Back to the Book
Come share your work with fellow book professionals at the 35th Annual Bookbuilders West Book Show!

Enter the best interior designs, covers, and jackets from your 2004-2005 season in our Book Show competition. Your work will be showcased at our gala banquet in front of hundreds of book designers, publishers, and printers as well as our distinguished panel of judges. And who knows? You may take home a prize.

Please Note: Handwritten entries are no longer accepted.

Bookbuilders West was founded in 1969 in San Francisco as a nonprofit professional association supporting book publishing in the 13 western states. Members and non- members mingle at BBW's monthly meetings, learning the latest innovations in book publishing from our discussion panels and keynote speakers, and enjoying educational seminars and social activities--all geared toward books and book production.

BBW's year culminates in the annual Bookbuilders West Book Show, one of the largest and most prestigious shows of its kind in the U.S. All entered books are elegantly displayed for our banquet guests to view before the show, followed by dinner, entertainment, and the main event--when prizewinners are announced and awarded Certificates of Excellence.

In addition, all award-winning entries are showcased in a custom-made hardcover catalog distributed to all Book Show attendees. And the winning books hit the road as part of our traveling book show, displayed in various locations around the country.

Our theme for this year's show is "Back to the Book," and nowhere is this spirit better embodied than in Bookbuilders West, where it is--and always has been--all about books. We hope you'll join us by sending in your work for the 35th Annual Book Show. If you have questions or comments, or are interested in hosting an exhibit of the award-winning entries during the traveling book show, please contact us at bookshow@bookbuilders.org.

 
Eligibility
Entries may be submitted by any publisher or any supplier to a publisher engaged in designing, manufacturing, or publishing books in any of the western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming. Entries need not be manufactured exclusively in the western states, nor is membership in Bookbuilders West required. If you submit entries but are not a member of Bookbuilders West, be sure to sign up for email announcements on the website (www.bookbuilders.org) to keep apprised of the book show and other events.

Books must have a 2004 or later copyright date and must have been published by an eligible publisher or manufactured wholly or in part by an eligible supplier. Any number of titles not previously entered from the 2004-2005 publishing period may be submitted. Catalogs, directories, periodicals, pamphlets, and promotional pieces are not eligible.

 
Entry Fees
One to five book entries: $40.00 per entry
Six or more book entries: $35.00 per entry
Cover or jacket entry: $35.00 per entry

 
Submitting an Entry
There are three steps in submitting an entry:

All entries must be received no later than June 8, 2005. Send to:

    35th Annual Bookbuilders West Book Show
    c/o Lisa Claudenos
    Wadsworth Publishing
    Thomson Learning
    10 Davis Drive
    Belmont, CA 94002
    650-413-7370

Questions? Please call Elise Gochberg at 707-585-7445.

If the same book, cover, or jacket is submitted by more than one entrant, the publisher's entry will be accepted and any others will be returned with the fees. If the publisher is not among the entrants, the first entry received for that book, cover, or jacket will be the official entry and all others will be returned with the fees.

For multiple, different entries from a company or an individual, a single check or money order for the correct total amount is preferred. Regardless of the number of entries, all entries from a publisher or an individual must be packaged and sent as a group.

Sending a Book   When sending a book, each book must be accompanied by: (1) four copies of the completed entry form, (2) two uncut copies of the book, and (3) the entry fee. Attach the check or money order to one of the completed entry forms. Tuck all four completed forms inside the front cover of one of the books.

Sending a Cover or Jacket   When sending a cover or jacket without its book, each cover or jacket must be accompanied by: (1) four copies of the completed entry form, (2) one mounted cover or jacket, (3) one unmounted, flat cover or jacket, and (4) the entry fee. Cover and jacket entries must show the complete front, spine, back, and flaps. Partial covers will be disqualified. Each mounted cover or jacket must be permanently mounted, entirely flat on Fome-cor with one-inch open margins on all sides regardless of the size of the cover or jacket. A completed entry form must be taped to the back. Attach the check or money order to one of the other three entry forms and send with the covers or jackets. Without a mounted cover or jacket, the entry will not be accepted and will not be returned.

If you have questions about the Book Show, please contact the Book Show chairs by sending email to bookshow@bookbuilders.org, or call Elise Gochberg at 707-585-7445.