MINNEAPOLIS AUTHOR WINS $10,000 PUBLISHERS AWARD

News Release
November 8, 2000
Ansuz Press, Minneapolis, MN 651-735-8880 , drmesich@kyramesich.com, 
www.KyraMesich.com 


MINNEAPOLIS AUTHOR, DR. KYRA MESICH, WINS $10,000 INNOVATION AWARD FROM THE
SMALL PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA

Ansuz Press is proud to announce that Dr. Kyra Mesich is the first place
winner of the Small Publishers Assocation of North America (SPAN) Innovation
Award for excellence in the publication of her book, The Sensitive Person’s
Survival Guide and her website, www.KyraMesich.com.

The Innovation Award was judged on the quality of content of the book, as
well as the creative use of emerging publishing technologies, such as
print-on-demand, e-book, and the internet. The innovation award was
sponsored by SPAN and iUniverse.  The first place winner received $10,000.

The Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide is about Dr. Mesich’s research into
the psychic correlates of emotional sensitivity and depression.  Her website
at www.KyraMesich.com offers secure, online purchase of the book.  The book
and other companion works will also be available very soon in e-book format.
The website also offers readers a free perk - practice meditations from the
book in mp3 format.

Dr. Mesich is available for interviews to discuss more about the $10,000
award and her book, which was printed with an entirely digital,
print-on-demand process.  She can be contacted by email at 
drmesich@kyramesich.com or phone 651-735-8880 .