Awards and Recognition

At AFC+A, we are honored to be recognized for our commitment to environmental stewardship, cultural advocacy, and community impact. Our endorsements and awards reflect the dedication and passion we bring to every project, as well as the support we receive from our partners and the community. These accolades inspire us to continue our mission of creating a more inclusive, sustainable future for all.

Shift Award - 2020

Award received for Non-Profit Leadership through our Promotores Verdes program.

Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE) Innovative Program Award - 2018

Award recieved for our “outstanding and innovative” Promotores Verdes Program.

City of Denver Office of Sustainability Community Builder Love This Place Award - 2016

City of Denver Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Culture: Imagine 2020 - 2017

Mandel Vilar Press: Books with Awards and Recognition

Silver Medal Winner in Humor, Foreword Reviews Magazine, Indie Books of the Year - 2019

Award received for Have I Got a Cartoon for You! The Moment Magazine Book of Jewish Cartoons by Bob Mankoff, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Silver Medal Winner in Juvenile Nonfiction, Foreword Reviews Magazine, Indie Books of the Year - 2020

Award received for The City of Light by Theodore Bikel and Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Skipping Stones Magazine, Honor Award, Best Children’s Book - 2020

Award received for The City of Light by Theodore Bikel and Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Finalist National Jewish Book Award for Young Adult Literature - 2018

Award received for My Real Name is Hanna by Tara Lynn Masih, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Florida Book Awards 2018 Gold Medal Winner for Young Adult - 2018

Award received for My Real Name is Hanna by Tara Lynn Masih, published by Mandel Vilar Press

The Julia Ward Howe Prize for Young Readers - 2019

Award received for My Real Name is Hanna by Tara Lynn Masih, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Finalist for Best Young Adult Fiction, Foreward Reviews Magazine, Indie Book Awards - 2018

Award received for My Real Name is Hanna by Tara Lynn Masih, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Winner of the 2018 Skipping Stones Magazine Honor Award - 2020

Award received for My Real Name is Hanna by Tara Lynn Masih, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Publisher's Weekly Fall Announcements for Science Fiction and Fantasy: Top Ten Recommended List - 2016

Award received for Isra Isle, A Novel by Nava Semel, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Winner of the Modern Language Association's Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prize in Yiddish Studies 2014 - 2017

Award received for Oedipus in Brooklyn and Other Stories by Blume Lempel, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Centennial Book of the City of Miami Beach

Award received for How Sweet It Is! A Novel by Thane Rosenbaum, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Selected by the Editors of Kirkus Reviews to its list of the Best Books of 2023 for Nonfiction - 2023

Award received for Maestros & Monsters, Days & Nights with Susan Sontag & George Steiner by Robert Boyers, published by Mandel Vilar Press

National Jewish Book Award Finalist, Holocaust Memoir - 2023

Award received for The 23rd Psalm, A Holocaust Memoir (The 20th Anniversary Edition) by George Salton and Anna Salton Eisen, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Amazon.com: #1 Top New Release in Jewish Theology - 2024

Award received for It Takes Two to Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through The Five Books of Moses by Abigail Pogrebin and Rabbi Dov Linzer, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Silver Medalist by Foreword Reviews, 2016 Indie Book Awards in Science Fiction - 2016

Award received for Wicked Weeds: A Zombie Novel by Pedro Cabiya, translated by Jessical Powell, published by Mandel Vilar Press

Top 10 Finalist for Best Translation Book Award - 2017

Award received for Wicked Weeds: A Zombie Novel by Pedro Cabiya, translated by Jessical Powell, published by Mandel Vilar Press

The Skipping Stone Magazine Honor Award for One of the Best Multicultural Books for Children in 2019

Award received for Green Was My Forest by Edna Iturralde, published by Mandel Vilar Press