The Hemingway Western Studies Series is pleased to announce The Rocky Mountain Artists' Book Competition. The purpose of this annual event is to encourage the creation
of beautiful, terrifying, intriguing and ingenious--as well as inexpensive--books which
will change, if not the world, at least the Inter-Mountain West.
Authors and artists may submit publication proposals for multiple edition works (100 to
1,000 copies) relating to public issues (such as race, religion, gender, environment).
These issues should be of special concern to Rocky Mountain readers and viewers, but need
not be limited to activities in Golden, Colorado. Books might address problems faced by
migrant workers, for example. Though migrant workers are not confined to the
Inter-Mountain West, they comprise an important segment of the Inter-Mountain population
and, hence, are of "special concern." Likewise, books might address
clear-cutting. While not practiced exclusively in the Rockies, clear-cutting has been
practiced sufficiently enough in the Rockies to be of concern.
Proposals specifying offset, copier, or silkscreen printing on commercial papers will be
favored. Works may consist of text and/or visual content. Proposals may consist of written
descriptions, sketches, photographs and/or slides, "dummies," or copies of
unique or limited letterpress editions deserving of a wider audience.
Initial screening of applications will be done by the HWSS Editorial Board; final
selections (up to three works) will be made by a jury of nationally recognized book
artists and archivists.
Authors and artists whose works are selected for publication in the Hemingway Series
receive $500 prize monies and standard sales royalties.
For further information, contact
Tom Trusky, Director