FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2013
Media Contact: USA Book News
usabooknews@keenmultimedia.com

USA BOOK NEWS ANNOUNCES
WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF
THE 2013 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

Mainstream & Independent Titles Score Top Honors in
the 4th Annual International Book Awards

LOS ANGELES – USA Book News announced the winners and finalists of THE 2013 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (IBA) on May 20, 2013. Over 300 winners and finalists were announced in over 80 categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USA Book News, said this year’s contest yielded over 1000 entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to the final results.

Award Winning Titles Include:

Anthologies: Non-Fiction

Winner

Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

978-0-9704942-1-4

Finalist 

No Character Limit: Truth & Fiction from WriteGirl, edited by Karen Taylor

WriteGirl Publications

978-0983708117

Finalist 

The Refractive Thinker®: Vol VII: Social Responsibility edited by Dr. Cheryl Lentz               

The Refractive Thinker® Press   

978-0-9840054-2-0

Full results listing for all categories are available online at http://www.InternationalBookAwards.com

Keen says of the awards, “The 2013 results represent a phenomenal mix of books from a wide array of publishers throughout the world. With a full publicity and marketing campaign promoting the results of IBA, this year’s winners and finalists will gain additional media coverage for the summer season.”

Keen adds, “IBA’s success begins with the enthusiastic participation of authors and publishers and continues with our distinguished panel of industry judges who bring to the table their extensive editorial, PR, marketing, and design expertise.”

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