Two Lake Claremont Press books have been honored with 2009 book awards: Finding Your Chicago Irish, by Sharon Shea Bossard, and I Am a Teamster: A Short, Fiery Story of Regina V. Polk, Her Hats, Her Pets, Sweet Love, and the Modern-Day Labor Movement, by Terry Spencer Hesser.
Bossard’s Finding Your Chicago Irish is proudly displaying two award labels these days: One for being a finalist in the regional non-fiction category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, which recognizes independent publishers and authors worldwide. The other for first place in the non-fiction instructional category of the 2009 IWPA's (Illinois Women’s Press Association) Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. The IWPA, an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women, is an organization of communication professionals who work to maintain and improve mass communication standards in Illinois and to share and exchange ideas.
Spencer’s I Am a Teamster: A Short, Fiery Story of Regina V. Polk, Her Hats, Her Pets, Sweet Love, and the Modern-Day Labor Movement earned a finalist award in the regional non-niction category of the 2009 Indie Excellence® Awards. The competition is judged by an independent panel of publishing experts, and the awards are based on overall excellence of design, promotional text, and content.
Congratulations to Sharon Shea Bossard and Terry Spencer Hesser! Thanks for helping us celebrate Chicago’s distinct history, traditions, and community, and for letting the rest of the world know about it too!
