Call for Entries: Snyder Book Collecting Contest
March 7th, 2013
KU bibliophiles, dust off your shelves and start scrutinizing your collections! The Snyder Book Collecting Contest is open and accepting entries. The submission deadline is March 29, 2013.
The contest was established by Elizabeth M. Snyder in 1957 to cultivate and recognize undergraduate and graduate students’ interest in collecting books. In recent years, additions to the rules have been made to accept digital objects and non-print materials alongside books in the collections.
Winners are selected in both graduate and undergraduate divisions, with the following cash awards:
- First Prize: $600
- Second Prize: $400
- Honorable Mention: $100
In addition, each winner will receive a gift card from contest co-sponsor Jayhawk Ink, a division of KU Bookstore.
Top: 2012 Graduate Division Winner: a partial view of Laci Gerhart’s collection “The Evolution of Scientific Knowledge: Vintage and Antique Textbooks of the Natural and Physical Sciences”; Bottom: Attendees examining the competing collections at the 56th annual Snyder Contest (2012). Images Courtesy of KU Libraries.
Contest details, rules, and resources are available at the Snyder Book Collecting Contest site, http://lib.ku.edu/snyder/rules.shtml.
Entries will be displayed and winners announced on Tuesday, April 23 in Watson Library, level 3 West. The celebratory event will begin with a reception at 5:30pm and will culminate in the awarding of prizes and a presentation by Elliott Shore, the Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries.
Don’t miss your chance to enter! Submit your collection by March 29th at 5:00pm.