Peter Esslemont Prize for Calligraphy and Illumination 2015

The prize is awarded in the form of a certificate, a cheque for £500, and an opportunity to exhibit examples of the winner’s work at a livery event in the City of London. The works may also be featured on the Scriveners Company website.
Entries should consist of up to four pieces of original work by the entrant, which should not have been entered into any other competition, and which will be judged by the Master Scrivener and a panel of Scriveners Company and College of Arms experts.  There is no restriction on style or content but illumination as well as calligraphic skills will be taken into account.
Entries should be received in the Clerk’s office (address below) by Friday 9 October 2015. The decision of the judges will be final. There are no age restrictions, but it is anticipated that the winner is more likely to be someone closer to the start of their career than a well-established practitioner, although the latter is by no means ruled out. The only requirement is that entrants should live and/or work in the UK.
Contact: Giles H C Cole, Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Scriveners, HQS Wellington, Temple Stairs, London WC2R 2PN. email: clerk@scriveners.org.uk
 web site: www.scriveners.org.uk