Entries Open for the Fourth Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize 2019

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INVC NEWS
New Delhi,

The Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize’, an initiative of the iconic bookstore to recognize and encourage the extraordinary work of illustrators, designers and publishers throughout India, returns in its fourth edition to award brilliance in book design.

The prize appreciates the importance of the balance of graphics and narrative, particularly in our increasingly visual age, and believes that a book cover interprets and decodes the ensuing text in crucial ways that contribute to its ultimate success. Standout cover design is an integral part of the success of a book, designers and illustrators play a vital role in helping a book become iconic and create recall.

In its first year, the prize was given to designer Bena Sareen for the book, Talking of Justice by author Leila Seth, published by Aleph. In the second year, the award went to Pinaki De for the book Kalkatta author Kunal Basu published by Picador India followed by Maithili Nikheel Apale in the third year for the cover designed for the book Himalaya published by Speaking Tiger.

The final prize in both editions was announced at Jaipur BookMark, the books and publishing segment of the Jaipur Literature Festival in January 2016 ,January 2017 and January 2018 respectively. The final winner was chosen following a submission process and intensive discussions by the distinguished jury. Post three successful editions, the ‘Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize’ opens entries for the fourth season and invites covers of titles designed by Indian designers and released between 1st April 2017 and 31st March 2018 to apply.

To maintain continuity and build strong foundations for the prize, the 2019 award will retain the distinguished jury from year one. Each of the jury members is preeminent in their respective fields, and they share a collective love for books and commitment to reading. These are Priti Paul Director, Apeejay Surrendra Group and the creative force behind the Oxford Bookstores, Namita Gokhale author, publisher and festival director, Aman Nath India’s leading heritage hotelier and architectural restorer, Alka Pande, leading art critic and curator and Dayanita Singh, prominent figure in contemporary Indian photography and bookmaking.



 

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