The American Booksellers Association has named 67 booksellers as winners of scholarships to the ABA's annual Winter Institute this coming January in Denver, Colo. Bookselling This Week reported that 58 are recipients of scholarships from WI11's publisher sponsors, covering the conference fee, up to four nights plus tax at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel at the special ABA rate, and transportation costs up to $400.
"The Winter Institute would not be possible without the generous contributions of our publisher sponsors," said ABA development officer Mark Nichols. "By enabling a record number of scholarship recipients to attend the event in 2016, publishers confirm their commitment to independent bookselling and we encourage all of our members to join us in thanking them for their ongoing support."
Five ABA members were given scholarships by the Book Industry Charitable Foundation and three booksellers will be attending WI11 on scholarships honoring former ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz, who died earlier this year. Candlewick Press has again awarded a scholarship to a bookseller active in the Candlewick Handselling Indie Recognition Program.
