2012 Awards Ceremony at the Plaza Hotel
in New York City
 Winners and Finalists of the fifth annual Next Generation Indie Book Awards were invited to attend the gala awards ceremony held in the Rose Club at the world famous Plaza Hotel in New York City on June 4, 2012. A fun, rewarding and memorable time was had by all who attended! (Photo courtesy of Denny Stockdale) | |||||
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| Authors, publishers, agents and guests listen during award speeches. | |||||
 Judith Desjardins (Volunteer and Past Winner), Marilyn Allen (Co-Founder and Literary Agent), Tag Goulet (Emcee), Gareth Esersky (Advisor and Judge), Catherine Goulet (Co-Founder and Chairperson) | |||||
 Fabulous Awards Coordinator Shelley Anderson (on right) beside Tag Goulet (Emcee) and Catherine Goulet (Co-Founder and Chairperson) | |||||
| Grand Prize Winners in attendance had an opportunity to make a brief acceptance speech. | |||||
 Beverley Gray, Grand Prize Winner - Design, and Author of The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North |
 Susan A. Hyatt, M.S., Grand Prize Winner (3rd Place) Non-Fiction, and Author of Strategy for Good: Business Giving Strategies for the 21st Century |
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 Jan Thrope, Grand Prize Winner (1st Place) Non-Fiction, and Author of Inner Visions: Grassroots Stories of Truth and Hope |
 Patrick and Michael McMenamin, Grand Prize Winners (1st Place) Fiction, and Authors of The Parsifal Pursuit |
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Winners and Finalists of the 2012 awards accepted their medals alongside Marilyn Allen, Literary Agent, and Catherine Goulet, Founder and Awards Chairperson. (Click on a thumbnail below to view larger image) | |||||
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| I wanted to say thank you to everyone for enabling me to experience a great event. I am proud to be a 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards winner in the category of Animal/Pets for my book, Puppies For Sale $25.00. The Plaza Hotel was beautiful and the event was exciting, fantastic and more than I expected it to be. I met some really great people that I am sure I will stay in contact with. Thank you all for the positive words and encouragement. Rosalie Pope, Author and Winner - Animals/Pets, Puppies for Sale $25.00 (AuthorHouse) 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards |
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| I am humbled and filled with gratitude that you selected this book to win the awards because it has impacted so many lives. Thank you for organizing such a memorable evening. Jan Thrope, Author and First Place $1,500 Grand Prize Winner, Non-Fiction - Inner Visions: Grassroots Stories of Truth and Hope (Orange Frazer Press) 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards |
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| Thank you so much for the gorgeous award ceremony this week at the Plaza. The talent was palpable in that room! I'm so honored to have won three awards with you for GIRL UNMOORED. It just means so much to any writer to be noticed and rewarded for our quiet work. Thank you! I hope you had as much fun as your guests did. Jennifer Gooch Hummer, Author, Winner and Finalist of two categories - Young Adult, Chick Lit and Best Design for Fiction of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Girl Unmoored (Fiction Studio Books) |
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| It's such an essential award and coming to New York all the way from Saudi Arabia to attend the awards reception and seeing all the positivity, energy and commitment was a breath of fresh air. Daniel Watkins, Author and Finalist - First Novel (Over 80,000 words), Glengoth (Olympia) 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards |
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| I wanted to make sure you know how grateful I am for your hospitality in New York. The awards reception was wonderful, and I am so appreciative of the recognition. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication. Ellen Wade Beals, Author and Winner - Anthology, Solace in So Many Words (Weighed Words) 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards |
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| The Next Generation Indie Book Awards has given our books a boost in sales and more importantly, a boost for each author's confidence who has been named either a Winner or a Finalist. Authors work very hard not only to write, but to promote their books. A prestigious award like this offers author and publisher many new opportunities to publicly acknowledge the success of their books and that, in turn, will increase sales. A very knowledgeable librarian once told me that if a customer, librarian, or teacher is in the market to purchase books, they will always choose the book with the awards...and I can attest this is true! Kudos to the Indie Book Awards for all they do and we love going to the Plaza for the Awards Reception! Cathy Teets, President, Headline Books, Inc., representing: Rick Robinson , Author, Winner -Suspense/Thriller and Finalist - General Fiction over 80,000 Words, Writ of Mandamus. 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller, Authors and Winner - Education/Academic, Many Genres One Craft, Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and Debra Benedetti, Author and Finalist - Children's/Juvenile Non-Fiction, Season of Play, 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. |
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| The organizers of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards were honored to share such a memorable evening with so many of the Winners and Finalists at the 2012 gala awards ceremony at the Plaza Hotel. (Click on a thumbnail below to view a larger image) |
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