Registration – Silent Book Contest

New Edition 2027 • Registrations are open until 15/01/2027 • Click to subscribe

MAIN RULES

The book project must not contain words, with exclusion of the title and possible subtitle. The narration must be realized exclusively through the illustrations and have narrative and stylistic coherence. There are no limits regarding age or reader group, and the subject matter is open.

The Author undertakes, under his sole responsibility, to ensure that the illustrations included in the book project are original and unpublished works, as well as the project presented in the competition, absolving the organization, the International Jury and the publisher Carthusia Edizioni who will publish the winning book project, from any moral and legal responsibility in case of projects book and / or illustrations presented in violation of this regulation, copyright and / or in case of plagiarism to third parties.

The illustrations featured in the book projects can be in colour or black and white, with unlimited traditional or digital techniques and media.

The project must be presented on double pages with an open format of 57 cms in width and 28.5 cms in height (closed format 28.5×28.5cms and opening from right to left). Number of double pages is prefixed: 14 internal double pages of 57×28,5 cms, 1 double page as frontispiece with dedication, front and back cover (total number of pages: 16).

Will not be admitted to the selection: book projects with partial or incomplete layouts and book projects exceeding, due to excess or defect, from the dimensions specified.

The subscription to the Silent Book Contest 2027 – Gianni De Conno Award, the upload of the PDF file and the payment of the enrolment fee (with PayPal or credit Card) must be done exclusively online on our website following all the given instructions. All the procedure must be completed within the 15th January 2027.

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE

1. REGISTRATION: The registration and submission of book projects must be carried out exclusively on-line. Access to the registration website here, fill in the registration form on-line with all the required data (insert an active and valid e-mail address), confirm that you have read and accepted the Terms and Conditions. You will receive at the e-mail address you have entered a personal code and password to access to your personal area where you will be able to upload and send the PDF file of your project.

2. SEND THE PDF FILE: Access the personal area with the link you received via e-mail, enter your personal code and password, confirm and send the PDF file following the instructions. You can access your personal area at any time to replace your PDF file or insert additional projects (max 3 for each Author), until the registration deadline on 15th January 2027. You can replace a PDF file only once.

3. PAYMENT AND CONFIRMATION REGISTRATION: Once the PDF file is uploaded, proceed with payment of the registration fee by following the instructions. When the payments is accepted you will receive an e-mail with the enrollment confirmation.

The payment of the registration fee (Euro 60 for each project sent) must be made exclusively on-line with a credit card, prepaid card or Pay-Pal. Registration is confirmed exclusively and only after confirmation of payment of the registration fee. The cancellation of the sending and / or payment procedure automatically deletes any PDF file already sent. In this case, re-enter into your personal area and repeat the uploading of the PDF file and payment.

To send additional book projects (max 3 per Author), access your personal area and repeat the procedure to send and to pay for each project.

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