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amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
We’re proud to welcome the Independent Book Publishers Association as an official ALA affiliate—strengthening ties between indie publishers and libraries in support of diverse books and equitable access.
Learn more: www.ala.org/aboutala/aff...
www.ala.org/news/2025/07...
IBPA is honored to become an ALA affiliate and help strengthen connections between independent publishers and library professionals. Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, IBPA CEO. Independent Book Publishers Association. American Library Association.
July 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
mollybangles.bsky.social
Our Flaco book won an award last night 🧡🦉
www.ibpabookaward.org/winners-art-...
An orange hardcover book with FLACO - the name and an image of the owl himself - on the cover. Next to the book is a glass/crystal award for the IBPA
May 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
laminda.bsky.social
Apparently Rise of the Zombie Bugs won an IBPA award in the Nature & Environment category??? Lima is just as surprised as I am, thanks to @hopkinspress.bsky.social for sending this my way! 📚 #booksky
A certificate for the 38th Annual IBPA Book Award for "Rise of the Zombie Bugs" and some silver book stickers on a table. A calico cat lying on the rug behind the table looks up at the camera.
June 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Sinister Societies has won silver in the IBPA Book Awards for Horror. Thank you, IBPA, and congrats to:

@cindyoquinn.bsky.social,
@erricknunnally.bsky.social, @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social, @comicazimike.bsky.social,
@horrortom.bsky.social, &
@inkwellmonster.bsky.social.

#BookSky #horror
The image’s background features a white to black gradient, top to bottom, with black text in the upper part reading “Thank you, IBPA & congratulations to our authors.” The Sinister Societies paperback anthology, edited by Linda Hartley, sits beneath this, with a silver seal pictured to the right of it reading, “IBPA Book Award Winner - Silver.” The Ruadán Books logo is in the lower left corner.
May 21, 2026 at 1:29 AM
feliciafm.bsky.social
Picked up at the Liminal Fiction table at Seattle Worldcon! Signed by @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social folks too ✨
A copy of Neirodiverse Alien Encounters which features a silver IBPA Book Sward Winner sticker and an alien nebula filled sky in greens, pinks, and blues.
August 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
qospress.bsky.social
#Booksky As I look at yet another IBPA article pushing AI like they own stock in it, I’ve decided to move Queen of Swords Press marketing in a bold new direction: “Artisanal queer books by creators who give a crap.” I think it has legs. queenofswordspress.com
Book fair book table.
April 27, 2026 at 1:09 PM
qospress.bsky.social
IBPA Innovative Voices application is out the door! I/we were finalists in 2024 - please wish us luck on this round!
December 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
isaacthorne.com
My OCD-themed novel, TAB'S TERRIBLE THIRD EYE, recently won Silver in the Fiction: Horror category of the IBPA Awards by the Independent Book Publishers Association and a First Place designation from the Chanticleer International Book Award (CIBA) Shelley Division.

#authorsky #horrorNovel #ocd

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Paperback copy of TAB'S TERRIBLE THIRD EYE. To the book's left are a Silver medal from the IBPA Book Awards in Horror Fiction and a First Place badge from the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs) in the Shelley Division.
May 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
matildamadison.bsky.social
#netgalley #sportsromance #textmemaybe #matildamadison #ibpa #romancebooks
March 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
motthepaladin.bsky.social
The anthology I am published in won a Silver IBPA award! Congratulations to everyone who got an award last night! 🎉 🪐📚💙
The Neurodiversiverse Alien Encounters - A science fiction anthology of stories, poetry and art edited by Anthony Francis and Liza Olmsted with a silver IBPA award
May 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
matildamadison.bsky.social
#matildamadison #netgalley #ibpa #sportsromance #textmemaybe
March 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
ada-hoffmann.bsky.social
Hey btw - another little piece of good news! THE NEURODIVERSIVERSE: ALIEN ENCOUNTERS (which contains my short story "Music, Not Words") is a finalist in the IBPA Book Awards: www.ibpabookaward.org/winners-neur...
Winners: Art & Photography | IBPA Book Award
www.ibpabookaward.org
April 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
kendramurray.bsky.social
Congratulations on your nomination for an IBPA award @katherinebryant.bsky.social and @amphoraepublishing.bsky.social !!
#loveislove #lgbtqbooks #indieauthors #indiepublishers
amphoraepublishing.bsky.social Amphorae Publishing Group @amphoraepublishing.bsky.social · Apr 11
Big news 🌈

Give My Love to Berlin has been nominated in the LGBTQ+ category!

A powerful recognition for a story rooted in identity, love, and truth. We’re so proud to celebrate this moment 💖

#LGBTQBooks #BookAwards #IndieBooks #RepresentationMatters
April 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
qospress.bsky.social
I’ll be at IBPA’s Pub U in #SaintPaul this Friday. Any other small press peeps going? www.publishinguniversity.org
IBPA Publishing University | 2025
IBPA Publishing University is an annual publishing conference for independent book publishers sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).
www.publishinguniversity.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
nicolegkurtz.bsky.social
My publishing press, Mocha Memoirs, is among the 20 other publishers who are uplifting marginalized voices! Check it out.

www.ibpa-online.org/news/651116/...

Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) IngramSpark
September 12, 2023 at 5:57 PM
faythompsonauthor.bsky.social
The IBPA Publishing University is finishing up their yearly conference today. Surf over and investigate the website to see if you might be interested in attending next year. [I am not affiliated in any way.]

#writingcommunity #booksky #ibpa #conferences #writers

www.publishinguniversity.org
IBPA Publishing University | Independent Book Publishers Conference
IBPA Publishing University is an annual publishing conference for independent book publishers sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).
www.publishinguniversity.org
May 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
kelliemhultgren.bsky.social
Tonight I’m sparkling at the IBPA awards dinner with 🌟IBPA Gold🏅 winner Linda Ruggeri (for ‘Networking for Writers’)!
Linda Ruggeri, a Latina author and editor in a teal dress, poses for a selfie in a banquet hall with Kellie, a white woman in a blue sequin-covered dress.
May 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
debbieohi.com
The Independent Book Publishers Association @ibpa.bsky.social has a Publishing Map with different publishing models: www.ibpa-online.org/page/Publish...
infographic titled "IBPA PUBLISHING MAP: IBPA Guide to Publishing Models and Author Pathways." It features a Venn diagram with seven overlapping circles, each representing a different publishing model. The categories listed are: Independent Publishers & Small Presses (pink) Author Publishers (light green) Hybrid Publishers (yellow) University Presses (dark green) Higher Education & Academic Publishers (orange) Association, Society, & Non-Profit Publishers (red) Corporate Trade Publishers (blue) Service Providers (purple) The IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association) logo appears at the bottom, along with the date February 28, 2024. The text below the diagram describes the infographic as an overview and resource for the book publishing industry and authors exploring different pathways to publication.
March 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
The doing this workshop is an author, independent book publisher "also serves on the boards of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) and the AI firm, Inkbloom."
www.keithriegert.com
Keith Riegert
Keith Riegert is a professional author and CEO of Ulysses Press and Perfect Bound. He is based out of New York City.
www.keithriegert.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
thinkinginkpress.bsky.social
We are honored to be part of this amazing group of publishers! Thank you IBPA and Ingram Spark Books for choosing us for the Innovative Voices program.
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#InnovativeVoices #IBPA #IngramSpark #indiePublishing #indieBooks #authors
IBPA Innovative Voices Program Meet the Innovators, with photos of the 5 selected publishers
September 26, 2023 at 1:19 AM
qospress.bsky.social
Feeling more and more like there needs to be an organization that represents smaller genre publishers. The regional orgs aren’t great with genre and IBPA sends out gibberish about AI like the leadership team owns stock in it and everything else (that I know of) is focused on “literary” presses. 🤔
July 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
draft2digital.bsky.social
Lee Wind joins us at the top of the hour to talk about the IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association) Boot Camp for Author Publishers, and how to bring all the pieces together when publishing to find your success. #authorsky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA4c...
IBPA Boot Camp for Author Publishers
YouTube video by Draft2Digital
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January 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
qospress.bsky.social
#Booksky This is a nice piece and worth reading w/ two additional thoughts:
1. Lack of us! We’re right here and our books have even been reviewed on Reactor. We have award-winning books and were a 2024 IBPA Innovative Voices Finalist. Discover us!
2. SPD primarily distroed nonsfnal titles.
reactorsff.bsky.social Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Dec 12
"It has always taken more legwork to find the artists working outside of the best-known systems. It has always been worth it."

@mollytempleton.bsky.social on the value of supporting small press books and publishers:

reactormag.com/small-press-...
Small Press SFF Might Sometimes Be Harder to Find — But It's More Than Worth the Effort - Reactor
It's a classic underdog tale, and who doesn't love rooting for that?
reactormag.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:40 PM
stabihh.bsky.social
The American Library Association approved the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) as an affiliate. “In today’s complex landscape, coalition-building across the publishing & library communities is more important than ever. …help strengthen connections betw. indep. publishers & libraries.“
American Library Association adds IBPA to professional affiliate roster - Independent Book Publishers Association
Established in California in 1983, IBPA has 3,500 members comprising traditional and hybrid independent publishers, university and nonprofit presses, and author-publishers. IBPA is the largest association of publishers in the United States.
www.ibpa-online.org
August 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
celestialechopress.bsky.social
We just joined the IBPA, Independent Book Publishers Association. Woohoo!
January 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM