The New Zealand Pride in Print awards have made a final call for submissions, with all entries closing on February 28.
The awards, which will be held at the Wigram Air Force Museum in Christchurch on May 12, celebrate the best and brightest of New Zealand's printing industry.
Awards manager Sue Archibald is excited for the event, which is expected to enjoy plenty of submissions. "It’s looking really positive this year, the early entries have been higher than in the past. It’ll be interesting to see what we close on, and we won’t know that for about two weeks – historically we have a rush near the end, and we are expecting quite a few more to come in. We're hopeful that we’ve got a higher number even than last year," Archibald said.
Archibald praised the 'scary' high quality of entries, noting that 'beautiful work has come in', and said that labels are a category to watch - as well as annual reports, which are enjoying something of a renaissance. "Because of the move away from paper, the annual reports category has dropped off in past years from the early 90s when it used to be a ‘glamour’ category. There’s a trend moving back towards annual reports, and it’ll be interesting to see what we close on, but we’re already higher than we were last year in that category," she said.
2017 is the first time the awards have been in Christchurch since the 2011 earthquakes, and Ms Archibald is eager to see the industry turn out and support the region. “It’s exciting and we are so glad to bring Pride In Print back to Christchurch," she said.
Online entries can be submitted at http://prideinprintawards.co.nz/online-registration/.
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Sue Archibald, Pride in Print awards manager.
