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ABTA announces Book Awards
The American Bridge Teachers'
In the adAssociation
held its annual convention
in Providence before the NABC.
The winners of the annual Book of
the Year contest, which recognizes
excellence in instructional books
for bridge players of all levels, were
announced.
" Play it
Safe! Making
Sure of Your
Contract "
(Masterpoint
Press)
by Barbara
Seagram and
David Bird
is the 2022
Book of the
Year for the
intermediate category. Both Bird and
Seagram have won multiple ABTA
awards. Learn how to recognize different
situations that might threaten
your contract - and what to do when
you encounter them.
The runner-up in the intermediate
category is Counting at Bridge
(Masterpoint Press) by Dianne Aves.
The winner
in the
intermediate/
advanced
category is
" Parrish
the Thought
Volume 1:
Preempts and
Overcalls "
(Bridge Winners
Press) by
Adam Parrish. Bridge Bulletin columnist
Adam Parrish covers modern
competitive bidding in his signature,
easy-to-understand style. A great
resource for advancing players.
The runner-up in the intermediate/
advanced category is Shark's Pointers
(Masterpoint Press) by Mark
Aquino.
The award for outstanding collection
in the intermediate category
went to The Bridge Cardplay Easy
Guides (Masterpoint Press) by
David Bird and Marc Smith (10-book
series).
In the advanced category, Jim
Sternberg and Danny Kleinman won
for their 10 titles (AuthorHouse) published
in 2021-2022.
ABTA Award Committee members
were Sam Marks, Henry Meguid,
Brenda Montague, Jeff Bayone and
chair Karen Walker.
ABTA is now accepting submissions
for its 2023 awards, which will be announced
next July. Authors or publishers
wishing to enter new works in any
of the above categories can get more
information by emailing the Awards
Committee chair, Karen Walker, at
kwalker2@comcast.net. The submission
deadline is May 1, 2023.
vanced category,
the winner
is Test
Your Bridge
Judgment
(Bridge Winners
Press) by
Barry Rigal.
A highly
respected
bridge commentator,
author and player, Rigal
has created a series of tests of your
bridge skill with unique analysis. A
great way to hone bidding judgment
and playing technique.
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