OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS Invites Your Entry For Oshima International Handmade Picture Book Contest 2011

《2010 Grand prix》 『Obaachanchi no sukimaobake』

Tomoka Yoshimizu (

1.Entry period 7 May 2011 ~ 29 May 2011 Entries received after the deadline will not be accepted.

2.Eligibility for Entry a.Entrants should be 18 years of age or older. b.The works for unpublished are acceptable. c.Work completed more than 1 year ago are not acceptable. d.The theme of the work is free of choice. 3.Entry sections ①Open ②Pop-up

4.Selection and Awards a.The visitors to OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS during the exhibition period choose the best work. The result of the visitors vote will be considered by the jury.A jury meeting is scheduled to be held in June 2011.The jury grants the following prize and awards. Grand prix and lguchi-Bunsyu prize are one point each. 3 runners-up prize(one for each entry section respectively), and several prizes for encouragement and acceptance. b.The committee consists of the following 4 members. Ken Kuroi(Picture book illustrator,Japan) Takaharu Sawada(Picture book critic,Japan) Junko Peltonen(Assistant professor of Toyama University,Japan) Susumu Takai(Chief director of OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS,Japan) c.Grand prix and lguchi-Bunsyu prize will not be given to those who were awarded prizes in previous Contests. 5.Conditions of Entry a.The application is assumed to be the work of one person or one group for each section. b.The size is within 42.4×30.3 ㎝ . c.The text should be 10 pages or more. d.The entry should be bookbinding style. e.The material and technique of the works are without restriction. f.The works using digital technique are acceptable,although the digital data itself is not accepted. g.Works not written in English are required to have English translation on the another form. h.Works not in compliance with the regulations will not be exhibited. 6.How to Apply a.Entry Form to be duly filled out, and sent to OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS with illustrations. b.Entry Form is also available at the OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS website. c.A sheet including all necessary information specified in the entry form can be used as a substitute. ※In the case of group entries,send a list of names of the group members.

7.Announcement of Results The results of the selection will be announced to the winners and also on the OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS website on 21 July 2011.

8.Exhibition of Winning Works Winning works will be exhibited in OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS 21 July 2011 ~ 20 August 2011. ※OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS will have the award ceremony on 20 August 2011.

9.Resulting of Entries As a rule,all works will be returned directly to individual applicants. But the works which win the Grand Prix and lguchi-Bunsyu prize are not returned.

10.Others a.The sponsor assumes no responsibility for loss or damage of books. b.Books in transit.(An entry group must pay transit expense and other expenses needed for entry.) c.The books which win the Grand Prix and lguchi-Bunsyu prize will be owned by OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS. And rights of publication will belong to OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS. When the work that wins the Grand Prix is published, OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS dose not pay the copyright fee to the auther. d.The registration for entry is free.

11.Sending Address OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS 50 Tottori,Imizu-shi,Toyama 939-0283 JAPAN ※For further information,Please contact to OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS. Phone:81-766-52-6780 Fax:81-766-52-6777 E-mail:[email protected] URL:http://www.ehonkan.or.jp

In cooperation with (As expection) Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology, , Imizu City, Toyama Prefectural Board of Education, Imizu-shi Board of Education, Japan School Library Association, Toyama Handmade Picture Book Society, Jitsugyou no Toyama, Kinokuniya Co.Ltd., Kitanihon Broadcasting Co.Ltd., NHK Toyama Japan Broadcasting Co.,Radio Takaoka, The Asahi Newspaper Toyama Bureau, The Hokuriku Chunichi Shimbun, The Kitanippon Press Co.Ltd.,The Mainichi News Papers Co.Ltd Toyama Bureau., Toyama Television Broadcasting Co.Ltd., Tulip-TV Inc.

OSHIMA MUSEUM of PICTURE BOOKS Oshima International Handmade Picture Book Contest 2011 Entry Form ※Entry number Title of the story

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