http://www.johnnealbooks.com/downloads/lar-cfe2009.pdf. The entry form is
also printed in LR23-2. Entries must be received by August 21, 2009. The
Annual issue is full color through out. All accepted entries are reproduced
in full color (unless they consist of black only). Single copies of the 2008
Annual are available (LR23-2, $17.50 + $2 in USA, $3 Canada, $5 overseas).
DETAILS
This is a call for traditional and nontraditional lettering, calligraphy,
type design, letter carving, graphic design, book art and fine art which
employs hand lettering or calligraphic marks as a major element. Works
created since January 1, 2007, are eligible (except those previously
published in Letter Arts Review). All works selected will be published in
Review 2009. All work submitted must arrive at our editorial offices by 21
August 2009.
• What to send: Photographs or digital prints or prints from your own
computer or offset lithographic prints must be sent for all entries. If you
have digital files, you may send them on disc, but be aware that only your
print-outs will be seen by the jury. Slides or transparencies will not be
accepted this year. We also do not accept entries by e-mail. Entries will
not be returned. Do not send original artwork.
• What else to include: Entry form and fee must accompany all entries.
• Notification: The jurors will meet in early September to make their
selections. We will notify you by e-mail (or by regular mail) by the end of
September to let you know whether your work has been selected.
• If your work is selected by the jurors: We may ask you to have your work
re-photographed by a professional art photographer to provide the best image
for reproduction. We will also ask you to provide a brief biography. Each
selected entrant will receive a complimentary copy of Review 2008.
• Fees: Single Entry: $15US, $17.50CAN, £10.
(Multiple openings of a book or detail shots are considered one entry.)
Quantity Discount: $10US each, $12.50CAN each, £6.75 each. Four or more
entries produced and submitted in one package by a single artist.
• Payment methods: US, Canadian, British entries must be accompanied by
check or money order payable to John Neal. Entries from other countries may
be paid by MasterCard or VISA. No additional fees are required.
• Questions about entering E-mail us at
lar.editor@yahoo.com. For questions
about your subscription, missing issues, to renew:
info@johnnealbooks.com or
800-369-9598.
• Entries must arrive by 21 August, 2009. Submission of an entry to Review
2009 acknowledges the right of Letter Arts Review to use the image for
publication and promotional purposes, and that any permission to publish
text or image has been obtained by the entrant.
If you wish to be informed that your work has arrived at our offices, you
must include a self-addressed postcard with your entry. If you live in the
USA, you must put a stamp on the postcard. We will pay postage only for
postcards to non-US addresses.
• Label each image. Write a code number with ballpoint pen or permanent
marker on each image. An image’s code is the first four letters of your
family name followed by the number of your entry. For example, if your name
is Marie Angel, and you are sending three entries, the entries will be
labeled: ANGE1; ANGE2; ANGE3. For detail shots of the same entry, the code
is ANGE1a, ANGE1b, etc. Write TOP at the top front of each image. Do not
attach form to image.
• Works in languages other than English: Please provide a translation and/or
brief description of the text used in your piece.
• Entries outside the USA: Packages from outside the US should be marked
“Material for contest entry. No commercial value.” US customs or airport
pickup cannot be provided.
