Honors and Awards

Farmall Century

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist

April 2024

Finalist for the 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in Cover Design: Large Format.

Finalist for the 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in History.

Revolutionary Red Tractors

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award

2023

Revolutionary Red Tractors won a gold award in the Interior Design: Children's/Young Adult category of the 2023 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

IPPY Independent Publisher Book Award

2023

Revolutionary Red Tractors won a bronze award in the Science category of the 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

Indy Split

Dean Batchelor Award

June 2022

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award

March 2022

Indy Split won a silver award in the Sports & Recreation category of the 2022 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

IPPY Independent Publisher Book Award

May 2022

Indy Split won a bronze award in the Sports category of the 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

John Deere Evolution

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award

March 2022

John Deere Evolution won two gold awards in the History and Cover Design categories of the 2022 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

IPPY Independent Publisher Book Award

May 2022

John Deere Evolution won a gold award in the Transportation category of the 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

• Internal Fire 

  May 2022

  Internal Fire won a bronze award in the Reference category of the 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards. 

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  Botts Begins: Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor Vol. 1

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award

  May 2021

  Botts Begins won a gold award in the Humor category of the 2021 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

• Farmall Cub Encyclopedia

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award

  May 2020

  The Farmall Cub Encyclopedia won a silver award in the Professional and Technical category of the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

• IMSA 1969-1989

  Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY)

  May 2020

  IMSA 1969-1989 won a bronze award in the Sports/Fitness/Recreation category of the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs).

• TRACTOR

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  Apr 2019

  TRACTOR won a gold award in the Interior Design category of 2019 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

• TRACTOR

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  Apr 2019

  TRACTOR won a silver award in the History category of the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Awards

• Victory Motorcycles

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  Apr 2019

  Victory Motorcycles won a gold award in the Professional and Technical category of the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

• Victory Motorcycles

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  Apr 2019

  Victory Motorcycles won a gold award in the Cover Design: Large Format category of the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

• Victory Motorcycles

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  Apr 2019

  Victory Motorcycles won a silver award in the Reference category of the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

• Red 4WD Tractors

  Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY)

  Apr 2018

  Red 4WD Tractors won a gold award in the Transportation category of the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards).

• Red 4WD Tractors

  Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)

  Apr 2018

  Red 4WD Tractors won a gold Benjamin Franklin Award in the Reference Category and a sliver Benjamin Franklin Award in the History category.

• International Scout Encyclopedia

  IBPABenjamin Franklin Award

  Apr 2017

  The International Scout Encyclopedia won a Benjamin Franklin Award (Silver) in the Reference category.

• The Build

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  Apr 2017

  The book The Build, published by Octane Press, won a 2017 Benjamin Franklin Award (Gold) in the Professional and Technical Category.

• Beast

  Independent Publisher (IPPY Award)

  May 2016

  Beast by Jade Gurss won an Bronze IPPY Award in the transportation category.

• Red Combines 1915-2015

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  Apr 2016

  Red Combines 1915-2015 won a gold Benjamin Franklin Award in the Professional and Technical Category and a sliver Benjamin Franklin Award in the History category.

• Red Combines 1915-2015

  Independent Publisher Book Awards

  Apr 2016

  The book Red Combines 1915-2015 won a Gold IPPY in the Transportation category.

• Canning, Pickling and Freezing with Irma Harding

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  Apr 2015

  The book Canning, Pickling and Freezing with Irma Harding won the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award (gold) for nonfiction book cover, small format.

• Red Tractors 1958-2013

  Independent Publisher Book Awards

  May 2014

  The book Red Tractors 1958–2013 won the bronze IPPY award in the transportation category.

• Red Tractors 1958-2013

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  Apr 2014

  The book Red Tractors 1958–2013 won the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Award (gold) in the history category.

• In the Red

  Independent Publisher Book Awards

  May 2013

  The Octane Press book, In the Red by Jade Gurss won the bronze IPPY award in the southeast regional non-fiction category.

• The Adventurous Motorcyclists' Guide to Alaska

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  May 2013

  The Adventurous Motorcyclist's Guide to Alaska won a Benjamin Franklin Award in the travel category.

• Forward: The First Unsupported Expedition to the North Pole

  Friends of the St Paul Library / Minnesota Book Awards

  Jan 2013

  The Octane Press book, Forward: The First Unsupported Expedition to the North Pole, was one of four finalists for a Minnesota Book Award in the General Nonfiction category.

• In the Red

  Motor Press Guild / Dean Batchelor Award

  Dec 2012

  In the Red by Jade Gurss, published by Octane Press, was one of three finalists for the Dean Batchelor Award, which is given to one automotive-related book in honor of the late automotive journalist Dean Batchelor.

• Forward: The First American Unsupported Expedition to the North Pole

  IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards

  Jun 2012

  The Octane Press book, Forward: The First American Unsupported Expedition to the North Pole, won the 2012 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award (gold) in the Sports and Recreation Category.