In the 2009 EVVY Book Awards, Outskirts Press author Barbara Hanks won 2nd place in the How-To category for her insightful (and timely) book Winning Strategies to Ace the Job Interview.
Winning Strategies to Ace the Job Interview by Barbara Hanks
This is the 2nd year an Outskirts Press publication has received the 2nd Place EVVY Award in the How-To category. In 2007, Ruthy Sturgill won for her informative (and colorful) book Christmas Tree Advent Calendar.
- Christmas Tree Advent Calendar by Ruthy Sturgill
In the interest of helping all authors understand what comprises an award-winning book, let’s take a closer look at comparing these two wonderful award-winning Outskirts Press publications:
| Winning Strategies | Christmas Tree | |
| EVVY Award | 2nd Place | 2nd Place |
| Category | How-To | How-To |
| Author Representative | Elizabeth J. | Michelle C. |
| Title Production Supervisor | Cheri B. | Cheri B. |
| Custom Cover | Yes | No |
| Publishing Package | Diamond | Pearl |
| Page Count | 128 | 96 |
| Black/White or Full Color | Black/White | Full Color |
| Retail Price | $10.95 | $24.95 |
Barbara Hanks, award-winning author of Winning Strategies to Ace the Job Interview had this to say when she was notified of her exciting award:
“Thanks for sharing the good news! I admit that I was on the Outskirts Press website this weekend hunting for the results, even though I knew they wouldn’t be posted until this morning! I wanted to pass along my thanks to all of you at Outskirts for giving my book such a professional edge. I’m so proud of the finished product!”
Congratulations, Barbara, from all of us at Outskirts Press.
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Marketing materials like bookmarks and placards (all winners)
Every fall, Outskirts Press officially nominates the top 5% of its published titles for the Annual EVVY Book Awards. This year’s black-tie banquet and awards ceremony takes place March 28th in Denver, Colorado, hosted by the Denver-area’s #1-rated morning talk show co-host, Dom Testa of the “Dom & Jane Show.”
nominates approximately 5% of the books we publish each year for submission to the annual EVVY Awards. These nominations represent the very best of our publications as determined by Outskirts Press executives, members of the production teams, and the marketing department. As such, only books published with the Diamond and full-color Pearl packages are considered. Sponsored by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association, the EVVY Awards are judged by a 3rd-party panel of professionals on a qualitative scale of merit in nineteen different categories.
