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Applications Open Sept. 1 for Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists

ANN ARBOR, MI—The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is accepting applications for the Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists Sept. 1-20, 2025. The winning bookseller will be awarded a year-long scholarship for professional development, which includes travel and hotel to attend Winter Institute 2026, travel and hotel to attend their 2026 regional fall tradeshow and a […]

Bookshop.org and Two Trees Press Donate in Support of Book and Comic People

ANN ARBOR, MI—Bookshop.org and Two Trees Press, publisher of Among Friends: An Illustrated Oral History of American Book Publishing and Bookselling in the 20th Century, have joined forces to support the Book Industry Charitable Foundation. “We are happy to support Binc’s mission with a $5,000 gift,” said Buz Teacher, publisher of Two Trees Press. “Binc is the only […]

Binc Announces Winners of Annual Scholarships to Support Professional Development and Diversity in the Bookselling Industry

ANN ARBOR, MI–The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of two scholarships managed by the foundation—the Macmillan Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship and the George Keating Memorial Scholarship. The Macmillan scholarship allows booksellers from underrepresented groups to attend their region’s independent book association trade show. Each scholarship covers the cost of […]

There’s Still Time to Help Binc Meet Increased Need and Rising Grant Amounts

ANN ARBOR, MI—After successfully meeting the matching gift offered by Binc ambassador and best-selling author Amor Towles and other authors/creators, the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is extending the Now More Than Ever, I Stand with Stores campaign to reach the stretch goal of $200,000—just another $15,000 to get there.  “We’re so close to meeting our goal,” […]

Binc Launches Fundraising Campaign to Meet Increased Need and Rising Grant Amounts

ANN ARBOR, MI—Dozens of authors and creators from across genres have joined the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation to declare their commitment to book and comic people. Their support is launching the Now More Than Ever, I Stand with Bookstores campaign to engage book and comic lovers in standing with their community stores amidst challenging times. Stores […]

Binc Opens Application for Macmillan Professional Development Scholarships

The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation and Macmillan Publishers are proud to announce that applications are open for the Macmillan Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship which provides $750 to booksellers traditionally underrepresented within the industry to attend their region’s fall trade show. Applications are accepted May 12-31, 2025.  The scholarship allows eight booksellers from underrepresented groups […]

Applications for Binc’s Kamil Writers Prize Open March 25, 2025

Thanks to the Susan Kamil Emerging Writers Prize administered by the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation, two aspiring writer-booksellers or creator-comic retailers will receive $12,500 to focus on a full-length manuscript. The application period will start March 25 and run through April 22, 2025. To learn more about eligibility and apply visit https://bincfoundation.org/susankamil-scholarship/. Any writer […]

Binc Awards Denver Publishing Institute Scholarship to Colorado Bookseller

Jessilen Henderson, a bookseller and floor manager at Maria’s Bookshop in Durango, Colorado, has received the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s scholarship to attend the Denver Publishing Institute’s (DPI) four-week summer program to learn about the publishing arm of the book industry. The scholarship is offered in collaboration with Sourcebooks and the DPI. “I am […]

Binc Awards Four Scholarships to ComicsPRO Industry Meeting

The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation has awarded $750 scholarships for the ComicsPRO industry meeting in Glendale, CA, February 20-22, 2025, to four comic retailers. Erik Jones, Four Color Fantasies, Winchester, Virg.; Andrea Gilroy, Books with Pictures, Portland, Oregon; and Zacharie Lasiter and Shannon Merritt, 901 Comics, Memphis, Tenn., were awarded the scholarships. They can […]

Binc Announces Second Cohort of Its Business Incubator for Bookstore Ownership

Ten aspiring and brand-new bookstore owners from California to Florida were selected as the second cohort of BincTank, the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s business incubator pilot program to support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-owned retail bookselling businesses that are physically located in their community. The 10 entrepreneurs, selected anonymously from a pool of […]

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