Lolita book cover contest
After perusing Dieter Zimmer’s exhaustive online exhibit, Covering Lolita (see sidebar), I am disappointed, as interesting as the various depictions of Lolita are, by how very few correspond thematically to the novel. Nabokov’s work is masterful in its clarity and overflows with powerful and finely-wrought imagery and yet so few of the covers attempt to capture any of this richness, and many of them are merely absurd, or banal or a laughable combination of both. There are, as is to be expected, the Balthus and Balthus-like images, not to mention other examples of fine art maidens drafted to portray poor Lolita, and there is of course a panoply of expected lolipops, Sue Lyon -and to a lesser extent Dominique Swain – photos, body parts (lips, legs, breasts), short white socks, saddle shoes, Mary Janes, short skirts, an endless parade of hairstyles, and the too-old Lolitas and the too-young Lolitas. Then there are the butterflies, and the images of the author, and an entire universe of typefaces.
So Venus febriculosa is holding a Lolita book cover competition. The winning entry will receive $350. Deadline is October 2. Rules (pdf):
August 17th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
This is a rather challenging competition! So i am compelled to have a go at it. Will read and send my entries.
Please let me know the closing date.
~ C
August 18th, 2009 at 7:08 am
Click on the link for a pdf of rules here:
http://venusfebriculosa.com/?attachment_id=106
August 19th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
How to enter this competicion? i would love to post my design. where to post. this site is confuzing.
August 19th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
See pdf of rules here: http://venusfebriculosa.com/?attachment_id=106
August 20th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Hi, can i know what is the content inside the book?
August 20th, 2009 at 10:55 am
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August 20th, 2009 at 11:00 am
patty, please e-mail me a copy, if you can…
August 20th, 2009 at 11:01 am
chenlin, you may just have to read it…
August 27th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Star Silver, this is a worldwide contest.
August 29th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Good article. Very well written
September 25th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Good morning, I tried a few minutes ago to sumbit my designs for the Lolita book cover contest to the e-mail address indicated and unfortunately I receive a message “mail quota exceded” for the admin@venusfebriculosa.com address. Is there another way to upload the files? Another back-up e-mail address?
Thank you so much.
September 25th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Please try again.
September 25th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Thank you for the fast reply. Just did so. Hope everything is fine now and good luck to all contest participants.
February 21st, 2010 at 5:27 am
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