The Awards 

The Keith Wingrove Memorial Trust conducts The Australian Bookplate Design Award, among Australian artists, graphic designers and students in the production of Ex Libris Bookplates.

The purpose of the competition is to increase interest in and to attract publicity to the artistic value of bookplates. Although the competition is referred to as “Australian”, the 2013 Design Awards included a prize category for International artists for the first time.

The trustees have chosen the following themes for the Keith Wingrove Memorial Design Award:

AUSTRALIAN BOOKPLATE DESIGN

Prize $10,000 plus medallion

INTERNATIONAL BOOKPLATE DESIGN

Prize $3,000 plus medallion

Australian etched bookplate

Prize $1,500 plus medallion

Australian relief bookplate

Prize $1,500 plus medallion

AUSTRALIAN TERTIARY STUDENT DESIGN

Prize $2,000 plus medallion

AUSTRALIAN SECONDARY STUDENT DESIGN

Prize Medallion for the student plus the student’s school will receive art materials valued at $1,000

AUSTRALIAN PRIMARY STUDENT DESIGN

Prize Medallion for the student plus the student’s school will receive art materials valued at $1,000