I said it in the previous post and I will say it here again: we here at English Central have always prided ourselves on the fact that we do not sell just any books – we sell great books! We started working with Garnet Education about 10 years ago because they were making quite a name for themselves with their titles, which were exclusively EAP at the time. Generally regarded as trailblazers in EAP publishing, they have more recently expanded their horizons to other areas of ELT. They have done a lot of innovating and so it is a good thing they have gotten some recognition for it!
We asked General Manager Richard Peacock to list the nods they have gotten and here is what he reported back to us:
ESAP Series: Winner of the 2009 English Speaking Union English Language Award
Sunshine: Best Entry for Children in the 2011 English Speaking Union English Language Award
TASK: Shortlisted for the English Speaking Union English Language Award 2013
Skills in English (the foundation of all the Skills stable): Highly Commended in the English Speaking Union English Language Award 2004
Oracle Readers: Wuthering Heights and The Case of the Dead Batsman: Finalists in the Language Learner Literature Awards
There were also awards at some stage for Access EAP and Upgrade, but I can’t find any details …
: )
And on that note, I would like to add that Garnet Education has always been wonderful to work with and eager to cooperate with us on the various ideas we have come up with over the years (like producing American English versions of their books!). Richard is the man in charge and ultimately this cooperation is thanks to him. I personally also appreciate his sense of humour and the colourful terms of affection he uses when speaking to me. Richard, if you are reading this, thank you… and Lori misses you. : )
