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The following three steps must be completed for a book to be considered in the competition.
1 - ENTRY FEE: Choose the appropriate categories on the entry page. The entry fees are:
Book $45
Book Series $50
Cover/Jacket $35
Cover/Jacket Series $45
You may enter as many times and in as many categories as you like. You may pay online through our American Express, Visa or MasterCard service or you may send a check with your books. Please choose the appropriate option from the payment menu in the check-out process and send two copies of the e mail confirmation with your entry. If you are sending a check or money order please make it out to "Bookbinders' Guild of New York" and submit it with your entry.
2 - SUBMISSION OF SPECIFICATIONS: All 2009 New York Book Show Entry Forms will be submitted online. Go to the Bookbinders' Guild of New York website at www.bookbindersguild.org and click on the link to the New York Book Show Entry Forms pages for easy to use, step-by-step directions. All winners will be featured in the Book Show catalogue that will include all of the book's relevant specifications.
All entries must have been published between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009.
3 - SUBMISSION OF BOOKS AND WINNER'S CATALOGUE IMAGE FILES:
Send:
1. Two copies of your completed 2009 automatic response e-mail Entry Form
2. One copy of each book and/or two copies of jacket/cover submission
3. Any checks or money orders (made payable to Bookbinders' Guild of New York)
4. One copy of the e-mail confirmation containing payment information
5. Please note: Winners in each category will be notified the week after judging and asked to submit electronic files of the winning covers/jackets and/or an interior spread for use in the catalogue. If possible, a spread should show all of the elements of the book (i.e., display type, art, tables). Do not send any files with your entry.
(Only the winners will be asked to submit files following judging. The image you submit will appear in the catalogue, so it should be a good representation of your work and of sufficient resolution to appear in the show publication.)
Mail books to:
Book Show
c/o Random House
1745 Broadway
14th Floor/Kipling Room
New York, NY 10019.
Books will not be returned.
ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DONATED TO THE LITERACY ASSISTANCE CENTER OF NEW YORK.
Remember to retain a copy of each of your entries.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS: or need additional information concerning your submission, you may contact the following Committee Members directly:
Samantha Ecker 212.206.5377 or samantha.ecker@fsgbooks.com
Sandra Bretnall 212.782.9042 or bretnall@randomhouse.com
Nina Frieman 646.942.7280 or nfrieman@nyc.rr.com
DEADLINE: Entries must be received NOT BEFORE 11/2/09 AND NO LATER THAN 11/5/09. No entries will be accepted after 11/5/09.
JUDGING: Entries in each major category are assessed by a team of five judges, each representing one of the five areas of expertise: book design (designer or illustrator/designer), art direction (art director or artists? agent), editorial (editor or publisher), production, and supplier or manufacturer.JUDGING CRITERIA: The judges will examine and evaluate entries with respect to the following classifications:
Design
Is the style and size of type appropriate to the intended market? Is the arrangement of type and graphics effective and functional? Are graphics elements creatively planned, purposeful, and well executed? Is the use of color effective and appropriate? Have the inserts, cover, jacket, endpapers, and other components been designed to complement and enrich the book as a whole? Does the design help the reader understand the author?s intent?
Production
Do typesetting and page makeup demonstrate high standards and well-recognized practices of the bookmaking craft? Do illustrations and photographic images have good tonal range between shadows and highlights? Is detail held in highlight and shadow areas?
Manufacturing
Is the printing well executed with respect to inking, register, and image clarity? Has suitable paper been used? Are margins consistent and page backup accurate? Is the printing of component elements, such as cover, jacket, inserts, and endpapers, consistent with quality of the text printing? Is the book bound
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