The people have spoken, or at least the printers have! Feedback from print lovers and revolutionaries about the tight deadline for the 32nd National Print Awards has been heard, giving those who have heard the call to enter until Friday 30 January to get their best work in for the Awards.
The Awards have always galvanised those who daily join the quest for excellence in print, but with so many priorities in the busy pre-Christmas season, even the most ardent supporters wondered whether they had time to properly prepare their work. Now they do.
“A lot of work has gone into formulating the new categories and other changes to the National Print Awards this year and it did delay the Call for Entries, giving people just over a month to get their entries in,” says NPA Chairperson, Susan Heaney.
“It’s a busy time of year for us all, and since the announcement, we’ve had lots of feedback requesting extra time to get entries together. So we’ve talked to our Judging panel, amended our timetable and arranged for the deadline to be extended until the end of January 2015.”
Jobs can be entered in one of 17 categories in the new-look National Print Awards and must be delivered to the Printing Industries office in Mulgrave, Victoria, by close of business on Friday 30 January. Entrants are encouraged to select and check copies carefully to maximise their chances of winning a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal as jobs will face an exacting judging process by a panel of experts.
“Award winners over many years will testify to their value as a marketing tool, providing indisputable proof of the efforts you undertake on behalf of your clients,” Ms Heaney said.
The Awards will be made at the National Print Awards Presentation Dinner, on Friday 15 May at Waterview in Bicentennial Park, Sydney Olympic Park. The event, always a glittering occasion, will also be the culmination of the PrintEx 15 exhibition, which is expected to draw print professionals from across Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding areas.
“The National Print Awards are not only a chance to recognise the achievement of excellence, but to stand together as an industry and celebrate what we do and promote print as a vital, dynamic and powerful medium which has a bright future in the multi-channel communications mix,” Ms Heaney said.
“The 2015 Awards will provide a fitting close to PrintEx 15 and a great opportunity to showcase our industry, with friends and colleagues from around the region acknowledging the success of all medal winners in all categories.
To enter your very best work in this year’s National Print Awards, download your entry form from www.nationalprintawards.com.au or contact printawards@printnet.com.au for more information.
NPA entries must have been produced between 1 September 2013 and 30 December 2014, and must be printed and finished in Australia.
Entries will be judged in February by an expert judging panel headed up by Luke Wooldridge and medal winners will be announced at the National Print Awards Presentation Dinner in Sydney on Friday 15 May, 2015, an event which will provide a fitting close to the industry’s PrintEx 15 exhibition.
To download Call for Entries CLICK HERE To Download Entry Form CLICK HERE
The Fuji Xerox Effectiveness Award is awarded for the most effective use of digital printing technologies. The award is judged by representatives from Fuji Xerox Australia. Entry into this Award is via a separate entry form available HERE.
Alternatively you can contact the organisers at printawards@printnet.com.au Visit the NPA website here
Remember - you now have until 30 January 2015 to get your entries in!