The deadline for nominations for the Joe Drabyak Frontline Fellowship to Winter Institute 8 [3] is Friday, October 12.

For the third year, Workman Publishing is sponsoring the fellowship to honor Joe Drabyak, Chester County Book Company [4]’s master bookseller and a past president of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association [5], who died of cancer in 2010.  The fellowship provides airfare, lodging, and the meal fee for one bookseller to attend Winter Institute 8 in Kansas City, Missouri, from February 23 - 25, 2013.

Booksellers, publishers, and sales representatives are encouraged to nominate booksellers for the fellowship. Nominations should include the following:

• Bookseller’s full name and complete contact information.
• Store where the bookseller is employed. Both full-time and part-time booksellers can be nominated.
• A brief letter of recommendation explaining why the bookseller is being nominated for the fellowship.

Nominations should be e-mailed to mark@bookweb.org [6].

The winner, to be chosen by Workman and ABA staff, will be announced in early November.