B&H’s Spanish division honored with Book of the Year

B&H Español, B&H Publishing Group’s Spanish division, won two major categories during the 2012 Spanish Evangelical Products Association (SEPA) Awards. The banquet event concluded the Spanish-language Christian trade show Expolit, held May 2-5 at the Doubletree Hotel & Miami Airport Convention Center in Miami.

B&H Español was honored with the Harold Kregel Award for Book of the Year 2012 for La Resolución Para Hombres (The Resolution for Men) by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Randy Alcorn. B&H‘s Spanish division was also named the Publisher of the Year. 

“This is the first time we’ve received Publisher of the Year from SEPA, and we thank God for all these honors,” said B&H Publishing President Selma Wilson. “We love providing biblical resources for our Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters.” 

A Whitaker House title, La Gloria de Dios (Glory of God) by Guillermo Maldonado won the award for the Best Original Book in Spanish 2012. The Distributor of the Year Award went to Distribuidora Ariel de México. 

Two publishers received two design awards. Casa Creación won the Best Bible Cover and Interior Design for Biblia Para la Guerra Espiritual (Spiritual Warfare Bible), and Unilit was honored with the Best Book Cover for Manual Para el Cuidado del Cáncer de Mama (The Manual for Breast Cancer Care) by Sally M. Knox.

Tyndale House Publishers’ Spanish division, Tyndale Español, won the Best Website Award, and Spanish publishing house Editorial CLIE (Committee on Literature for Evangelical Churches) was honored with the Best Presence in Social Networks Award. 

Gallery of Honor books were also presented with sales awards at Gold, Platinum and Diamond levels.

The Diamond award, given to a book or Bible that has sold more than 1 million copies, went to Biblia Súper Económica (Economic Super Bible, American Bible Society).

The Platinum award celebrates a book or Bible that has sold more than 500,000 copies and was awarded to El poder de los esposa que ora (The Power of a Praying Wife) by Stormie Omartian (Unilit).

The Gold award is given to a book or Bible that has sold more than 250,000 copies. Five Gold awards were presented to Su mejor vida ahora (Your Best Life Now) by Joel Osteen (Casa Creación); El desafio del amor (The Love Dare) by Alex and Stephen Kendrick (B&H Español); El poder de los padres que oran (The Power of a Praying Parent) by Stormie Omartian (Unilit); Esta Boca Mía (Me and My Big Mouth) by Joyce Meyer (Unilit); and Biblia NTV Edición Cosecha (Harvest Edition: New Living Translation, Tyndale Español).

During the event, David Peacock, president of Colombia-based Editorial Buena Semilla, was honored as one of the pioneers in the printing and distribution of Spanish Christian books.

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