Welcome
Our mission is to foster community amongst our core members, provide opportunities for peer interaction and learning, maintain the notion of Southern California as a viable and important part of the national bookselling landscape, and to advocate on the behalf of our members. The Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA) is a regional, not-for-profit trade association established to promote locally-owned and operated retail bookstores and support professional independent booksellers throughout Southern California.
Save the Dates
Mark your calendars and plan to attend:
- ABA’s Day of Education – Renaissance Hollywood, Thursday, May 29
- BookExpo America (BEA) – Los Angeles, Friday, May 29 – Sunday, June 1
- SCIBA Authors Feast & Trade Show – Los Angeles, Saturday, October 18
Call for Authors!
SCIBA seeks author nominations for this year's Authors Feast and Trade Show! Authors will be accepted for the Authors Luncheon (four speakers), autographing on the show floor and for the Authors Feast Dinner. Please note that there is a $60 promotional/dinner fee for Authors Feast authors. Please submit your author nominations to Jennifer Bigelow by June 5, 2008.
SCIBA seeks author nominations for this year's Authors Feast and Trade Show! Authors will be accepted for the Authors Luncheon (four speakers), autographing on the show floor and for the Authors Feast Dinner. Please note that there is a $60 promotional/dinner fee for Authors Feast authors. Please submit your author nominations to Jennifer Bigelow by June 5, 2008.
SCIBA Book Awards!
SCIBA is proud to announce the recipients for
its sixth annual SCIBA Book Awards. Reflecting the diversity of the
Southland, the awards celebrate the eloquent literary voices who define
what it means to be a Southern Californian. See the winners.
Children’s Books & Literacy Dinner for Booksellers, Teachers & Librarians
With Robin Preiss Glasser as Mistress of Ceremonies, and Frank Beddor, Dean Lorey and Jon J. Muth as featured speakers, laughs and chatter filled the dining hall at the Pasadena Hilton on March 29, 2008 as SCIBA celebrated its 2nd annual Children's Book & Literacy Dinner. The event was a wonderful success with over 100 librarians, teachers, booksellers and authors in attendance.
With centerpieces made from pyramids of books, goodie bags arranged on each seat at the tables, food served one plate after another, cameras flashing, authors entertaining, illustrators demonstrating, and autographing and mingling filling the remainder of the evening, the event was a hit both among those in attendance and those passerbyers who wished they could join in! (See pix)
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Literary
Literacy Event, 2008
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With California students ranking among the nation’s lowest in reading scores, over 100 school librarians, teachers and administrators attended the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Children’s Books and Literacy Dinner on March 29, 2008 at the Pasadena Hilton to find out what they can do about it. Frank Beddor (The Looking Glass Wars), Dean Lorey (Nightmare Academy) and Jon J. Muth (Zen Ties) headlined the event as featured speakers, with Robin Preiss Glasser, dressed to the Fancy Nancy hilt, acting as mistress of ceremonies.
