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Membership Benefits
Your annual membership to MIPA gets you:
- Professional Development
- E-mail Updates
- Discounted Midwest Book Awards entries
- And so much more!
Midwest Book Awards Winners Have Been Announced!
The 29th Annual Midwest Book Awards were held on May 4th, and the winners have been announced! Find the full list of titles here.
Monthly Meeting
Self-Evaluating Your Publishing Program for Maximum Success
Elva Resa Publishing founder and publisher Karen Pavlicin-Fragnito will talk about the key questions publishers should ask themselves about their books, portfolio, brand, and go-to-market strategy to self-evaluate their publishing programs and effectively seize their best opportunities. Whether you are new to publishing or have been publishing for many years, you’ll find helpful information ranging from industry standards for creating your books to determining if niche publishing is right for your press. More information can be found at ElvaResa.com and KarenPavlicin.com. Send your questions ahead of time to sybilsmith.put@gmail.com and suzzanne.kelley@ndsu.edu by October 31, and Karen will address as many pre-submitted questions as possible in her presentation.
2019 MiPA Book Awards Gala
Publishers based in the Midwest were invited to enter the 29th Annual Midwest Book Awards competition for excellence in books published during the 2018 calendar year. The awards recognize creativity in content and execution, overall book quality, and the book’s unique contribution to its subject area.
The Midwest Independent Publishing Association (MiPA) has sponsored the book awards since 1990.
Midwest Book Awards honor the publishers in the 12-state Midwest publishing community who are producing quality work. Award recognition helps publishers and authors succeed in today’s competitive publishing industry.
View the list of winners from the 29th Annual Midwest Book Awards here
View Photos from the Awards Gala here