Book Collecting Prizes Based in the United Kingdom
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Book Collecting Prizes Based in the United Kingdom

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Bookplate Designed by Arthur Rackham.

Below is a list of prizes based in the UK, some of which are open to international entry. If there are any prizes we have missed out, please let us know by contacting us via [email protected]

Book Collecting Prizes Based in the United States

ABA Prize

Applicant Criteria: Collectors aged between 18-35.
First Prize: £500 and the opportunity to have your collection exhibited at the prestigious Firsts London Book fair at the Saatchi Gallery.
Link: ABA Prize

Anthony Davis Prize

Applicant Criteria: Any undergraduate or postgraduate student at a University in London.
First Prize: £600.
Link: Anthony Davis Prize

Colin Franklin Prize

Applicant Criteria: Undergraduate or postgraduate student at either the University of Oxford or Oxford Brookes University.
First Prize: £600.
Link: Colin Franklin Prize

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OKAMOTO (Ippei). Mansuke no shakai kaizo.

David Laing Prize

Applicant Criteria: Undergraduate of postgraduate students at the University of Edinburgh.
First Prize: £500 and £250 to spend on an item for the University Collections.
Link: https: David Laing Prize

David Murray Prize

Applicant Criteria: Undergraduate or postgraduate student at the University of Glasgow
First Prize: £500 and £250 to spend on an item for the University Collections.
Link: David Murrary Prize

James David Forbe Prize

Applicant Criteria: Undergraduate or postgraduate student at the University of St Andrews.
First Prize: £500 and £250 to spend on an item for the University Collections.
Link: James David Forbe Prize

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EMECHETA (Buchi). Second-Class Citizen.

PBFA Young Collector Prize

Applicant Criteria: Collectors aged between 16-30.
First Prize: Two prizes of £250.
Link: PBFA Young Book Collecting Prize

Rose Book Collecting Prize

Applicant Criteria: Undergraduate or postgraduate students at the University of Cambridge.
First Prize: £500.
Link: Rose Book Collecting Prize

Thomas Reid Prize

Applicant Criteria: Undergraduate or postgraduate student at the University of Aberdeen.
First Prize: £500 and £250 to spend on an item for the University Collections.
Link: Thomas Reid Prize

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