11th International Compostela Prize For Picture Books 2018 - CHILDREN'S BOOK COMPETITION

Apr 07, 2018 | by InfoDesigners

14/05/2018 (deadline)

Children's book competition titled 11th International Compostela Prize For Picture Books 2018 is calling for entries. Below you can find all details about this competition:

The 11th edition of annual children's book competition titled Compostela Prize for Picture Books organised by Education Department of the City Council of Santiago de Compostela in collaboration with Kalandraka, recently has been announced seeking for the books in which the story is told through illustrations and images.

About competition

The Education Department of the City Council of Santiago de Compostela, as part of the 18th Reading Promotion Campaign and in collaboration with editorial kalandraka recently has announces 11th edition of annual children's book competition titled International Compostela Prize for Picture Books.

The competition is open to all publications included in the picture book category: a book in which the story is told through illustrations and images, with both complementing each other.

The purpose of the rules of this call is to promote the literary and artistic production of books for children and young adults.

Authors competing for the prize must present:

• Five copies of the text
• Three original illustrations and five colour photocopies of each (if digital techniques are used, the authors may send high-resolution prints of the work)
• A finished layout of the whole project

The books may be presented in any of the official languages of the Iberian Peninsula, and must be original and unpublished.
Adaptations of originals or books that have already been awarded prizes or mentions in other contests will not be accepted. Works with more than three illustrations uploaded onto the Internet will not be accepted.

The projects may be presented in any size, technique and format, but may not contain any more than 40 inner pages (excluding covers and endpapers).

The jury will be composed of members with recognised prestige in the field of literature and illustration, and they will select the winner picture book according to their own criteria.

There is no entry fee for this competition.

Eligibility

One or more persons, authors of the text and illustrations of any nationality may take part.

Award

1st price: €9.000

A single prize of €9.000 will be awarded as an advance on author’s rights. This right shall be valid for a period of one year, after which the works shall be at the free disposal of the author(s). The prize-winning work will be published in all of the official languages of the peninsula by the publisher Kalandraka in November 2018.

For all further informations about the competition 11th International Compostela Prize For Picture Books 2018 or to submit your works visit the following official website: