Seven Finalists in the 2026 CIPA EVVY Book Awards!

Rootstock Publishing is thrilled to announce that seven books are finalists in the Collective of Independent Publishers and Authors (CIPA) EVVY Book Awards. Congratulations to our authors! The winners will be announced Oct. 3 in Colorado.

Finalist in Biography/Autobiography/Memoir

• All Who Believed: A Memoir of Life in the Twelve Tribes by Tamara Mathieu

Finalist in Poetry Chapbook and Anthology

• Time Capsule by Nancy Gordon

• The Country in the Mirror: Poems of Protest & Witness edited by Sharon Darrow

Finalist in Literary & Contemporary Fiction

• Freya the Deer by Meg Richman

Finalist in Legacy Nonfiction

• Striding Rough Ice: Coaching College Hockey and Growing Up in the Game by Gary Wright

• Uncertain Fruit: A Memoir of Infertility, Loss, and Love by Rebecca & Sallyann Majoya

• The Last Garden: A Memoir by Liza Ketchum

The CIPA is a nonprofit trade association of authors, independent book publishers, and publishing business professionals founded in 1992. Its mission is to encourage cooperative efforts and the free exchange of expertise and marketing assistance through cooperative ventures, education, and networking. The annual EVVY Book Awards are named in honor of Evelyn Kaye, who was CIPA’s first president. See the complete list of finalists here.