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April 22, 2008 - Each year, the Eric Hoffer Award seeks excellence in independent publishing. Entries come from academic, small, and micro presses, as well as self-published authors.
“We are very excited about using our international award program to honor the memory of one of America’s greatest freethinkers,” said Christopher Klim, the managing editor of Best New Writing, which publishes the results of the Eric Hoffer Award for books and prose. “This year’s Hoffer winners bring us to a new height.”
MONTAIGNE Medal Added:
As part of the Hoffer Award, the Montaigne Medal is bestowed upon the most thought-provoking titles. The Montaigne is given in honor of the great French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, who influenced people such as Shakespeare, Descartes, Emerson, Nietzsche, Rousseau, and Eric Hoffer.
The 2008 Eric Hoffer Book Award Winners:
The Eric Hoffer Book Award grants a $1,500 annual grand prize and separate distinc-tions for the best academic, small, and micro press, the best self-published book, and various winners in 14 categories that cover the entire publishing spectrum. Also, the Montaigne Medal is awarded to the most though-provoking books. Full coverage can be found at www.HofferAward.com and in the upcoming release of Best New Writing.
GRAND PRIZE
* Thought to Exist in the Wild, Derrick Jensen, Photos Karen Tweedy-Holms, No Voice Unheard
ACADEMIC PRESS
* Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible, Karel van der Toorn, Harvard University Press
SMALL PRESS
* Lasting Contribution, Tad Waddington, Agate B2 Books
MICRO PRESS
* Clown Girl, Monica Drake, Hawthorne Books
SELF-PUBLISHED
* Thinking Organized for Parents and Children, Rhona M. Gordon, Thinking Organized
THE MONTAIGNE MEDAL
* Long Shadows, David Giffey (editor), Atwood Publishing
* The Aesthetics of Equity, Craig L. Wilkins, University of Minnesota
* You Will Die, Robert R. Arthur, Suburra Publishing
