Lund Humphries Emerging Art Writers Competition

A fantastic opportunity for aspiring art writers to showcase their work to movers and shakers from the British art world.

Publishing house Lund Humphries have just announced the launch of their exciting Emerging Art Writers Competition, in association with Apollo, the International Art Magazine.

To enter, write an essay of between 1,500 and 2,500 words which answers the question: What, if anything, is the legacy of British Modernism in British art today?

The competition judges will be looking for both an imaginative and thought-provoking response to the question and lively and user-friendly writing. They would like to see a range of approaches to the question, including, for example, essays that focus on a particular contemporary artist or theme as well as essays which survey developments in a particular medium or genre.

The winning entrant will have the opportunity to have his or her essay published in the January 2015 issue of leading art magazine Apollo and will win two VIP tickets to our flagship 75th birthday event to be held at the ICA in November 2014. He or she will also receive £75 worth of Lund Humphries art books and have the opportunity to meet with a member of the Lund Humphries commissioning team to discuss future book projects.

Lund Humphries has a reputation for producing beautiful books on Modern and contemporary British artists. It is suggested that entrants read Lund Humphries’ ‘Criteria for Good Art Writing’ and have a look at some of their recently published books for further guidance on style and tone.

The panel of judges comprises:

Lucy Myers, Managing Director of Lund Humphries

Ian McKeever, artist

Simon Martin, Artistic Director at Pallant House

Thomas Marks, Editor of Apollo

The competition’s closing time and date is 5pm on Monday 1 September 2014. 

Please read the Terms and Conditions of the competition carefully.

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