Tactile Book Advancement Group (TBAG )

2008 COMPETITION

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Make a difference – make a tactile book!

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.

Useful tips from judges of previous competitions are available to help you plan your entry

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).

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.

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)
  

Everyone is welcome to enter and we will be very pleased to receive entries from people who have never made a tactile book before.

Entry to the competition is free!

Download your entry form now (Word 52KB)

Welcome : 2008 COMPETITION : Publishers guidelines : Making books : Buying Books : Borrowing Books

Snippets : Questions : Diary : Contacts : Links