2014 New Mexico Book Awards Banquet
The Awards Banquet was held on Friday, November 21, 2014 at the Hotel Albuquerque, located at 800 Rio Grande Blvd, NW, Old Town Albuquerque.
The schedule ws:
5pm Cocktail Hour Cash Bar & Auction
6pm Welcome Auction winners & Dinner
7pm Book Awards Recognition Program
The New Mexico Book Awards is organized by The New Mexico Book Co-op,
a not-for-profit organization serving authors and publishers
Category sponsors: Anthology (individual or collection)—sponsored by David Kyea and Southwest Writers; Anthropology/Archaeology—sponsored by SAR Press, Beatlick Press and Joe the Book Guy; Arts Book (includes art, music, or photography)—sponsored by New Mexico Magazine, Wink Visual Arts, Sherri Burr, Regents Professor of Law, Picture This, and Museum of New Mexico Foundation; Biography–Arizona subject (includes memoirs and autobiographies)—sponsored by Arizona Press Women; Biography–New Mexico subject (includes memoirs and autobiographies)—sponsored by New Mexico Magazine, Savvy Press, Bathtub Row Press, and Treasure House Books; Biography–Other (includes memoirs and autobiographies)—sponsored by Pauline and Mel Eisenstadt and Moonlight Mesa Associates; Business Book (includes career)—sponsored by Steve Shaw; Children’s Activity Book (workbook/craft book/coloring book)—sponsored by Tinkertown Museum and Carol Vaughn; Children’s Picture Book—sponsored by Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Public Library & Friends of the ABC Public Library; Children’s Picture and Activity Books–Bilingual—sponsored by Santa Fe Public Library and Enchantment Lane Publications; Cookbook—sponsored by Rio Grande Books; Crafts/Hobby/How-to Book—sponsored by David Bachelor; Fiction–adventure or drama—sponsored by Vicky Ramakka; Fiction-historical fiction—sponsored by Florence Weinberg, Gaon Books; Fiction-mystery/suspense—sponsored by Wordharvest Writers Conference, C.C. Harrison and G.M. Malliet; Fiction-other—sponsored by Lani Kyea; Fiction-romance—sponsored by Suzanne Smith and Oak Tree Press; Fiction - science fiction & fantasy—sponsored by Florence Weinberg; First Book (first book published by author)—sponsored by Southwest Writers, Stardust Creations, Mining Sacred Ground and Marlene Hawkes; Gardening Book—sponsored by Rio Grande Books ; Gay/Lesbian (GLBT) Book—sponsored by Same-Sex Santa Fe Weddings; Health Book (includes wellness, nutrition, beauty)—sponsored by Mary Beal Bercham; History Book–Arizona subject—sponsored by Arizona Press Women and Clear Creek Publishing; History Book–New Mexico subject—sponsored by New Mexico Magazine and Museum of New Mexico Foundation; History Book–Other—sponsored by Artemesia Publishing and Los Alamos Historical Society; Juvenile Book (grade school to junior high school)—sponsored by Green Knees; Multi-cultural Subject (Hispanic, Native American, etc.)—sponsored by University of New Mexico Press and Santa Fe Public Library; Nature/Environment Book—sponsored by New Mexico Book Association, sponsors of the Southwest Book Design Awards; New Age Book—sponsored by Mary O’Gara, creativity coach; Nonfiction-other—sponsored by Isabel Bucher; Parenting/Family Issues Book—sponsored by Judith McLaughlin and Daniel Godfrey; Pets and Animals—sponsored by April Radbill and AZRO Press; Philosophy—sponsored by New Mexico Humanist Society; Poetry Book (individual or collection)—sponsored by Bookworks, Poetry Playhouse, and New Mexico Poetry Society; Political Book (includes social/current events)—sponsored by Pauline and Mel Eisenstadt; Reference Book—sponsored by New Mexico Library Foundation; Religious Book—sponsored by Elizabeth Ann Galligan and Judith McLaughlin and Daniel Godfrey; Science (including mathematics)—sponsored by Anima Cabin Rental; Self-help Book (includes spirituality/inspirational)—sponsored by Judith McLaughlin and Daniel Godfrey; Spanish Language Book—sponsored by David and Lani Kyea; Sports & Recreation—sponsored by New Mexico Magazine and www.Fisher-Chick.com; Travel Book (includes guides)—sponsored by New Mexico Magazine, Artemesia Publishing, www.Fisher-Chick.com and Tinkertown Museum; Young Adult Book (high school)—sponsored by Gaon Books; Young Readers Book (to grade 3)—sponsored by Judith McLaughlin and Daniel Godfrey; Best Cover Design (6x9 or smaller)—sponsored by Studio Z multimedia arts and A Twist of Karma Entertainment, LLC; Best Cover Design (larger than 6x9)—sponsored by River Light Media and Anon; Tony Hillerman Award for Best Fiction—sponsored by Wordharvest Writers Conference; Best Arizona Book—sponsored by Arizona Authors Association, The Sirens of Suspense, Clear Creek Publishing, Five Star Publications, and Arizona Press Women; Best New Mexico Book— sponsored by New Mexico Magazine, Santa Fe Public Library, and New Mexico Library Foundation; Best Book—sponsored by Santa Fe Public Library
New Mexico Book Co-op, 925 Salamanca NW, Los Ranchos, NM 87107
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