Publishers Weekly Announces 2022 Star Watch Honorees

This year's honorees come from all parts of the publishing industry and will be saluted at an event set for November 15 in New York City.

2022 PW Star Watch Submissions Open

The eighth annual PW Star Watch is now open for submissions.

Wisconsin Booksellers Named PW Star Watch Superstars of 2021

Gretchen Treu and Wes Lukes, co-owners of A Room of One’s Own in Madison, Wis., were named the 2021 Superstars at last night’s virtual celebration of PW Star Watch, a program that honors up-and-coming creatives in the book business.

PW Star Watch 2021: The Stars of 2021

Industry standouts are honored in Star Watch’s seventh year.

PW Star Watch 2021: Finalists

A closer look at the PW Star Watch finalists.

PW Star Watch 2021: Honorees

A closer look at the PW Star Watch Honorees.

2021 PW Star Watch Submissions Open

The seventh annual PW Star Watch is now open for nominations. The deadline for nominations is September 10.

PW Star Watch 2020 Superstar: Nivia Evans

Nivia Evans, editor at Orbit Books, was named PW Star Watch Superstar at a virtual celebration held over Zoom by Publishers Weekly and Frankfurter Buchmesse on October 13.

PW Star Watch 2020: Finalists

A closer look at the PW Star Watch finalists.

PW Star Watch 2020: Honorees

A closer look at the PW Staw Watch Honorees

PW Star Watch 2020: The Stars of 2020

Industry standouts are honored in Star Watch’s sixth year.

PW Star Watch 2020 Finalists Announced

Five finalists have been chosen by the jurors of PW Star Watch for 2020 from among a group of 40 honorees. A virtual party and the announcement of this year's Superstar will be held October 13.

PW Star Watch 2020 Honorees Named

'Publishers Weekly' and Frankfurter Buchmesse have named 40 publishing professionals as honorees for PW Star Watch 2020, the annual publishing and bookselling award now in its sixth year.

Star Watch 2020 Deadline Extended

Publishers Weekly and Frankfurter Buchmesse have extended the 2020 Star Watch deadline for nominations to July 15, 2020.

Submissions Open for 2020 PW Star Watch

Nominations are now open for the sixth annual PW Star Watch program, organized by Publishers Weekly and Frankfurter Buchmesse.

PW Star Watch 2019 Superstar: Jennifer Baker

Jennifer Baker, production editor at Teachers College Press in New York, was named PW Star Watch Superstar at a party at Marquee New York in Manhattan on September 18.

PW Star Watch 2019 Finalists

Introducing the five contenders for PW Star Watch 2019's "Superstar" award.

PW Star Watch 2019 Honorees

Star Watch 2019 Finalists Named

PW Star Watch has selected five finalists from the 50 honorees selected for its fifth annual award. One “Superstar” will be named at the PW Star Watch celebratory event on Wednesday, September 18.

Star Watch 2019 Honorees Named

Fifty honorees from the U.S. and Canada were chosen for the fifth annual PW Star Watch program for their trailblazing spirit, innovative problem-solving, and leadership qualities.