Sunbelt Publications Explained

Founded:	1988
Founder:	Diana Lindsay
Country:	United States
Headquarters:	El Cajon, California
Publications:	Books, maps

Sunbelt Publications is an American publication company that was incorporated in 1988. The company publishes and distributes multi-language pictorials, natural science and outdoor guidebooks, and regional references.^[1] The company is located in El Cajon, California.^[1]

History

Diana and Lowell Lindsay founded Sunbelt Books with the goal of publishing books about the natural world.^[2] The Anza-Borrego Desert was the subject for Diana Lindsay's master's thesis, and she subsequently published it as a book entitled Our Historic Desert (1973) through Copley Books.^[1]

Awards

• Courage to Heal – Theodor S. Geisel Award 2007, San Diego Book Awards
• Courage to Heal – Historical Fiction, 2007 San Diego Book Awards
• Palm Springs Legends: Creation of a Desert Oasis – 2012 Craft Awards, Outdoor Writers Association of California^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hall. Walter. Sunbelt Celebrates 25 Years of Ink and Imagination. East County Magazine. May 30, 2012.
2. Book: Lindsay, Diana & Lowell. Anza-Borrego Desert Region: 5th Edition. 2006. Wilderness Press. Berkeley, CA. 9780899974002. 302.
3. http://owac.org/2012-craft-awards-winners/ OWAC 2012 Craft Awards: Book (other than travel or guidebook)