The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has named the four recipients of $750 scholarships for attending the ComicsPRO industry meeting in Glendale, Calif., which will be held February 20-22.
They are Erik Jones of Four Color Fantasies, Winchester, Va.; Andrea Gilroy of Books with Pictures, Portland, Ore.; and Zacharie Lasiter and Shannon Merritt of 901 Comics, Memphis, Tenn. The funds can be used for travel, replacement wages, lodging, and meals, while ComicsPRO will cover the registration fee.
"We are pleased to continue our support for comic retailers with these scholarships," said Pam French, Binc's executive director. "When we learned there would not be a Diamond Summit this year, we decided to redirect those scholarship funds and award four scholarships for ComicsPRO. We look forward to meeting them in California."