New Mexico Book Association (NMBA) is the only statewide nonprofit serving all book professionals. We are passionate book people who have come together through our common interests to preserve, protect, and promote the book in all its forms. Our members include book creators, writers, editors, publishers, illustrators, librarians, booksellers, book designers, typesetters, printers, literacy advocates, agents, reviewers, and avid readers.

Founded in 1994, NMBA has been recognized as one of the country’s most active book associations. Our many services include professional development workshops, our Libro newsletter, monthly networking luncheons, New Mexico's Book World (a resource guide to the NM book community), a monthly online events calendar, opportunities to show and sell books at major book festivals and trade shows, and more. Please explore this site to see all that we do!

Enter the 2012 Book Design Contest

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The New Mexico Book Association is proud to announce the winners in this year's Southwest Book Design & Production Awards for Excellence. These awards recognize creativity and quality in book design and distinction in production. The awards help raise the bar and set standards of book excellence throughout the Southwest.

Trade Books: Non-illustrated
Wildbranch: An Anthology of Nature, Environment, and Place-based Writing, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Cohen

Trade Books: Illustrated
Santa Fe House, by Margaret Moore Booker
 
Art and Photography
Life at the Kiowa, Comanche & Wichita Agency, by Kristina Southwell and John Lovett          
 
Scholarly/Technical
Heart & Soil, by Sharon Fried
 
Guide and Travel
The Geology of Northern New Mexico's Parks, Monuments, and Public Lands, edited by L. Greer Price
 
Lifestyle
Gardens of Santa Fe, by Anne Hillerman
 
Body, Mind, Spirit
Vital Yoga: A Sourcebook for Students and Teachers, by Meta Chaya Hirschl
 
Poetry                    
Bolitas De Oro, by Nasario Garcia
 
Children/Young Adult
Paloma and the Dust Devil at the Balloon Festival, by Marcy Heller
 
Graphic Novels    
Trickster: Native American Tales, edited by Matt Dembicki              
 
Cover and Jacket Design
Heart & Soil, by Sharon Fried
 
Best of Show: Judges' Choice
Trickster: Native American Tales, edited by Matt Dembicki
 
Special Recognition: Jim's Choice
Yucatan Through Her Eyes, by Lawrence Gustave Desmond