Second volume of graphic novel travel series wins third prize in 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards
Hong Kong, 14 May 2010 ————– Bumbling Through Sumatra , volume two of the award-winning Bumbling Traveller™ Adventure Series by Tom Schmidt, has been selected as a bronze medal winner in the Graphic Novel / Drawn Book category of the 14th Annual 2010 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards.
Billed as the largest independent book awards program in the world, IPPY Awards Director Jim Barnes announced today that the 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards garnered a total of 3,980 total book entries from over 2,000 independent authors and publishers across the world. Of the thousands of entries spanning 67 various categories, only 347 winning books were awarded with medals.
Bumbling Through Sumatra author and illustrator Tom Schmidt noted, “We are absolutely thrilled to have been selected as an award winner in such a competitive and international book awards program.” Coinciding with the opening of BookExpo America in New York City, a gala awards ceremony will be held at Providence NYC at 6:00 pm on May 25, 2010 for award-winning medalists. The IPPY Awards, launched in 1996, are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers.
Bumbling Through Sumatra is an educational graphic novel that follows on the heels of award-winning Bumbling Through Borneo, the first volume in a book series that seeks to promote environmental and cultural awareness through entertaining mysteries and adventures. The Bumbling Traveller™ Adventure Series is published by Kakibubu Media Limited and is distributed throughout Asia by Foreign Press Distributors and MPH Distributors Sdn Bhd. The series is available for international purchase through Amazon.com.
The book will be officially launched in Hong Kong on May 19, 2010 at Fringe Club from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tom Schmidt is an architect, award-winning writer, illustrator, musician, and part-time stand-up comedian. Born in the United States, following his studies of Architecture and Environmental Design at the University of Colorado, his wanderlust has carried him through various bumbling adventures in over 70 countries around the world, while based in the Asia-Pacific region. Schmidt is a licensed US architect, a LEED® Accredited Professional, a founding member of the Hong Kong Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and a member of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI). He has resided in Hong Kong since 1997, and is founder of Sepia Design Consultants Limited, an architectural consultancy specializing in sustainable hospitality design.
