Make a difference – make a tactile book!

photo-montage of tactile images

Closing date for entries was 1st November 2008 but this information is left for you to see what it was all about and the results will be posted here around the end of December 2008

The Tactile Book Advancement Group (TBAG) is running an international competition to encourage more people to take up the challenge of designing and making books with effective tactile illustrations for visually-impaired children.

The competition is being organised in association with the ‘Tactile Graphics 2008’ conference in Birmingham, UK, from 3 - 5 December 2008 run by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).

Everyone is welcome to enter and we will be very pleased to receive entries from people who have never made a tactile book before. Useful tips from judges of previous competitions are available to help you plan your entry.

Entry to the competition is free!

There will be awards for the best books in a number of categories including:

Best book for 3 to 6 years
Best book for 7 to 12 years
Best book for 13 years and older, with learning difficulties
Best book by a blind or partially sighted person - Sponsored by the RNIB online shop
Tactile Graphics 2008 conference choice (voted on by conference delegates)

We also have a special category for publishers:

Best commercially produced book (from a mainstream publisher - useful information on guidelines page)

Short-listed entries will be exhibited at the Conference, where conference delegates will be invited to vote for their favourite book. Further winners will be selected by a panel of specialists in the field.

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2008 COMPETITION

Make a difference – make a tactile book!