The Library as Incubator Project is proud to announce our partnership with TLT: Teen Librarian’s Toolbox, The Real Fauxtographer, and EgmontUSA. Together, we’re hosting an epic Teen Read Week™ art contest called It Came From a Book!
It Came from a Book! postcard
The contest begins today, June 21st, and runs through September 30th. We’re planning to collect a huge online gallery of the entries and announce the winners here on the Library as Incubator Project website during Teen Read Week™, October 14th-20th, 2012. Read on for more info on submitting your library-incubated artwork and the prizes the winner could take home!
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Here are the basics: read any book and create a piece of art inspired by the story. Your artwork can be any type– photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, manga– we want to see it all! Submit a digital photograph of your work to trwartcontest2012@gmail.com by 11:59 PM CST September 30th, 2012. Be sure to include the following information with your entry to ensure that it is eligible:
- Make sure your entry has the subject heading TRW Art Contest
- Include your full name, your library (school or public), and the title and author of the book that inspired your art.
- Include the statement “I affirm that this is an original piece of artwork.”
During Teen Read Week™, the Library as Incubator Project will host a digital art gallery of all entries to the It Came From a Book! TRW Art Contest, and we will also collect votes on the best library-incubated artwork. The winner will be announced on the site the following week!
PRIZES
- $50 Amazon giftcard
- Original art from The Real Fauxtographer
- Library as Incubator Project t-shirts
- Signed books from hot YA authors
Special thanks to authors Gennifer Albin, Bethany Griffin, Beth Revis, and Veronica Roth, who generously donated signed copies of their books as prizes.
Thanks also go to our sponsors, Teen Librarian’s Toolbox, The Real Fauxtographer (Margot Wood), and EgmontUSA, with a special shout-out to their Teens Top 10 nominated authors Ilsa J. Bick (Ashes) and Myra McEntire (Hourglass).
Download & share posters, postcards, and logos:
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- It Came from a Book! poster
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- It Came From a Book! logo
For updates & more information:
Follow the Library as Incubator Project (@IArtLibraries), Teen Librarian’s Toolbox (@TLT16), and EgmontUSA (@EgmontUSA) on Twitter, and follow the hashtag #TRWArt.
Keep an eye out for blog posts about the contest from participating authors!
Teen Read Week™ is administered annually by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Neither YALSA nor ALA sponsored or endorsed the TRW Art Contest, even though it is uncommonly cool. Find information and more about this year’s Teen Read Week™ theme, It Came From the Library, at the official YALSA Teen Read Week™site.
UPDATE 7/4/2012:
Need some inspiration to get your It Came From a Book! entry ready? Check out our 10 Books for Teen Artists post!
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Jake Sexton says:
Aug 16, 2012
I’m a little confused about this. Can I promote this project directly to the teens at our library and have them submit their entries to you? Or do you need individual libraries to have these art programs, and then they submit the artwork to your judges?
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Aug 16, 2012
Hi there, Jake– thanks for asking about the #TRWArt contest.
As the contest guidelines say, “read any book and create a piece of art inspired by the story.” There’s no need to host a special program for your teens to be able to enter (though that seems like a great idea to me!). They just need to create book-inspired art and send it to us. We do ask that they include their “home” library in their entries to be eligible. So download our promo materials and promote away!
Does that answer your question?
~Erinn
Katie says:
Aug 20, 2012
I’m in a middle school (gr 6-8). Can all grades participate, or are you aiming for the 12-18 audience?
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Aug 20, 2012
Hi Katie, great question! We absolutely would like middle school-age students to participate – whether they’re 11, 12, and up. Thanks for checking in!
Wei says:
Aug 27, 2012
Are we allowed to include direct quotes from the book?
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Aug 28, 2012
Sure – as long as they’re credited to the author (with page number) in your submission email! ~ LDM
Rachel says:
Aug 29, 2012
Can it be fanfiction, or does it have to be artwork?
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Aug 29, 2012
Thanks for asking Rachel! We’re looking for visual art for this contest, but we hope to host a writing contest in the future!
Tristen Hughes says:
Aug 30, 2012
Can the book we read be a manga? I know that you said the art could be in manga form, but are mangas considered articles of literature?
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Aug 31, 2012
Thanks for writing, Tristen – we definitely consider manga to be a piece of literature! Have fun
~ LDM
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Sep 2, 2012
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Sharon says:
Sep 2, 2012
Can librarians enter? Im a children’s librarian.
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Sep 3, 2012
Hi Sharon, thanks for checking in. This contest is just for teens but who knows – maybe we’ll do a grown-up version in the future
~ LDM
Maureen says:
Sep 3, 2012
Sounds like a cool contest. Are young people from Quebec, Canada eligible to enter?
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Sep 3, 2012
Update: YES, they’re welcome to enter!!
Hi Maureen! Great question. I’m checking on the rules w/ Erinn and our partners – will let you know ASAP
~ LDM
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Sep 4, 2012
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Annie says:
Sep 5, 2012
i’m thinking it’s not allowed, but can i submit more than one piece? (i’ve got so many books to choose from for inspiration)
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Sep 5, 2012
Ah, unfortunately we’re just accepting one submission/artist so choose just one (I bet it’s hard!!). Good luck! ~ LDM
Annie says:
Sep 6, 2012
I’ve got another question: are they being judged solely based on appeal/quality/talent (how it looks), or can we include the details behind the inspiration from the book? (does that have any bearing )
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Sep 7, 2012
Hi Annie! The voting is actually a public effort, so it really depends on how people want to approach the decision making, if that makes sense. I would say, feel free to include a note about the inspiration for the piece – I’d say more information is always better
~ LDM
Maya says:
Sep 16, 2012
if I include a title and description of the piece in the submission email, saying “please put this with the artwork”, will it get put under/with it (in the online gallery)?
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Sep 17, 2012
Hi there, Maya! Here’s what will be included in the online gallery: Title, Artist, Home Library, Inspiring Book Title. We may add very short descriptions to an image’s description (the thing that pops up when you hover over it) if you send them. So send everything you’ve got! ~Erinn
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Sep 20, 2012
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Kaci says:
Sep 24, 2012
Is there any sort of confirmation given after submitting a piece?
Brianna says:
Sep 24, 2012
how big will the image in the gallery be? (if my painting was 16×20, for example)
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Sep 25, 2012
Hi Brianna,
The gallery itself will only show a thumbnail-sized image of the works, but visitors can click on each thumbnail to expand the image to its full size. Let us know if you have any other questions! Looking forward to seeing your work.
Cheers,
LDM
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Sep 27, 2012
Hi Kaci, we’re getting that put in place – if you haven’t received one by now, go ahead and email the address again to request confirmation of receipt. Thanks! ~ LDM
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Sep 27, 2012
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Rebecca says:
Oct 1, 2012
Where is the gallery? Is this a public vote thing? We never got a confirmation on the submission and don’t even know exactly how this project works.
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Oct 1, 2012
Hey Rebecca, thanks for checking in! As you can see in the submission guidelines,
“During Teen Read Week™, the Library as Incubator Project will host a digital art gallery of all entries to the It Came From a Book! TRW Art Contest, and we will also collect votes on the best library-incubated artwork. The winner will be announced on the site the following week!”
So, yep, the entries we got will be displayed in a gallery on the website, with a public voting mechanism, during the week of October 14-20. We’re scrambling to get the entries organized, which includes confirming all of the entries. Feel free to let us know if you have other questions!
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Tristen Hughes says:
Oct 15, 2012
May I ask why my submission isn’t on the voting page? I was checking out the others and I never could find mine. If you could explain to me what I dod wrong in the submitting that would be great. I want to know what I messed up on to avoid that in the future.
libraryasincubatorproject says:
Oct 17, 2012
Tristen, we couldn’t find your submission ANYWHERE (even in our email spam folder). Maybe it got sent to the wrong address? ~ LDM
Tristen Hughes says:
Oct 20, 2012
Well thank you very much for taking the time to look. I may not have a chance to enter this time, but is there any way to sign up for email notifications about future contests? Thanks again for replying.