PubWest Member News
(updated June 30, 2008)

        Acquisitions & Distributions

• Growing your business? Have a new distributor? Send us your news. amanda@pubwest.org

  
  
  Awards and Honors
  

• Congratulations to University of Arizona Press, winners in the Mountain and Plains Independent Booksellers Association's 2008 Regional Book Awards. Their book Adobe Odes by Pat Mora won in the Poetry category. The awards will be presented at a luncheon in Colorado Springs, in September during the MPIBA trade show.

 
New Digs

• Moving your offices? New contact information? Send your updates to amanda@pubwest.org.

  
  
  People on the Move
  
  

• New hires? Received a promotion? Send us your news! amanda@pubwest.org
  
  
  Sightings and Activities
  
  

• Sheridan Books, Inc. (SBI), a custom book manufacturer located in Michigan, received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody certification (SW-COC-003264) from the SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance. More details can be found in their press release.
  
  

• Ink & Paper Group (Portland, OR) is presenting some terrific personal and professional development classes during the next few weeks, and they are extending a "bring a friend for free" offer to PubWest members.
  
  Below are the class titles and dates. Full class descriptions, author bios, and further details are available at http://inkandpapergroup.com/classes/class-postings/. Please call their office (503.232.0103) to enroll at this special rate.
  
  SELLING FOREIGN RIGHTS FOR YOUR BOOK
  Thursday, July 31, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
  
  BOOK TRAILERS AND SHORT VIDEOS FOR THE WEB
  Tuesday, August 5, 7 to 9 pm
  
  ALWAYS WRITING: Creativity Through Music
  Saturday, August 9, 1 to 5 pm
  
  THE GREY AREA OF GRAMMAR: Refresher Course for Writers and Editors
  Saturday, August 16, 10 to noon
  
  THE BUSINESS OF EDITING: Making a Career of Freelancing
  Saturday, August 16, 1 to 5 pm
  
  
   

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