And the winner is…Bookshop.org announces Indie Champions Awards
Bookshop.org is launching an annual Indie Champions Awards, recognising the individuals and organisations that have supported independent bookshops the most using its platform in 2022.
Spanning ten categories in total, the shortlists for the author, publisher and organisation categories are announced today.
Winners across all categories, including the data driven Indie Champion Title of the Year and Indie Champion List of the Year (the title and list that generated the most money for indies in 2022 respectively), will be unveiled virtually on Wednesday, 25th January 2023.
AUTHORS
Including Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s, and Lifestyle and Culture, this category recognises authors who have done the most to support Indies through Booskhop.org this year, combining efforts made by the authors themselves and concrete funds generated for the indies as a result.
Fiction
Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground
Alice Oseman, creator of the Heartstopper series
Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo
Gabrielle Zevin, author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Non-fiction
Jeffery Boakye, author of I Heard What You Said
Cal Flynn, author of Islands of Abandonment
Katy Hessel, author of The Story of Art Without Men
Michelle Zauner, author of Crying in H Mart
Children’s
Roma Agarwal, author of How Was That Built?
Dara McAnulty, author of Diary of A Young Naturalist
Jason Reynolds, author of When I Was the Greatest
Chris Haughton, author of A Bit Lost and Shh! We Have a Plan
Lifestyle and Culture
Leif Bersweden, author of Where the Wildflowers Grow
Brian Bilston, author of Days Like These
Leena Norms, author of Bargain Bin Rom-Com
River Cottage, home of cookery courses, events and books
PUBLISHERS
This category honours publishers and publishing divisions who have done the most to support independent bookshops through Bookshop.org.
· Overall Publisher
Publisher Professional of the Year
Vicky Boff, Marketing Director at Hodder & Stoughton
Richard Green, Independent Bookshop and Wholesaler Manager at Pan Macmillan
Glenn Holmes, Sales and Marketing Manager at Bloomsbury
Katrina Northern, Marketing Manager at Vintage
PODCAST
Honouring the podcasts that have the most to support independent bookshops through Booskop.org.
INNOVATIVE USE OF BOOKSHOP.ORG
Notable efforts include imaginative content creation with author lists, media partnerships including TikTok, consistent use of Bookshop.org’s links, and speaking at its Town Halls.
OTHER CATEGORIES
In addition to authors, publishers, publishing professionals, podcasts and organisations, the Indie Champions Awards will also recognise the single title that generated the most money for independent bookshops in 2022 – the Indie Champion Title of the Year – as well as the list that has cumulatively generated the most money – the Indie Champion List of the Year.
For these two categories, the winners will be chosen purely based on sales figures, with data collected until 31st December.
Nicole Vanderbilt, Managing Director a Bookshop.org UK, says: “We are thrilled to be launching the Indie Champion Awards, the brand new awards celebrating people and organisations championing independent bookshops through Bookshop.org.”
“Since our UK launch, we’ve been so impressed by how the publishing industry has embraced our platform and used it in creative ways, as well as concretely benefitting indies by doing so.”
“With these awards, we want to recognise individuals, publishers and platforms that are doing a brilliant job on our platform and making a difference for indies, and to inspire others to do the same.”
“And don’t forget, for the Indie Champion Title of the Year and the Best List of the Year, there’s still time to help your favourite book and list to win, by sharing it far and wide and encourage people to use Booskshop.org– so spread the word!”
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