2015
Independent Publisher Book Awards Results
RECOGNISING
EXCELLENCE IN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING
Mary Egan
Publishing is delighted that two of the books they produced last year, the
Super Power Baby Project and Madness Made Me, have won awards in the
2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards, considered
to be one of the highest honours for books published by independent
publishers worldwide.
Conducted
annually, the Independent Publisher Book Awards honour the year’s best
independently published titles from around the world, this year attracting
nearly 6000 entries from 36 countries. The awards are intended to bring
increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent and
self-published titles published each year.
Outstanding Books of the Year
The Outstanding
Books of the Year recognise the work of authors and publishers who exhibit the
courage and creativity necessary to take chances, break new ground, and bring
about change, not only to the world of publishing, but to our society. The
winning books were judged to be the most heartfelt, unique, outspoken and
experimental among the multitude of entries.
In this category Super
Power Baby Project won the Independent Spirit Award for 2015.
About the book
Super
Power Baby Project
is a photographic art book that features striking portraits of 72 children with
chromosomal and genetic conditions, taken by award-winning photographer, Rachel
Callander. Rachel’s insights and images offer a fresh understanding and
language regarding disability.
The book
is part of an initiative to change the way in which children with these
conditions are viewed, and to recognise and appreciate the special abilities
they have as a result of their perceived disability.
Author and
photographer Rachel Callander was ‘delighted’ to hear the news and said, ‘The
Independent Spirit Award is the perfect award to recognise and celebrate these
amazing children who have so much to teach us.’
Mrs Callander said
that winning the prestigious award is the strongest possible
endorsement of the book and the many people who helped to bring it to
life.
Super Power Baby
Project, is published through Mary Egan Publishing, designed
by Anna Egan-Reid, and project managed by Sophia Egan-Reid. The book is an
outstanding example of the quality of independent publishing.
Best
Regional Non-Fiction in Australia/New Zealand
Madness Made Me: A Memoir, by Mary O’Hagan has won silver for Best Regional Non-Fiction in
Australia/New Zealand. This myth-busting account of madness and our customary
response to it is written through the eyes of experience. After her own journey
through madness, Mary realised the mental health system and society did more
harm than good.
First published through Mary Egan Publishing, a new
edition is now published by Potton & Burton.
The award winners
were announced via email and the awards will be presented on 27 May in New York
as part of the BookExpo America Convention.
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