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78 Booksellers Win Scholarships to 2023 Winter Institute [4]
The American Booksellers Association is eager to announce the 78 winners of scholarships to Winter Institute 2023 (Wi2023) in Seattle, Washington.
The awards cover the conference fee, a 4-night stay at the host hotel, and up to $500 in travel expenses to the February 20–23 event at the Seattle Convention Center.
Individual Wi2023 scholarship recipients are not matched with individual sponsors; instead, a portion of total fees raised by Wi2023 sponsorships are dedicated to funding as many bookseller scholarships for as many new and different stores as possible.
On Behalf of ABA
- Liz Bartnicki, Read Between the Lynes (Woodstock, IL)
- Justin Seis, The Bookshop Co-op (Stevens Point, WI)
- Joey Puente DIESEL, A Bookstore, Del Mar (San Diego, CA)
- Bill Carl, An Unlikely Story (Plainville, MA)
- Marianne Reiner, La Playa Books (San Diego, CA)
- Rachael Conrad, PRINT: A Bookstore (Portland, ME)
- Abby Bennsky, Old Town Books (Alexandria, VA)
- Gina Carra, BookPeople (Austin, TX)
- Beth Stroh, Viewpoint Books (Columbus, IN)
- Sonja Coates, 57th Street Books (Chicago, IL)
- Shirley Mullin, Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore (Indianapolis, IN)
- Toni Thayer, Loganberry Books (Shaker Heights, OH)
- Kathy Burnette, The Brain Lair (South Bend, IN)
- Michelle Tuplin, Serendipity Books (Chelsea, MI)
- Nicole Lintemuth, Bettie’s Pages (Lowell, MI)
- Rebekah Rine, Watermark Books & Cafe (Wichita, KS)
- Henry Hietala, Next Chapter Booksellers (St. Paul, MN)
- Sterling Miller Reed, Ferguson Books & More (Grand Forks, ND)
- Kristen Sandstrom, Apostle Islands Booksellers (Bayfield, WI)
- Dawn Kitchell, Neighborhood Reads (Washington, MO)
- Cris Siqueira, Lion’s Tooth (Milwaukee, WI)
- Jahna Riley, Aya Coffee and Books (Kansas City, MO)
- Revati Kilaparti, Old Firehouse Books (Fort Collins, CO)
- Callie Metler, Noteworthy Bookstore (Stamford, TX)
- Christina Lefleur, Alcott’s Attic (Saint Clair Shores, MI)
- Benedict Tanter, Main Point Books (Wayne, PA)
- Kari Johnson, Shakespeare & Co. (New York, NY)
- Kirstie Reynoso-Miranda, Miranda Writes (Bronx, NY)
- Megan Howe, Alice, Ever After Books (Buffalo, NY)
- Clara O'Connor, Ampersand Books (Rochester, NY)
- Lauren Nopenz Fairley, Curious Iguana (Frederick, MD)
- Kori Swearengen, Hidden Gems Literary Emporium (New Brunswick, NJ)
- Stacy Sturgeon, Towne Center Books (Pleasanton, CA)
- Brenda McConnell, Kona Stories (Kailua Kona, HI)
- Tina Ferguson, Face in a Book (El Dorado Hills, CA)
- Elayna Trucker, Napa Bookmine (Napa, CA)
- Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore (Concord, NH)
- Kelsy April, Savoy Bookshop & Cafe (Westerly, RI)
- Sam Kaas, The Norwich Bookstore (Norwich, VT)
- Gillian Kohli, Wellesley Bookstore (Wellesley, MA)
- Arwen Severance, The Bookstore (Gloucester, MA)
- Amy Van Keuren, Charter Books (Newport, RI)
- Charlie Crawford, Montana Book Company (Helena, MT)
- Kasey Kane Charbonneau, Country Bookshelf (Bozeman, MT)
- Lane Jacobson, Paulina Springs Books (Sisters, OR)
- Rebecca Leber-Gottberg, Rediscovered Books (Boise, ID)
- Julie Swearingen, Roundabout Books (Bend, OR)
- Christine Longmuir, Two Rivers Bookstore (Portland, OR)
- Kate Larson, Ballast Book Co. (Bremerton, WA)
- Angela Pursel, The Next Chapter Bookstore (Hermiston, OR)
- Dan Graham, Book Soup (West Hollywood, CA)
- Mary Dixon, Gatsby Books (Long Beach, CA)
- Valentin Zuniga Contreras, The Book Jewel (Los Angeles, CA)
- Amy Powell, Downtown Books (Manteo, NC)
- Lucile Perkins-Wagel, Copperfish Books (Punta Gorda, FL)
- VaLinda Payne-Miller, Turning Page Bookshop (Goose Creek, SC)
- Sandi Cararo, The Book Dragon Shop (Staunton, VA)
- Crystel Calderon, Portkey Books (Safety Harbor, FL)
- Kaneisha Gaston Arhin, Red Rice & Beans Diaspora Bookstore (Charlotte, NC)
- Davis Shoulders, Atlas Books (Johnson City, TN)
- Jamilah Horton, House Of Pages Bookstore (Lithonia, GA)
- Emily VanKoughnett, Skylight Books (Los Angeles, CA)
- Elizabeth Aspbury, Bobzbay (Bloomington, IL) — ABACUS Raffle Winner
On Behalf of NAIBA
- Eowyn Randall, Riverstone Books (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Jasmine Cintron, Boogie Down Books (Bronx, NY)
On Behald of CALIBA
- Maria Guerra, LA librería (Los Angeles, CA)
On Behalf of BINC
- Kay Kerimian, Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY)
- Valeria Cerda, La Revo Books (Greenfield, WI)
- Cori Smith, BLK + BRWN. (Kansas City, MO)
- Veronica Soliz Johnson, Libros Bookmobile (Taylor, TX)
- Aidalene Suarez, Kulture Café (Harriman, NY)
- Nathan Allen, Underdog Bookstore (Monrovia, CA)
- Mackenzie Van Engelenhoven, The King’s English Bookshop (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Tory Hall, Chapters Books & Gifts (Seward, NE)
- Terri LeBlanc, Swamp Fox Bookstore (Marion, IA)
- Anna Brown, Katy Budget Books (Katy, TX)
- Rebecca Kozak, Darvill’s Bookstore (Eastsound, WA)
- Amanda Qassar, Warwick’s (La Jolla, CA)