Chetana Charitable Trust : National Tactile Book Competition 2017

Organization : Chetana Charitable Trust
Competition Name : National Tactile Book Competition 2017
Applicable For : Anyone
Entries Last Date : 31st March 2017

Website : http://www.chetana.org.in/#/
Notification : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/19339-compet.pdf

National Tactile Book Competition :

Participate in the “National Tactile Book Competition 2017” and win a chance to compete in the “Typhlo and Tactus” international competition in Talant, France

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Attention Creators!!! We are delighted to announce that Chetana Charitable Trust is once more hosting the “National Tactile Book Competition 2017”.

This competition is held in partnership with Les Doigts Qui Rêvent (Dreaming fingers), Talant, France who will host the international competition “Typhlo and Tactus” in October 2017. Our National winning entries will be sent as the official Indian entries to the International Competition.

The international competition is organized once every 2 years to create an awareness of the importance of literacy and the role of accessible and enjoyable reading materials for young children with vision impairment. Interested? Email us at projects@chetana.org.in to register with us.

Eligibility:
Entry to the competition is open to anyone interested in designing and producing a Tactile Illustrated book for children with vision impairment between the age group of birth to 12 years.

The books can be an original creation or an adaptation of an existing commercial book and can be in any language. For ideas on what the competition is looking for in a book, take a tour of the Typhlo and Tactus website www.tactus.org and browse through winning entries of previous years.

For further ideas and deeper insights into how children in India enjoy tactile illustrations, visit the Chetana website www.chetana.org.in The National Competition will be conducted as two rounds, judged by a panel including adults and children with vision impairment and experts in children’s books and publishing.

Prelims:
Entries for the prelims should be sent to us by 31st March 2017. All the entries will be given detailed feedback and selected entries will be encouraged to implement the feedback and submit for the final round.

Final round:
** Entries for the final round should reach us by the 15th June 2017. Top 5 entries will receive certificates from Chetana and the entries will be sent as India’s top five for the International competition with Typhlo and Tactus, France.
** Results for each round will be announced through the Chetana website and by mail to the qualified entries.
** Please send entries either as a registered post or by courier. Entries should be accompanied by the participant’s full name, address, phone number, and email id. Chetana will not be responsible for books lost in transit.
** All entries received will become a part of the Chetana Lending Library available to children across the country https://chetana.org.in/. Looking forward to your creations!
** You can read more about efforts to build tactile illustrated resources for young children with vision impairment in India at www.chetana.org.in and international efforts at www.tactus.org

Entries must be sent to:
Chetana Charitable Trust
15, Arunachalam Road,
Kotturpuram,
Chennai 600 085