The
competition closes this Friday, February 1, and chairman of the National Print Awards,
Scott Telfer, says there will be no extension to that date. He says, "We are
expecting a record number of entries for this milestone Awards competition and
we encourage anyone with work they believe demonstrates Excellence in Print to
take the opportunity to have their work assessed alongside the very best of
Australian printing."

To
be eligible, work must have been produced between January 1 2007
and December 31 2007,
and entries should be prepared carefully to ensure they have
the best possible chance at a coveted Gold, Silver or Bronze award. Telfer
says, "Check each entry carefully for individual faults as we often have
instances where a single fault – which is in all likelihood not representative
of the run – eliminates an otherwise excellent entry from consideration. Ensure
you package your entries carefully to make sure no damage is sustained during
transit, make sure you include your entry fees, and doublecheck your entry form
to make sure you've filled it our completely and correctly. Extra copies can be
downloaded from www.nationalprintawards.com.au

"Everyone
listed as involved in the production will be recognised if your entrywins
an award, so take particular care to check the accuracy of the information on
all job participants," he adds.

Entries
should be addressed to the National Print Awards, and must be received
at Printing Industries National
headquarters at Unit 3, 5-7 Compark Circuit,
Mulgrave, Victoria,
3170, by close of business on February 1, 2008.
Judging
will take place later that month.

Winners
announced at the 25th National Print Awards
Presentation Dinner at Palladium at Crown in Melbourne's
Southbank precinct, on Wednesday April
16, a night which Telfer says will be a fitting culmination to the NPA's
first quarter of a century.

Telfer
says, "Plans are already well underway for what promises to be a memorable evening
celebrating the history of the NPA and, of course, the outstanding achievements
of the Australian graphic arts industry, which these awards
have
consistently shown to be among the very best in the world."

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