CIPA Award 2

 

Joyce B. Lohse’s biography, Unsinkable: The Molly Brown Story, received the Juvenile finalist EVVY award from the Colorado Independent Publishers Association on March 23, 2007. Joyce is author of the award-winning First Governor, First Lady: John and Eliza Routt of Colorado, and she employed the same intensive research methods to write the story of Mrs. Brown.

As a child-friendly biography, Unsinkable: The Molly Brown Story presents an unusual treatment of a familiar story. It sorts through the myths and legends surrounding the life of Mrs. J.J. Brown to reveal a real-life heroine. As a survivor of the Titanic disaster, Mrs. Brown’s followed many adventurous paths toward varied interests, finding her niche as an activist, philanthropist, and scholar. The book tells her story from a human perspective, revealing a personality, which goes beyond the myths created by others.

Unsinkable: The Molly Brown Story is Lohse’s third historical biography in the popular Now You Know Bio series from Filter Press.

Historical photographs and documents are interspersed with the text, as well as a glossary, timeline, bibliography, index, and activities for young readers. Some of the graphics uncovered by Lohse have not been revealed since they were first published in the newspaper in 1912, concurrent with the Titanic disaster.

CIPA Awards

 

‘Class Acts: Stories from Emily Griffith Opportunity School’ won first place in the Non-fiction/Experience category at the annual Colorado Independent Publishers Association awards dinner help March 27, 2007 in Denver.

Awards were presented in eighteen categories for outstanding books from independent publishers, and Class Acts obtained the third highest overall score among the forty-nine awards presented.

For Class Acts, Dr. Brink interviewed Opportunity School students from seven decades and wrote their inspiring stories of escape from abuse and homelessness, learning English in a new land, completing high school, founding businesses, preparing for medical school, and making great leaps in their careers. Brink is a former administrator at the Emily Griffith Opportunity School.

EVVY judges called the book: “Clear, complete, written by someone with not only a passion for her subject but access to important historical records as well.” “An excellent addition to the Denver history archive–and a fun read, too.”

The EVVY Awards are one of the many ways CIPA supports its 300+ members. For the fifteen years since its inception, CIPA has educated, encouraged, and supported new and experienced small publishers. The association website is www.CIPAbooks.com.