Jun 27, 2012

Congratulations to our friends at Storey Publishing and Timber Press, who have collectively won four 2012 Silver Awards of Achievement from the Garden Writers Association!

The winning books and their categories are:
Writing — Book, General Readership
Rebecca Rupp, HOW CARROTS WON THE TROJAN WAR (Storey Publishing)
$17.95, Paperback, 978-1-60342-968-9

Writing — Book, Technical/Reference
Michael Dirr, DIRR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TREES AND SHRUBS (Timber Press)
$89.95, Hardcover, 978-0-88192-901-0

Photography — Book
Robert Llewellyn, SEEING TREES (Timber Press)
$34.95, Hardcover, 978-1-60469-219-8

Graphic Design — Book
Patrick Nistler, HANDMADE GARDEN PROJECTS (Timber Press)
$22.95, Paperback, 978-1-60469-185-6

The GWA's annual awards program provides recognition for the vast talents of the GWA membership in the area of writing, photography, graphic design, illustration, and electronic media such as radio, television, and Internet programming.

All of the Silver Award of Achievement recipients become semi-finalists for the Gold Awards which will be be revealed during the 64th GWA Annual Symposium banquet Monday, October 15.