2021 Winners
For Books with a Copyright Date of 2020
2021 WINNERS - FOR BOOKS WITH A COPYRIGHT DATE OF 2020
Scroll down for a list of the 33rd annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award program winners. One Gold winner was named in each category during virtual "watch parties" held on the evenings of May 11-14, 2021. See the video below for more information about the watch parties, then click on a category link to see who won Gold!
The Independent Book Publishers Association's 33rd annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ ceremony, May 11-14, 2021, was generously sponsored by Ingram Content Group.
AND THE 2021 WINNERS ARE...
Art & Photography
Autobiography & Memoir
Biography
Body, Mind & Spirit
Business & Career
Coffee Table Book
Cookbook
Craft & Hobby, Home & Garden
Education
Fiction: General
Fiction: Historical
Fiction: Horror
Fiction: Mystery & Thriller
Fiction: Romance
Fiction: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Gift Book
Graphic Novel
Health & Fitness
History
Humor
Inspirational
Nature & Environment
Parenting & Family
Poetry
Political & Current Events
Professional & Technical
Psychology
Reference
Religion
Self-Help
Sports & Recreation
Travel
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Children's Picture Book (0-3 years)
Children's Picture Book (4-7 years)
Young Reader: Fiction (8-12 years)
Young Reader: Nonfiction (8-12 Years)
Teen: Nonfiction (13-18 Years)
Cover Design: Small Format, Fiction
Cover Design: Small Format, Nonfiction
Cover Design: Large Format
Cover Design Children's/Young Adult
Interior Design
Interior Design: Children's/Young Adult
Audiobook: Fiction
Audiobook: Nonfiction
Best New Voice: Nonfiction
Best New Voice: Children's/Young Adult
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Fiction
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Nonfiction
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Children's/Young Adult
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