2021 FINALISTS - FOR BOOKS WITH A COPYRIGHT DATE OF 2020
Scroll down for a list of the 33rd annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award program finalists. One Gold winner will be named in each category during virtual "watch parties" held on the evenings of May 11-14, 2021. See the video below for more information about the watch parties, click here to register, then explore the category links below to see the finalists up for Gold!
The Independent Book Publishers Association's 33rd annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ ceremony, May 11-14, 2021, is generously sponsored by Ingram Content Group.

AND THE 2021 FINALISTS ARE...
Art & Photography
Autobiography & Memoir
Biography
Body, Mind & Spirit
Business & Career
Coffee Table Book
Cookbook
Craft & Hobby, Home & Garden
Education
Fiction: General
Fiction: Historical
Fiction: Horror
Fiction: Mystery & Thriller
Fiction: Romance
Fiction: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Gift Book
Graphic Novel
Health & Fitness
History
Humor
Inspirational
Nature & Environment
Parenting & Family
Poetry
Political & Current Events
Professional & Technical
Psychology
Reference
Religion
Self-Help
Sports & Recreation
Travel
Children's Picture Book (0-3 years)
Children's Picture Book (4-7 years)
Young Reader: Fiction (8-12 years)
Young Reader: Nonfiction (8-12 Years)
Teen: Nonfiction (13-18 Years)
Cover Design: Small Format, Fiction
Cover Design: Small Format, Nonfiction
Cover Design: Large Format
Cover Design Children's/Young Adult
Interior Design
Interior Design: Children's/Young Adult
Audiobook: Fiction
Audiobook: Nonfiction
Best New Voice: Nonfiction
Best New Voice: Children's/Young Adult
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Fiction
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Nonfiction
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Children's/Young Adult
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