On Saturday, September 15, 2007 the Florida Publishers Association (FPA) presented its 2007 President’s Book Awards to publisher and author members whose books were chosen as the best in 14 different categories.

FPA president Frank Gromling, owner of Ocean Publishing, Flagler Beach, FL, was the master of ceremonies for the President’s Book Awards Luncheon at the Marriott North Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Keynote speaker was Sara Nelson, Editor-in-Chief at Publishers Weekly, who spoke about current trends in book publishing.

The awards program was part of the two-day FPA Publishing Ed-U-Conference during which participants attended presentations and panels conducted by industry professionals, including representatives from Publishers Weekly, Lightning Source, United Graphics, DreamTime Publishing, and RES Marketing Alliance. A tour of the printing facilities of HCI Books, publishers of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, was conducted on Friday afternoon prior to a welcome reception sponsored by Publishers Weekly.

In addition to a plaque commemorating their awards, all winning FPA members received a certificate and 1,000 President’s Book Awards gold foil labels for their book covers. This year’s winning publishers and authors came from Florida, South Carolina, and Virginia.