2011 Benjamin Franklin Award (Awarded by Independent Book Publishers Association)

Awards List

Audiobook

A Pirate's Heart
(Finalist)
Catherine Friend

Children's Picture

Hermy the Hermit Crab and the Sea Turtle Rescue
(Finalist)
Andrea Weathers

Dear Baby, It's a Colorful World
(Finalist)
Carol Casey

The Scariest Dream Ever
(Finalist)
Maria T. DiVencenzo

Cover Design-Child & Y/A

Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy: Snowflake Edition
(Winner)
Carl R. Sams II; Jean Stoick

Cover Design-Fiction

Sky of Red Poppies
(Finalist)
Zohreh Ghahremani

Mary's Son
(Finalist)
Darryl Nyznyk

E-Book

What Does It Mean to Be Green?
(Winner)
Rana Diorio

First Children & Y/A

Nonna's Book of Mysteries
(Finalist)
Mary A. Osborne

First Fiction

Burning Silk
(Finalist)
Destiny Kinal

The Collectibles
(Finalist)
James J. Kaufman

Gay/Lesbian

Desire by Starlight
(Finalist)
Radclyffe

Mystery/Suspense

Road to Omalos
(Winner)
Marilyn Jax

Fortuna
(Finalist)
Michael R. Stevens

Fly by Wire
(Finalist)
Ward Larsen

Popular Fiction

News from Home
(Finalist)
Sefi Atta

Today's Special: Yes It Is
(Finalist)
Warren Hanson

Religion

Dreams
(Finalist)
Brittany Glynn

Young Adult Fiction

The Golden Spiral
(Finalist)
Lisa Mangum

Award Categories

Animals/Pets

Audio Fiction

Audio-Children's

Audiobook

Boty-Budget Over 10k

Boty-Budget Under 10k

Children's Book W/Audio

Children's Picture Book (0-3 Years)

Children's Picture Book (4-7 Years)

Cover Design (Small)

Cover Design-1-2 Color

Cover Design-3 + Color

Cover Design-3+child-Y/A

Cover Design-3+color Lg

Cover Design-3+color SM

Cover Design-Child & Y/A

Cover Design-Fiction

Crafts/Hobby/How-To

E-Book

Education/Teaching

Fiction

Fiction-Teen

First Children & Y/A

First Fiction

Gay/Lesbian

Award Years

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003