The Silent Book Contest will give a prize money and publication to an original illustrated and unpublished book project that has been created and produced exclusively through narration by illustrated images.

Given that the illustrated book and the visual language of illustrations and pictures is 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 competition 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.

The book project must not contain words. The narration must be realised through the illustrations. The subject is open and not restricted to any age group and readers. The layout should be sent as a digital file in PDF format.

Entry fee is 50 EUR (approx. 54 USD) for each book project. A maximum of three book projects per single author is permitted.

Eligibility

Open worldwide to illustrators over the age of 18.

Prize

The winning book project of the Silent Book Contest 2024 will be published by Carthusia Edizioni. The author will sign a regular publishing contract and receive a cash prize of 3.000 EUR, as advance on the royalties.