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  • Call for Submissions: 19th ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography 2026

    The World’s Leading Prize Honoring Original Contributions to the Fields of Bibliography and Book History

    Authors, publishers, academics, scholars, and the book trade are invited to submit publications for the ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography 2026! Please share this information widely in your circles.

    The prize is awarded every four years, with a first prize of US$10,000 and second and third prizes of US$5,000 and US$3,000 respectively. In addition to the prize, the judges may, at their discretion, award Honourable Mentions to other deserving entries.

    For the 2026 prize, a special award of US$1,000, […]

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  • RBS Offers Fall Online Course About Thinking Bibliographically

    Paying attention to the physical characteristics of texts is broadly useful for studying any printed works of the Western hand-press period (roughly 1450-1800). But how does one start to think bibliographically, noticing such characteristics and knowing what questions they might lead to?

    Applications are currently being accepted for Rare Book School’s Fall 2025 online course, G-15v: A Bibliographical Introduction to the Hand-Press Period, which answers this question and more. This 22-hour course, taught by Sarah Werner, runs on Sunday afternoons from 19 October to 14 December (except for 30 November). The application deadline is Friday, […]

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  • RBS Scholarship and Fellowship Applications Are Now Open

    Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is now accepting applications for its 2025 scholarship and fellowship cycle.

    Applications are open for:

    • All RBS-awarded scholarships (for both first-time and returning RBS students). See the Scholarships page for descriptions of the various scholarships available. For questions about scholarships, please email rbs_scholarships@virginia.edu. Scholarship applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, 2 November 2025.
    • The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources. The Lang Fellowship is a two-year program open to faculty and librarians at liberal arts colleges and small universities in the United States (i.e.,

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