Tuesday, May 12, 2009











Awa Press Young Designer of the Year Award 2009
In association with the BPANZ Book Design Awards

The Book Publishers Association of New Zealand is delighted to announce a new award as part of the 2009 BPANZ Book Design Awards. This year talented young designers will be eligible to enter the Awa Press Young Designer of the Year Award which recognises emerging talent in the field of book design. The winner will be presented with a cash prize of $1000 at the awards cocktail event in Auckland in early September.
Entry is free and applications are welcomed from both publishers and designers.

ELIGIBILITY
The designer must be under 35 years of age as at 31 March 2009, must be a New Zealand citizen by birth or a New Zealand resident for at least two years prior to 31 March 2009, and must be currently resident in New Zealand.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Designers are asked to send between 3 and 5 books they have designed and which have been published between 1 January 2008 and 31 March 2009. Publishers may also send this material on the designer’s behalf. Books must be designed in New Zealand but typesetting and printing may be done elsewhere.

JUDGING CRITERIA
This award aims to recognise outstanding design across a whole portfolio that clearly demonstrates the relevance of the design to each book’s target market.
Judges will be assessing the ability of designers to consider the author's work and the audience appeal in the completed design of all the books entered. Books will be judged on artistic merit, innovation of form and appropriateness to the intended market.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
1. Entries must be submitted by 5.00pm on Friday 12 June 2009.
2. Entries must be submitted by the designer or a publisher.
3. There is no entry fee to enter.
4. An entry form must accompany each entry with details of each book. Entry form available from BPANZ website.
5. Entries remain the property of BPANZ unless the entrant requests their return.
6. No correspondence will be entered into between publishers or designers and the judges.

SEND ENTRIES TO
Anne de Lautour
BPANZ Book Design Awards
c/- Hachette NZ,
4 Whetu Place, Mairangi Bay, North Shore, Auckland 0632

or post to
P O Box 102 006, North Shore, Auckland 0745
Any queries email anne@bpanz.org.nz or PH: 09 477 5589

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