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2008 COMPETITION RESULTS |
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Welcome : 2008 COMPETITION RESULTS : Publishers guidelines : Making books : Buying Books : |
See the prizewinning books at an exhibition near you The Tactile Book Advancement Group (TBAG) held an international competition in 2008 to encourage more people to take up the challenge of designing and making books with effective tactile illustrations for visually-impaired children. The competition was 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). TBAG International Tactile Book Competition Results
Many thanks to everyone who entered the Tactile Book Advancement Group's first ever tactile book competition. We were delighted to receive 70 entries from 11 countries, and were thrilled with the very high quality of the books. Six judges spent two exhilarating but exhausting days carefully examining all the entries, and it was a very difficult job choosing the winners in each category. However, we did eventually manage to reach agreement, and the winners and highly commended books are as follows (all the photographs are copyright of RNIB 2008) Book for age 3-6 Winner: Sally's Sandwiches by Sally Hancox, UK Second Prize: The Little Fir Tree by Amy Palmer, UK Highly Commended: The Cat Sat on the ... by Mary Hulme, UK Book for age 7-12 Winner: Magic Boots by Vuoko Nyberg, Finland Second Prize: Redecorating the Forest by Kinsey and Cheryl Prestia, USA - Highly Commended: Autumn by Workgroup BTB, Estonia Old Chestnuts by Mary Hulme, UK Book designed/made by a person with a visual impairment Winner: Sweetie by Sona Fialova, Slovakia Highly Commended: Autumn by Workgroup BTB, Estonia Book for age 13+ with additional learning difficulties Although some interesting books were submitted in the age 13-plus with learning difficulties category, the judges did not feel able to award a prize, because, in most cases, the text and/or illustrations were felt to be too complicated for these youngsters. However, two of the entries were singled out for praise: Highly Commended: Boys by Hillary Hamilton, UK Book for any age produced by a mainstream publisher A number of UK mainstream publishers submitted books which they felt had sufficient tactile interest to appeal to a visually-impaired child. Winner: This is my Monster by Sam Taplin, Stephanie Jones and Matsumi Furukawa (Usborne Books) Highly Commended: The prize winning and highly commended books, along with some others which were thought to be particularly good, were displayed at the fourth International Tactile Graphics Conference in Birmingham on 4-5 December, and conference delegates were invited to vote for "the people's favourite". Ninety people with a strong interest in tactile graphics enjoyed the books and took the time to vote for their favourite, with 14 different books receiving votes. The result was: Conference Choice Winner: Vers Pa Tvers by Anette Diesen, Norway Runner-up: Silly Suzy Goose adapted by Robin Nation, New Zealand The makers of the winning books will be receiving their prizes, trophies and certificates soon: congratulations to you all. Once again, many thanks to everyone who took part in this competition and in so doing helped raise awareness of tactile books. Later in 2009, all books will be either returned or donated in accordance with the maker's wishes expressed on the entry forms. Photographs of the prizewinning, books posted on this website, disseminate the good practice this competition has demonstrated. Competition Books on DisplayIn 2009, Louis Braille's bi-centenary, the winning and highly commended tactile books from the TBAG International Tactile Book Competition will be on display around the country. Do get in touch if you can offer a venue and can provide an opportunity for visually-impaired people in your area to come and enjoy these books. Books will only be available to handle at times indicated by 19th May to 5th June 2009 Surrey History Centre, Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6ND
If you would like to handle the tactile books please ring Kate Stuart or Haidee Thomas on 01483 518739 kate.stuart@surreycc.gov.uk or haidee.thomas@surreycc.gov.uk to arrange an appointment so that they can make sure the books are available.
The Centre is closed on Sundays and Bank Holiday weekends (including Saturdays). Huddersfield Library13-18th July 2009 As part of "Make a Noise in Libraries" fortnight, the books will be on display in the foyer of Huddersfield Library, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, HD1 2SU. Opening Times: "There's more to the Library than meets the eye" on Thursday 16th July in the Library from 10am ‘til 3pm. At this event, Kirklees Transcription Service and Huddersfield library have joined together to highlight what is on offer in the library for people with a Visual Impairment. There will be a selection of stalls from different areas of the library with staff to explain the services on display. For more information ring Kirklees Transcription Service on 01484 221955.
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Welcome : 2008 COMPETITION RESULTS : Publishers guidelines : Making books : Buying Books : |
