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Awards
Ippy awards
Kim Cool (center) at Ippy Awards
Venice History Illustrated was honored in New York at the 11th annual IPPY Awards ceremony.
Kim Cool of Venice won a bronze medal fin the SE Regional non-fiction category for Venice History Illustrated, which featured paintings by the late Ilse Kern of Nokomis. Venice History Illustrated was published by Historic Venice Press, which specializes in regional works, with nine titles currently listed.
Winners were selected from more than 2,100 books submitted to the contest from 1,510 independent publishers in all 50 states, eight Canadian territories and 10 foreign countries.
“What impressed us about this year’s entires was the passion and committment of the authors for their topics,” aawards director Jim Barnes said.
Among the outstanding books of the year honored in 12 special national categorieswas the Peacemaker of the Year Award to former President Jimmy Carter and peace activist Mattie J. T. Stepanek for their book, “Just Peace: A Messager of Hope.”
The awards ceremony was held on June 1 in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America convention, which is attended by more than 29,000 book store buyers, librarians and others interested in publishing.
“Independent authors and publishers are the conscience of our culture,” Barnes said. “It is the courage of these outspoken authors and visionary artists that the IPPY awards are designed to recognize.”
Venice History Illustrated is available at area book stores, several online sources and at Luna Ristorante and Collectors Gallery in Venice.