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Waterford author is a ForeWord finalist

March 26, 2013 12:00 am • Last Updated: March 25, 2013 4:20 pm

Tony Northrup's book "How to Create Stunning Digital Photography" was named one of ForeWord Reviews 2012 Book of the Year Awards finalists. Entries represented more than 700 publishers, the finalists were selected from 1300 entries in 62 categories.

ForeWord's Book of the Year Awards program was created to highlight the year's most distinguished books from independent publishers. Award winners are chosen by librarians and booksellers who are working everyday with patrons and customers.

Northrup, who lives in Waterford, has published more than 30 educational books for Microsoft Press, O'Reilly, and Wiley. His photos have been featured on national magazine covers, book covers, CD covers, TV shows, and more. As a video instructor, he has created dozens of hours of video training courses for LearnKey and Microsoft Learning.

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