Benjamin Franklin Award Winners 2002

The Publishers Marketing Association is proud to announce the winners in the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Awards™ competition. These titles were chosen by more than 150 judges who are selected for their expertise in the industry. The judges come from the worlds of booksellers, reviewers, librarians, and book designers and work from August through March to grade all the entries.

From more than 1,400 entries in this year's competition, the following books and other efforts were chosen as the winners of the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Awards™:

2002 Benjamin Franklin Award Finalists

2002 Benjamin Franklin Award Judges

Arts (Art/Music/Photography)
Margrethe Mather & Edward Weston: A Passionate Collaboration Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Autobiography/Biography/Memoirs
Ronald Reagan: An American Hero Tehabi Books

Business
Maximum Return Living Spirit Press

Career
Getting the Job You Really Want, 4th Edition JIST Publishing, Inc.

Children's Picture Book
Alistair on Safari Vista Press, LLC

Coffee Table/Gift
Pearl Harbor:
America's Darkest Day Tehabi Books

Computers/Computer-related
[digital] Texturing & Painting, New Riders

Cookbooks
The Purple Kiwi Cookbook Frieda's, Inc.

Crafts/Hobby/How-to
The Complete Photo Guide to Home ImprovementCreative Publishing International

Education/Teaching/Academic
Developing Training Courses Learning Edge Publishing

Popular Fiction
Night JazzJill Shure

Mystery/Suspense
Private JusticeDurban House Publishing Company, Inc.

Poetry/Literary Criticism
From Hell to Jackson HoleBridge House Books

Gay/Lesbian
Omnigender The Pilgrim Press

Gardening/Agriculture
Flowers, The Angels' AlphabetCSL Press

Health (Wellness/Nutrition)
Anatomy of Hatha YogaBody and Breath Inc.

History/Political
Pearl Harbor: America's Darkest Day Tehabi Books

Humor (Comedy/Satire)
Why Cats Do That Willow Creek Press

Juvenile-Young Adult Fiction
Night Mission Hindsight Limited

Juvenile-Young Adult Nonfiction
To Root, To Toot, to Parachute
Lerner Publishing Group

Multicultural
Pearl Harbor Warriors Woodson House Publishing

Nature
The Southwest's Contrary Land Arizona Highways

New Age (Metaphysics/Spirituality)
In a World of Gods and Goddesses Mandala Publishing

Parenting (Family Issues/Child Care)
Baby Play Creative Publishing International

Professional/Technical
Practical Electrical Wiring Park Publishing, Inc.

Psychology/Self-Help
MasterMind DreamMakers Guidebook #1Mastermind Dreamakers/Lighten-Up Publishing

Reference
Flowers, The Angels' Alphabet CSL Press

Religion
How to Pray Square One Publishers

Recreation/Sports
Fairways: America's Greatest Golf Resorts Tehabi Books

Science/Environment
The Southwest Inside Out:
An Illustrated Guide to the Land and Its History Wild Horizons Publishing, Inc.

Travel Guides - 1 or 2 color interior
Traveler's Companion - Venezuela The Globe Pequot Press

Travel-Guides-3 or more color interior
Ghost Towns of Northern California Voyageur Press

Travel-Essay
Alone Across the Arctic Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co.

Audiobook - Children
Stargirl Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group

Book & Audiobook - Children
The Snow Queen NYS Theatre Institute

Audiobook - Adult Fiction
I Capture the CastleThe Audio Partners Publishing Corp.

Audiobook-Adult Nonfiction
Seabiscuit:
An American Legend Random House Audio

Video
Seth Eastman: Painting the Dakota Afton Historical Society Press

Cover Design-1-2 Color
Me, Too! Brookes PublishingBrookes Publishing

Cover Design-3 or More Color (6x9 or smaller)
Cogan's Woods Pruett Publishing Co.

Cover Design-3 or More Color (7x10 or larger)
The Song of Taliesin Quest Books

Interior Design-1-2 Color
Guided Reading: A How-To for All Grades Skylight Professional Development

Interior Design-3 or More Color
Souls Grown Deep Tinwood Books

Best Designed and Effective WWW Homepage
www.mandevillepress.org, Mandeville Press

Most Improved Redesign
Finding Deep Joy, Quest Books

The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book FICTION
(initial title from a new publisher)
How Butterbees Came to Bee!, Bee Unlimited, Inc.

The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book NONFICTION

Stop Arguing and Start Understanding:
Eight Steps to Solving Family Conflicts, Montlake Family Press

Best New Voice FICTION
The Blissmaker, Ancient River Publishing Co

Best New Voice NONFICTION
Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy!, Harbor Press, Inc.

Trade Catalogs
Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company Spring 2002, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co.

Mail Order Catalogs
Exclusively Equine-Winter 2001, The Blood-Horse, Inc.

Press Kit Promotions
Man and Boy, Sourcebooks, Inc.

Calendars
2002 Butterflies Calendar, Willow Creek Press

Book of the Year for Excellence and Innovation in Marketing (Budgets under $10,000)
Guide to Getting It On, Goofy Foot Press

Book of the Year for Excellence and Innovation in Marketing (Budgets more than $10,000)
Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy!, Harbor Press, Inc.

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