Exhibition: The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada

Alcuin Book Design Awards LOGO

THE ALCUIN SOCIETY AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN BOOK DESIGN IN CANADA 2012

Since 1981 the Alcuin Society has sponsored the only national competition for book design in Canada. Each year, a call for entries is sent out. Books published in Canada during the calendar year of competition are eligible for submission. Each title must represent the exclusive work of a Canadian book designer. The judging of the entries takes place the following year in the spring, and the award winning books are posted to the society’s website, showcased in an awards catalogue produced by the Alcuin Society, and exhibited national and internationally. After the exhibitions, books have been contributed to various prestigious permanent collections in Canada, England, Germany, and Japan (excerpt from alcuinsociety.com).

This exhibit features 41 winning titles from 236 entries, from 9 provinces and 112 publishers.

A listing of winning titles from 2012 is available here: http://www.alcuinsociety.com/awards/2012/index.html

On view July 2013 at McGill University Library
McLennan Library Building Lobby
3459 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
www.mcgill.ca/library

PRIX DE LA SOCIÉTÉ ALCUIN POUR L’EXCELLENCE DE LA CONCEPTION GRAPHIQUE DU LIVRE AU CANADA 2012

Presentée en juillet 2013 à la bibliothèque de l’université McGill
Édifice McLennan
3459 rue McTavish
Montréal, Québec
H3A 0C9
www.mcgill.ca/library
www.alcuinsociety.com

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