Photo Contest!
I’m looking for high-quality photos of pieces of writing in endangered alphabets to include in my upcoming book, Writing Beyond Writing: Voyages Among Endangered Alphabets.
The three best submissions will each win $100, and will be published in the book along with credit for the photographer.
Rules:
- The photo must be high resolution, at least 4MB in file size.
- The photo must show some text in a minority script within its context or setting (such as a sign, a piece of art, a newspaper, a document, a book, or in a classroom) rather than just a print-out of a font.
- The photo must be accompanied by a caption explaining (a) who took the photo, (b) where and when it was taken, (c) how it would be pronounced, and (d) what the piece of text means in English.
- The photo may not be taken from another source such as an online site or document.
- In general, the term “endangered alphabets” means scripts included in our Atlas of Endangered Alphabets at endangeredalphabets.net. If you want to send me a photo of a script that is not included in the Atlas but you think is endangered or new and emerging, check with me by email at tim@endangeredalphabets.com.
- Submit as many entries as you like, by email, as attachments, to tim@endangeredalphabets.com.
- Deadline is January 1, 2023. Winners, who will chosen by the executive director and art director of the Endangered Alphabets Project, will be notified by January 15, 2023.
