The American Booksellers Association is eager to announce the 62 winners of scholarships to Winter Institute 2027 (Wi2027) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The awards cover the registration fee, hotel stay, and up to $600 in travel expenses.
Individual Wi2027 scholarship recipients are not matched with individual sponsors; instead, a portion of total fees raised by Wi2027 sponsorships are dedicated to funding as many bookseller scholarships for as many new and different stores as possible.
On Behalf of ABA from the Scholarship application process
Sara Alqaragholy, Rumman Books (Dearborn, MI)
Amy Andrews, East City Bookshop (Washington, DC)
Sabreena Anowar, Sabu's Books (Columbia, MO)
Amanda Atlan-Kinasz, Changing Hands Bookstore (Tempe, AZ)
Leah Atlee, Bright Side Bookshop (Flagstaff, AZ)
Jessica Basting, JB Books (Olivehurst, CA)
Jenna Bowman, Morgenstern Books (Bloomington, IN)
Drew Broussard, Rough Draft Bar & Books (Kingston, NY)
Jamie Cheek, Bookmark This Bar (Rolla, MO)
Angelo Colavita, War On Books (Roanoke, VA)
Shanen Cottingham, Arboreadum (Cullman, AL)
Marissa Coughlin, Swoon City (Seattle, WA)
Linda Crowder, Russell Specialty Books and Gifts (Russell, KS)
Caleb Dagenhart, Book Passage (Corte Madera, CA)
Christopher Densmore, Fact & Fiction Downtown (Missoula, MT)
Krisy Elisii, The Doylestown Bookshop (Doylestown, PA)
Bailey Fischer, Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, WA)
Janie Fitzpatrick, Fitz's SideQuests LLC (Glasgow, MO)
Jennifer Fryar, Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA)
Mario Garcia, The Cozy Book Nook (Dayton, OH)
Sarah Gardner Bergan, Shelf Love DSM (Des Moines, IA)
Jen Geraedts, Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery (Park Rapids, MN)
Wayne Giacalone, City Lit Books (Chicago, IL)
Paley Goldberg, Merritt Bookstore (Millbrook, NY)
Davis Gustafson, Thank You Books (Birmingham, AL)
Michelle Hale, Morgan Hill Bookstore (New London, NH)
Shy Hassett, Arvida Book Company (Tustin, CA)
Charity Herndon, Austen's Shelf (Bordentown, NJ)
Angel Horne, Two Friends Bookstore (Bentonville, AR)
Megan Isser, Bloomsbury Books (Ashland, OR)
Kiran Kumar, Eleanor's Norfolk (Norfolk, VA)
Vaughn Lachenauer, Main Point Books (Wayne, PA)
Cheryl Lee, 44th & 3rd Bookseller (Atlanta, GA)
Kaitlyn Mahoney, Under the Umbrella (Salt Lake City, UT)
Natasha Meyer, The Well Red Damsel (Wauwatosa, WI)
Paullina Mills, Century Farm Books & Brews (Perry, IA)
Selena Moffett, Midnights Bookshop (Lodi, CA)
Linzi Murray, Reading in Public LLC (West Des Moines, IA)
Marisa Neyenhuis, Chapter One Book Store (Hamilton, MT)
Tijae Pelletier, R.J. Julia Booksellers (Madison, CT)
Laura Renteria, Wandering Bookstall (Waxahachie, TX)
Shaquinta Richardson, Audre's Den (Columbia, SC)
Karen Riester, Kids Ink Children's Bookstore (Indianapolis, IN)
Alison Sheridan, Cleary's Bookstore (Mount Holly, NC)
Lisa Snow, Wheatgrass Books & Gifts (Livingston, MT)
Emily Stevenson, Belmont Books (Belmont, MA)
Mary Stokes, Whatsit Books (Albemarle, NC)
Micah S. Thomas, Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY)
Chelsea Tresp, Bibliobar (Plano, TX)
Margaret Whelan, Village Well Books & Coffee (Culver City, CA)
Jayla Wilson, Paper Boat Booksellers (Seattle, WA)
Melody Wukitch, Park Books & LitCoLab (Severna Park, MD)
Derrick Young, MahoganyBooks (Glenarden, MD)
On Behalf of ABA from the ABACUS submission raffle
- Jamie Ericson, Dandelion Bookshop (Oak Park, IL)
On Behalf of BINC
Hope Chinchak, The Wandering Librarian Bookstore LLC (Lasalle, MI)
Lara Costa, Copperfish Books (Punta Gorda, FL)
Judith Kissner, Scout & Morgan Books (Cambridge, MN)
Beth Latta, Best of Books (Edmond, OK)
Elisabeth McCoy, Blythe Books and Fine Gifts (Pittsburgh, PA)
On Behalf of NAIBA
Cindelle Harris, Cindelle's Bookstore (Plainfield, NJ)
On Behalf of NAB2
Rachelle Luster, The Analog Dope Store (Las Vegas, NV)
Shannon Taylor, Pages and Volumes (Washington, DC)