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 travel, lodging and meals up to $750. The winners were selected in an identity-hidden review process by a panel of employees from Macmillan and members of the Binc program committee.
- CALIBA: Kealie Mardell-Carrera, Underdog Bookstore, CA
- GLIBA: Keeley Malone, Ink Drinkers Anonymous, IN
- MIBA: Verlean Singletary, Da Book Joint, IL
- MPIBA: Kat Paton, Country Bookshelf, MT
- NAIBA: Eleanor Cugal, Penguin Bookshop, PA
- NEIBA: Ernio Hernandez, CT
- PNBA: Larissa Berry, Montana Book Company Redux, MT
- SIBA: Karen Goforth-Harbin, Archimedes & Loft Books, NC
The Keating Memorial scholarship provides $500 to a bookseller in the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA), Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA), and New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA), for the purpose of professional development. The winners are chosen by each regional association. NEIBA deferred the scholarship for this year.
- Yulia Watters, Finist and the Owl, DE, NAIBA
- Rachel Bolton, Wicked Good Books, Salem, MA, NEIBA
- Crystel Calderon, Portkey Books, FL, SIBA
“Binc is honored to help book people expand their knowledge and grow in their roles,” said Binc CEO Pam French. “Congratulations to all the recipients. Partnering with Macmillan Publishers, the friends of publishing sales rep George Keating, and the regional associations allows us to support booksellers across the country.”