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11-10-2007, 08:13 AM
2007 New Mexico Book Awards Announced
127 Books Competed in 33 Categories
Special to Steppin Out by Paul Rhetts at LPD Press
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<img src=http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/walking_with_pile_books.gif hspace=5 border=0 align=right>Los Ranchos, NM - Nov. 9, '07: The Winners have been announced in the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards. Sponsored by Borders Book Stores and the New Mexico Book Co-op, the New Mexico Book Awards recognizes the best in New Mexico's books. Winning books have been selected in thirty-three categories.
The complete list of winners is available at www.nmbookaward.com (http://www.nmbookaward.com/) -- click on the link at the bottom of the welcome page.
The winners were announced at the New Mexico Book Awards Banquet which will be held on November 9, 2007. The winners in each of the categories was honored at the banquet in addition to special Lifetime Achievement Awards for Rudolfo Anaya and Tony Hillerman.
<img src=http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/reading_to_grandson.gif hspace=5 border=0 align=right>Starting November 12, the Borders Stores in New Mexico will have a display of winning books in each store. These displays will be in each of the New Mexico stores until the end of January. Borders will also host several book signing events for the winning authors between the end of January and the end of April next year with at least two events in each store.
The New Mexico State Library will be organizing a display of all the winning books as a traveling exhibit for libraries all across the state. The Rio Rancho Library will also display winning books at the main library on Loma Colorado.
Entries in the New Mexico Book Awards were judged by a distinguished panel of scholars, booksellers, and librarians. Organized by the New Mexico Book Co-op, the Awards are sponsored by AlbuquerqueArts, Magazine, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System, Albuquerque The Magazine, Around 505 Magazine, Borders, New Mexico Book Association, New Mexico Humanities Council, New Mexico State Library, Portales Public Library and Portales Chapter of the Friends of the Library, Rio Rancho Public Library, Santa Fe Public Library/Friends of Santa Fe Public Library, Sunbelt Shows/Fiery Foods, and WordHarvest Writers Workshop.
For more information on the New Mexico Book Awards call 505/344-9382.
[Credit Where Credit is Due: Steppin Out extends special thanks to Paul Rhetts of LPD Press in Los Ranchos who posted the awards results to our web site less than 30 minutes after the awards ceremony ended. Thanks, Paul!]
127 Books Competed in 33 Categories
Special to Steppin Out by Paul Rhetts at LPD Press
<font color="black" face="Arial Narrow" size="2"><table align=center cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><caption align=bottom><font color="black" face="Arial Narrow" size="2">The Winners have been announced in the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards.</font></caption><tr><td><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/nmbookawards.gif border=0 hspace=5 alt="The Winners have been announced in the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards."></td></tr></table></font>
<img src=http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/walking_with_pile_books.gif hspace=5 border=0 align=right>Los Ranchos, NM - Nov. 9, '07: The Winners have been announced in the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards. Sponsored by Borders Book Stores and the New Mexico Book Co-op, the New Mexico Book Awards recognizes the best in New Mexico's books. Winning books have been selected in thirty-three categories.
The complete list of winners is available at www.nmbookaward.com (http://www.nmbookaward.com/) -- click on the link at the bottom of the welcome page.
The winners were announced at the New Mexico Book Awards Banquet which will be held on November 9, 2007. The winners in each of the categories was honored at the banquet in addition to special Lifetime Achievement Awards for Rudolfo Anaya and Tony Hillerman.
<img src=http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/reading_to_grandson.gif hspace=5 border=0 align=right>Starting November 12, the Borders Stores in New Mexico will have a display of winning books in each store. These displays will be in each of the New Mexico stores until the end of January. Borders will also host several book signing events for the winning authors between the end of January and the end of April next year with at least two events in each store.
The New Mexico State Library will be organizing a display of all the winning books as a traveling exhibit for libraries all across the state. The Rio Rancho Library will also display winning books at the main library on Loma Colorado.
Entries in the New Mexico Book Awards were judged by a distinguished panel of scholars, booksellers, and librarians. Organized by the New Mexico Book Co-op, the Awards are sponsored by AlbuquerqueArts, Magazine, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System, Albuquerque The Magazine, Around 505 Magazine, Borders, New Mexico Book Association, New Mexico Humanities Council, New Mexico State Library, Portales Public Library and Portales Chapter of the Friends of the Library, Rio Rancho Public Library, Santa Fe Public Library/Friends of Santa Fe Public Library, Sunbelt Shows/Fiery Foods, and WordHarvest Writers Workshop.
For more information on the New Mexico Book Awards call 505/344-9382.
[Credit Where Credit is Due: Steppin Out extends special thanks to Paul Rhetts of LPD Press in Los Ranchos who posted the awards results to our web site less than 30 minutes after the awards ceremony ended. Thanks, Paul!]