Book Awards

Submit Your 2013 SCIBA Book Award Nominations!

Each year SCIBA awards books in the following categories; fiction, non fiction, mystery, art, architecture & photography, children’s novel and children’s picture book. SCIBA’s award recipients are the best in their category, loved by Southern California booksellers & represent the incredible literary talent in Southern California.

Nominations are now being accepted and must be received by July 15, 2013. SCIBA Bookstore employees vote first to select three finalists in each category and second to select a recipient.

Criteria:

Fiction, Nonfiction, T. Jefferson Mystery Award, children’s novel & children’s picture book:

• Open to authors and illustrators of all publishers
• Books must have been published between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013 preferably reflecting the Southern California culture or experience.
• Author and/or Illustrator must reside within the SCIBA region (geographically from Morro Bay south to Mexican border, east to the Arizona / Nevada borders).
• Nominations may be made by booksellers, publishers, authors and others in the bookselling industry.

Glenn Goldman Art, Architecture & Photography Award:Glenn had a love for and felt strongly about recognizing talent from all over the world.  Therefore, to honor Glenn, for this category the author / artist does not need to reside within the SCIBA region to be recognized and honored.

• Open to authors / artists of all publishers
• Books must have been published between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013
• Nominations may be made by booksellers, publishers, authors and others in the bookselling industry.

To submit your nominations please click here including the following information:

Title, publisher, ISBN, publisher contact (email & phone number) and category 

Deadline for nominations to be considered is July 15, 2013. Nominations received after July 15 will not be accepted.

SCIBA Announces the 2012 Book Award Winners

Southern California Independent Booksellers Association's booksellers have selected the 2012 SCIBA Book Award Winners in six categories.  Each year SCIBA awards books in the following categories; fiction, non fiction, mystery, art, architecture & photography, children's novel and children's picture book. SCIBA's award recipients are the best in their category, loved by Southern California booksellers & represent the incredible literary talent residing in Southern California.

Award recipients of the SCIBA Book Awards are residents of Southern California.  There is one exception made for the Glenn Goldman Award for Art, Architecture & Photography. Glenn had a love for and felt strongly about recognizing talent from all over the world.  Therefore, to honor Glenn, for this category the author / artist does not need to reside within the SCIBA region to be recognized and honored.

 

The 2012 SCIBA Book Awards were announced at the Authors Feast & Trade Show on October 20,  The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA.  This event is open to members of the bookselling industry only. 

The 2012 SCIBA Book Award Winners are: 

for Fiction The Barbarian Nurseries by Hector Tobar, FSG

for Nonfiction   A People's Guide to Los Angeles by Laura Pulido, University of California Press

for T. Jefferson Parker Book Award for Mystery    Kings of Cool by Don Winslow, Simon & Schuster

for Glenn Goldman Book Award for Art, Architecture & Photograpy   Pacific Standard Time: Los Angeles Art 1945-1980 edited by Rebecca Peabody, Andrew Perchuk, Glenn Phillips, Rani Singh with Lucy Bradnock, Getty Research Institute / J. Paul Getty Museum

for Children's Novel Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press

for Children's Picture Book  I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen, Candlewick Press

SCIBA Honors T. Jefferson Parker

For his many contributions to Southern California independent bookstores and our community of readers, SCIBA is privileged to honor T. Jefferson Parker by naming its annual mystery award the T. Jefferson Parker SCIBA Mystery Award. This award also honors all of the award winning mysteries Jeff has written and will write in the years to come. Jeff will personally present this award at the annual Authors Feast & Trade Show. 

For those who don't know, T. Jefferson Parker was born in Los Angeles and has lived all of his life in Southern California. Those who don't call him Mr. Parker, call him Jeff. The "T" is silent because, in fact, it's simply a letter of the alphabet. Jeff's mom claimed the T would look better on the door of the President. Good thing for us he prefers writing novels to dabbling in politics. Please visit Jeff at his website.

SCIBA Honors Glenn Goldman

Glenn Goldman was the owner of the internationally-known West Hollywood independent bookstore called Book Soup. While Southern California was his home, there are dozens and dozens of booksellers across the country that consider him their friend. They looked forward to spending time with him, sharing thoughts, concerns, ideas and, of course, opinions about this wonderful business of books.

For his numerous contributions to independent bookselling as a former SCIBA President and board member, a former director of the American Booksellers Association and an enduring presence at SCIBA, ABA & NCIBA events, gatherings and trade shows, even when he was not serving in an official capacity, SCIBA is privileged to honor Glenn by creating a new SCIBA Award category called the Glenn Goldman SCIBA Art & Architecture Award.