelers, business officials, families, art lovers, motor-home owners and intrepid explorers to plan their own trips starting at their local library and bookstore.
For more information
please contact:
Director:
Joan Peterson
PO Box 5346
Madison WI 53705
888-280-7060
608/233-5488
F 608/233-0053
travelpubs@ginkgopress.com
Assistant Director:
Susan Peterson Chwae
Send web updates to:
susan@ginkgopress.com
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2008
Travel Publishers
Association Catalog
The 2008 catalog is available
in pdf format. click here.
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Congratulations to the winners of our drawings for 2007!
Susan Wood Taylor (right) photographed with co-owner Barbara J. Tolliver
The Traveler, Inc.
265 Winslow Way East
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
206-842-4578
Winner of all the books
displayed at BEA 2007
in NEW YORK CITY!
Joyce Dierauer
Summit County Library
37 County Road 1005
Frisco, CO 80443
970-668-4130
Winner of all the books
displayed at ALA 2007
in Washington, D.C.!
Lee Azus
Get Lost Travel Books
1825 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-437-0529
Winner of all the books
displayed at BEA 2006
in Washington, D.C!
Wayne Johnson - Winner (right) and Joe Williams, Friends of the
Library President
Lexington Public Library
140 East Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Winner of all the books
displayed at ALA 2005
in Chicago!
Regina Barnes
Manager
The Toadstool Bookshop
586 Nashua St.
Milford, NH 03055
Winner of all the books
displayed at BEA 2005
in New York!
Carol Simmons
Library Director
Daly City Library
Daly City, CA
Winner of all the books displayed
at PLA 2004 in Seattle!
Jean R. Westcott
Buyer - Store Manager
Olsson's Books - Records
2111 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
Winner of all the books displayed at BEA 2004 in Chicago!
Ann Clark
Senior Librarian, Head of Reference
South County Regional Library
21100 Three Oaks Parkway
Estero, FL 33928
Winner of all the books displayed
at ALA 2004 in Orlando!
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Recent Accolades
for the following publishers:
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2007 Benjamin Franklin Awards
Audiobook: Adult Non-fiction
Silver: Guide to Sta. Maria del Popolo in Rome, Context Audio Guides, LLC
Travel Guide: 1 or 2 Color
Semi-Finalist: There is Room at the Inn, Demos Medical Publishing
Travel: Essay
Gold: Cool Creatures, Hot Planet, Encante Press
Semi-Finalist: The Best Travel Writing 2006, Travelers' Tales
Semi-Finalist: Camino Chronicle: Walking to Santiago,
Shepherd Canyon Books
Cover Design: 3 or more Color (Children/Young Adult)
Silver: Teddy's Travels — America's National Parks, TdB Press LLC
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Foreword Magazine
2006 Book of the Year Awards
Adventure/Recreation
Gold: World Party, Rough Guides
Biography
Honorable Mention: Country Editor, Images from the Past
Juvenile Non-fiction
Silver: Teddy's Travels - America's National Parks, TdB Press
Travel: Essay
Bronze: Cool Creatures, Hot Planet, Encante Press
Finalist: Is There a Hole in the Boat?, Darrin DuFord, Booklocker.com
Travel: Guide
Gold: PassPorter Disneyland Resort, MediaMarx
Bronze: A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls, Story Nature Press
Finalist: Colonial America and the American Revolution: The 25 Best Sites Travel Guide, Greenline Publications
Finalist: Eat Smart in Brazil, Ginkgo Press
Finalist: Night+Day New York, Pulse Guides
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IPPY
2007 Independent Publisher Book Awards
Gift/Holiday/Specialty
Bronze:The Fit Traveler: Senior Edition, Publishers Design Group
Travel: Essay
Bronze: Cool Creatures, Hot Planet, Encante Press
Travel: Guidebook
Bronze: A Journey into Steinbeck’s California, Roaring Forties Press
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2007 Gourmand
Cookbook Awards
Travel: Best Culinary Travel Guidebook in the World
Winner: Eat Smart in Peru, Ginkgo Press
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USA Book News
2007 Best Books
Travel: Audio
Winner:
Fra Angelico: San Marco: Audio Guide to San Marco in Florence and its Remarkable Fresco Cycle by Jane's Smart Art Guides™
Context Audio Guides, LLC
Travel: Guides
Finalist:
Rome with Kids: An Insider's Guide by J.M. Pasquesi
Synergy Books
Finalist:
America's Living History: The Early Years by Suzanne and Craig Sheumaker
Red Corral Publishing
Finalist:
A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls by Johnny T. Cheng
Story Nature Press
Travel: Pictorial
Winner:
Where To Go When: The Best Destinations All Year Round by Joseph Rosendo, Consultant Editor
DK Eyewitness Travel
Finalist:
America's Living History: The Early Years by Suzanne and Craig Sheumaker
Red Corral Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9792598-0-7
Travel: Recreational
Finalist:
California Healthy, Southern California Edition by Patricia Hamilton, Bruce Biron and Janel Willette
Park Place Publications
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USA Book News
2006 Best Books
Travel: Audio
Winner: Sta. Maria del Popolo: Audio Guide to Santa Maria Del Popolo in Rome and It's Remarkable Art Treasures by Jane Smart Art Guides, Context Audio Guides
Travel: Essay
Winner: Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents Marty Essen, Encante Press
Finalist: Mesa Verde: The First 100 Years, Fulcrum Publishing
Travel: Guides
Finalist: Eat Smart in Peru: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure by Joan Peterson & Brook Soltvedt, Ginkgo Press
Travel: Pictorial
Winner: Simply Nantucket by Laura Hurwitz, Eaglemont Press
Travel: Recreational
Finalist: Fun on Foot in America's Cities by Warwick Ford, Wyltan Books
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Indie Excellence
2007 Book Awards
TRAVEL
Winner:
California Healthy, Southern California Edition: The adventurer's guide to local delicacies, fine wine, great walks and the good life by Patricia Hamilton
At Home on the Road, an imprint of Park Place Publications
TRAVEL ESSAY
Winner:
Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents by Marty Essen
Encante Press, LLC
TRAVEL GUIDES
Finalist:
A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls by Johnny T. Cheng
Story Nature Press
Finalist:
Multi-Lingual Phrase Passport: Part of the Let's Eat Out! Series by Kim Koeller and Robert La France
R & R Publishing
Finalist:
Let's Eat Out! Your Passport to Living Gluten and Allergy Free by Kim Koeller and Robert La France
R & R Publishing
Finalist:
Cha-Cha & Zee Explore Our Nation's Capital by Indigo Tyler
TK Publishing
Finalist:
Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia by Stan Posner & Sandra Phillips-Posner
Travelsmart
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