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The Greeting Card Association selects Detroit for its Annual Workshop & Retreat in 2020

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has chosen Detroit for the location of its Annual Workshop & Retreat in 2020. GCA is a growing community of 220+ publishers from across North America. Well-established companies with thousands... more »

Greeting Card Association plans to collaborate again with Book Expo

In a move to further expand opportunities for creative makers at smaller and emerging greeting card and stationery companies, the Greeting Card Association (GCA) has announced plans to collaborate for the second year with Reed... more »

Noted extends LOUIE Awards deadline

Noted: The Greeting Card Expo has extended the deadline for LOUIE Awards submissions. Due to an impressive response to this year's awards, Noted will now accept greeting card entries through Feb. 10, 2020. The LOUIE... more »

LOUIE Awards submission deadline approaches

Start the new year off by entering greeting cards for the 2020 LOUIE Awards. Submissions are being accepted now through Jan. 17, 2020. The LOUIE Awards provide an opportunity for companies' greeting cards to be... more »

GCA and Dallas Market Center launch new GCA Village exhibit space

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) and Dallas Market Center have agreed to offer members of the association GCA Village space, exclusive to newer GCA publisher members, at the winter and summer 2020 shows as part of a larger... more »

Greeting Card Association names George White as its new president

The membership of the Greeting Card Association (GCA) elected longtime volunteer George White, president and COO of Up with Paper, as its 53rd president during their recent Workshop and Retreat in Naples, Florida. George succeeds Christy... more »

Thousands join the Thinking of You Week movement

On Sept. 23, 2019, the Greeting Card Association (GCA) kicked off the second annual Thinking of You Week. It is expected that thousands of hand-written cards will be sent “just because,” all bearing the United... more »

2020 LOUIE Awards open for submissions

The Greeting Card Association's LOUIE Awards is an annual competition in the greeting card industry. For over 30 years, companies from all over the world have entered this competition. The 2020 awards are now open... more »

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