Book Awards
With the IFPDA Book Award, the organization seeks to encourage research, scholarship and the discussion of new ideas in the field of fine prints by awarding the author of one outstanding publication a prize of $2,000.
2009 Book Award
Print Publishing in Sixteenth-Century Rome: Growth and Expansion, Rivalry and Murder
Previous Book Awards
2008
Parmigianino und Sein Kreis, Druckgraphik aus der Sammlung Baselitz (Parmigianino and His Circle: Prints from the Baselitz Collection)
2007
Mexico and Modern Printmaking: A Revolution in the Graphic Arts, 1920 to 1950
2006
Drawn from Nature: The Plant Lithographs of Ellsworth Kelly
2005
Ornament Prints in the Rijksmuseum II; The Seventh Century
2004
Kiki Smith: Prints, Books & Things
Guidelines
Books, catalogues, and articles published during the previous year discussing any aspect of prints and printmaking - from its beginnings until the present day - are welcomed. Awards are determined based on the submission’s contribution and relevancy to current scholarship, originality of research and ideas, and creativity in the interpretations of previous studies.
How to Apply
To submit a nomination, please send two copies of the publication accompanied by a Book Award Submission Sheet to the International Fine Print Dealers Association. Submissions for the 2009 Book Award must be received no later than June 1, 2009. The award recipient will be announced in November 2009.

