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The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international non-profit trade association whose member companies are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide. [1]
ECPA was cofounded by Hugh Revell Barbour and his brother Bill through a partnership with Christian publishers [2] and has operated since 1974, [3] with what the organization describes as a focus on "building networking, information, and advocacy opportunities within the industry". [4]
Since 1978, ECPA has presented the annual Christian Book Awards (formerly Gold Medallion Book Awards) in several categories, including Christian Book of the Year. [5] [6] [7] ECPA also presents the annual Christy Awards for Christian Fiction, [8] the Top Shelf Awards recognizing book design excellence, [9] and the industry's Milestone Sales Awards.
In 2021, ECPA created a Diversity & Inclusion Standing Committee and hired Jeff Crosby as president and CEO to succeed Stan Jantz. [8] [10]
Programs and services ECPA provides include Christian bestseller lists, [11] [12] and a weekly news publication, Rush to Press, that recaps industry news.
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
general notability guideline. (July 2022) |
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international non-profit trade association whose member companies are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide. [1]
ECPA was cofounded by Hugh Revell Barbour and his brother Bill through a partnership with Christian publishers [2] and has operated since 1974, [3] with what the organization describes as a focus on "building networking, information, and advocacy opportunities within the industry". [4]
Since 1978, ECPA has presented the annual Christian Book Awards (formerly Gold Medallion Book Awards) in several categories, including Christian Book of the Year. [5] [6] [7] ECPA also presents the annual Christy Awards for Christian Fiction, [8] the Top Shelf Awards recognizing book design excellence, [9] and the industry's Milestone Sales Awards.
In 2021, ECPA created a Diversity & Inclusion Standing Committee and hired Jeff Crosby as president and CEO to succeed Stan Jantz. [8] [10]
Programs and services ECPA provides include Christian bestseller lists, [11] [12] and a weekly news publication, Rush to Press, that recaps industry news.