Owen W. Linzmayer is an avid collector of world paper money and the former editor of the International Bank Note Society's quarterly publication, the IBNS Journal, which the American Numismatic Association awarded second place in the specialty clubs category of the ANA’s 2008 Club Publications Contest. Linzmayer also received the IBNS Literary Award Honourable Mention in 2011 for his article “Eritrean Banknotes—The Birth of the Nakfa.” In addition to writing The Banknote Book, he also publishes BanknoteNews.com, the #1 web site devoted to breaking news about international paper & polymer money.