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General
Information on the National Outdoor Book Awards
The
National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA) is the outdoor world's largest and
most prestigious book award program. It is a non-profit,
educational
program, sponsored by the NOBA Foundation, Association
of Outdoor Recreation and Education, and Idaho
State University.
The
purpose of the Awards is to recognize and encourage outstanding writing
and publishing. Each fall in early November, the NOBA Foundation
announces the winners of the ten categories making up the program,
including
History, Literature, Children, Nature, Natural History, Instructional, Adventure
Guidebook,
Nature Guidebook, Design, and Outdoor Classic.
The
program has very high standards of fairness and objectivity and has no
connection whatsoever to any publisher or publishing business
interest.
The winners are chosen by a panel of judges consisting of educators,
academics,
book reviewers, authors, editors, and outdoor columnists from
throughout
the country. Once selected, the books are publicized through wire
service stories, press releases, and announcements at related websites.
On
this website, you'll find lists of winning books, reviews of past and
present
winners, photos of covers, and links to sources with additional
information.
It's our hope that you'll find the website educational and useful.
For
members of the media, we have included a press
information page with the latest press releases and high resolution
scans of winning books. A special service is also available to
website
developers. In return for a link to the NOBA site, web masters
are
welcome to use our reviews and cover scans on their own sites.
Publishers
and authors will also find application forms, entry rules, and
information
on how to nominate books for the annual awards.
More
information about the Awards program is available from Ron Watters (wattron@isu.edu),
Box 8128, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209.
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