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News, features and resources for media and publishing professionals. Friday, March 24, 2002 Blogs | Subscribe | Interviews | Events | Films | Book Blog Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Firecracker Alternative Book Award Winners Announced The winners for the seventh annual Firecracker Alternative Book Awards (FABs) were recently announced during an awards bash at the Book Expo America convention earlier this month. Established in 1996, the goal of the FABs is to celebrate the best in alternative publishing. People were allowed to vote for the winners online. 2002 Firecracker Alternative Book Award Winners Fiction This Too Can Be Yours by Beth Lisick (Manic D Press) Nonfiction Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (Houghton Mifflin Company) Poetry Cunt-Ups by by Dodie Bellamy (Tender Buttons Books) Politics 9-11 by Noam Chomsky (Seven Stories Press) Sex Hardcore from the Heart by Annie Sprinkle and Gabrielle Cody (Continuum) Drugs Junkie Love by Phil Shoenfelt (Twisted Spoon Press) Music We Owe You Nothing by Punk Planet (Akashic Books) Art/Photo Devil's Advocate: The Art of Coop by Chris Cooper (Aperient Press) Graphic Novel Palestine by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics Books) Kids Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids edited by Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly (Joanna Cotler Books) Outstanding Press of the Year Fantagraphics Books The Gold Leaf Award For Pioneer Publishing And Defending Civil Liberties Ed Rosenthal Wildcard/Special Recognition Why Things Burn by Daphne Gottlieb (Soft Skull Press) Related Links: · Firecracker Alternative Book Awards Website · Previous Firecracker Alternative Book Award Winners Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter. www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved.