Anonymizing submissions is critical to the fairness and success of the Holle Awards. To receive proper consideration for the Book Arts award, remove or distort any identifiable information from the entry. Keep reading to see how to anonymize your submissions.
What information should be anonymized?
Excellence in Book Arts celebrates the creative practice of book arts with the demonstration of both conceptual strength and exceptional craft skills. Submissions should be anonymized, and identifying information should be removed or distorted. Additionally, identifiers should not be in the file names submitted with your application. This includes:
- Name
- University affiliation
- Email address
How to anonymize your submission
There are a few ways to anonymize your submission, depending on the file type. For Book Arts, 5 to 10 photographs (.jpg or .png) are required along with a list of the corresponding images. Click here for full directions on anonymizing your PDF file. Directions for anonymizing images are available here for Windows and here for Mac. More information on removing metadata can be found here.
How to anonymize video submissions
The best way to share your video submission for the Book Arts award is to upload the video to a private YouTube or Vimeo account. No identifying information should be included in the channel name or description, video title or description, links, channel posts, comments, or anywhere else. Please blur any information, like your name or university affiliation, that may be shown in the book or video, as well. For more information about redacting video with Adobe Premiere, click here.
What happens next?
The Holle Awards close on May 31st, or after 25 submissions for each award have been received. Materials should be excellent in their category, impactful in their storytelling, and in alignment with the mission of the Holle Awards and the vision of Everett Holle. Submissions will be judged anonymously by a panel of professionals with expertise in the affiliated field. Failure to anonymize your submission will result in disqualification.