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    RWA Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year

    The RWA Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year award is given annually to one special bookseller who provides outstanding service to romance readers and demonstrates notable support of romance authors and the romance genre.

    To nominate a bookseller for the RWA Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year Award, e-mail nominations@rwa.org.

    2013 RWA Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year
    Cathy Genna, Barnes & Noble

    Cathy Genna is the Community Relations Manager at the East Brunswick, NJ, Barnes & Noble store. A dynamic and enthusiastic advocate for the romance genre, Genna made her store one of the best-selling stores for romance in her region. In addition, she hosts highly successful romance author programs, reader groups, and book signings.

     

    Past Recipients of the RWA Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year Award

    • 2012: Janeen Solberg, Turn the Page Bookstore, Boonsboro, Maryland
    • 2011: Kaori Suzuki Fischer, Barnes and Noble, West Melbourne, Florida
    • 2010: Gail Link, Barnes and Noble, Wilmington, Delaware
    • 2009: Rosemary Potter, Rosemary's Romances, Australia
    • 2008: Dianne Defonce, Borders, Fairfield, Connecticut
    • 2007: Linda Keller, Barnes & Noble, West Chester, Ohio
    • 2006: Vickie Denney, http://www.newandusedbooks.com
    • 2005: Marcy Dodge, Borders Books & Music, Beaverton, Oregon
    • 2004: Maureen Greene, Borders, Naperville, Illinois
    • 2003: Kay Meriam, B. Dalton, Houston, Texas
    • 2002: Cindi Streicher
    • 2001: Mark Budrock, Waldenbooks, Paramus, New Jersey
    • 2000: Beth Anne Steckiel, Beth Anne's Book Corner, Colorado Springs, Colorado
    • 1999: Kathy Baker, Waldenbooks, Fort Worth, Texas
    • 1998: Michelle Thorne, Bearly Used Books, West Covina, California
    • 1997: Steffie Walker, manger, SuperCrown, Orland Park, Illinois
    • 1996: Janet Carroll, formerly of The Book Emporium in Long Beach, California
    • 1995: Donita Lawrence, Bell, Book, and Candle, Del City, Oklahoma

     

    Historical note: This award was established in 1995 as RWA's Bookseller of the Year Award to honor Booksellers who go above and beyond in their support of the Romance genre, Romance authors, and Romance readers. In 1999 the name was changed to the Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year Award in honor of the late Steffie Walker, a former recipient of the Bookseller of the Year Award.