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)