Join judges and winners for this behind-the-scenes look at book collecting prizes.
In this event we will discuss what makes a good collection, how to craft a winning entry, and how to avoid potential pitfalls in the process. Two prize judges (Anke Timmermann, Cambridge Rose Prize, and Jeremy Carson, PBFA Young Book Collector Competition) will give an overview of prizes currently on offer for students and young collectors and give insights into their experiences of acting as judges, and two recent winners will share their experiences of collecting books and entering prizes: Emily Clarke (Cambridge Rose Prize winner 2024 for her collection ‘Georgette Heyer [1902-74] and the invention of the Regency’) and Callum White (ABA National Book Collecting Prize winner 2025 for his collection ‘Splitting the world: The atomic scientists and their second acts’). Both collectors will bring along some of their books to share with attendees and there will be a chance to mingle over drinks afterwards.
A joint event with the Institute of English Studies Book Collecting Seminar.
Tuesday 3 February, 6.00-8.00 p.m.
In person (Room 349, Third Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU).
Booking essential (online: https://ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/shelf-improvement-how-collect-present-prize-worthy-book-collection)
