Books & Publishing
Recognising excellence in book production across educational, trade, and on-demand formats.This category celebrates quality, consistency, and innovation in delivering impactful printed publications.
Educational Books
Textbook production demands exceptional consistency, clarity, and durability to support academic learning. This category highlights outstanding execution in printing science, technical, medical, and educational publications. Submissions should showcase expertise in producing mono-colour or two-colour inner pages paired with high-quality multi-colour covers across large volumes. Projects should outline the production challenges encountered, including handling intricate diagrams, tables, and technical layouts, along with the solutions implemented to ensure precision and durability in binding, whether case-bound or paperback.
Speciality / Trade Books
This category highlights the craftsmanship behind beautifully produced books for the general consumer market, including fiction, non-fiction, coffee table titles, and limited-edition releases. Submissions should showcase superior production quality, the use of premium materials, and advanced finishing techniques such as foiling, embossing, or speciality papers. Entries should also highlight the innovation or production technique that makes the book stand out as a crafted object. Supporting client feedback on how the print quality elevated the publication will add value to the feature.
Print-on-Demand (POD)
This category focuses on digital printing capabilities that enable high-quality book production in short runs with minimal inventory waste. Submissions should demonstrate innovation in digital printing technologies and the ability to match the quality of traditional offset printing even in small quantities. Projects should also highlight execution quality, scalability, and how the POD workflow supports modern publishing supply chains and on-demand distribution models.