The town of

Mulazzo

and the

International Organisation of Book Towns

present the seventh edition of the

International Illustrated Silent Book Contest

expressly dedicated to silent books, that is,

illustrated books without words

.

Given that the illustrated book and the visual language of illustrations and pictures are in no way secondary to written language, with a universal power and potential that supersedes any barrier of language or genre, the

Silent Book Contest

invites authors and illustrators to think up and design a book conceived exclusively for the telling of a story through illustrated images, on

any subject

and intended for a wide and diverse section of the reading public, regardless of genre or age.

For each book project sent to the competition, a complete layout should be created. The layout must be a single digital file, exclusively in

high-quality PDF

format.

Entry fee is 50 Euro

(approx. 59 USD)

for each book project

(a maximum of three book projects per single author is permitted)

.

Eligibility

Open to all illustrators with new book project of any nationality, place of birth or residence, provided that they are over the age of 18 on the

15th February 2022

.

Prize

The winning book project of the Silent Book Contest 2022 will be published by October 2022 by Carthusia Edizioni. The author will sign a regular publishing contract and receive a cash prize of 4.000 EUR

(approx. 4,740 USD)

, as advance on the royalties.