![]() ![]() This latest collection reflects the energetic scouting, keen eye, and habits of inquiry Shi honed in Chinatown, but it is more ambitious in every way. This was Shi’s second time applying to the prize she received an honorable mention in 2021, with a collection of cross-cultural books published and purchased by the Chinese diaspora in New York City. During the Cold War, each European nation articulated a particular stance and taste for Chinese literature that could be used as an arbiter both of cultural tastes and of attitudes towards communism, represented by China, at any given moment, all the while the relationship between China and Russia fluctuated as well.” Chinese people are everywhere - and everywhere bound by linguistic and cultural ties to the mainland and the tumultuous politics of the last half-century. “No matter where I am, I am unconsciously drawn to books with oriental motifs, just as I am drawn to Chinese populations. Examining the role that romantic and political ideas of “Chineseness” played in different national contexts after WWII, Shi argues that “the history of postwar Europe can be told through the Chinese book:” Melanie Shi, 24, (she/her), of Flower Mound, Texas, a graduate student at the Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales in Paris, for “East of France, West of Russia: Cold War Europe and the Chinese Book,” a collection of translations of ancient and modern Chinese works marketed by European publishers during the Cold War. Heather O'Donnell and Rebecca Romney, prize co-founders Michelson, and congratulations to our 2022 winners! Applications for the 2023 prize will open in February. Thanks to our 2022 sponsors for their support of this year's prize: Biblio, Bibliopolis, The Caxton Club, Swann Auction Galleries, and Ellen A. We encourage applicants to review the collections of our past winners, featured below, to get a sense of the focus and depth we hope to see. Collections will not be judged on their size or their market value, but on their originality and their success in illuminating their chosen subjects. A collection may include books, manuscripts, and ephemera it may be organized by theme, author, illustrator, publisher, printing technique, binding style, or another clearly articulated principle. The winning collection will be more than a reading list of favorite texts: it will be a chosen group of printed or manuscript objects, creatively assembled, that shine light on one another. The winning collection must have been started by the contestant, and all items in the collection must be owned by her. ![]() What do you see that others don’t? If you have a theory about the stories your collection might tell, and the curiosity to find out if you’re right, you’re a real collector in the making. ![]() If you're an aspiring collector, we encourage you to pay attention to the books that fascinate you, even if you're not yet sure why. Contestants do not need to be enrolled in a degree program, nor do they require a sponsor. Honey & Wax uses ‘women’ in its most expansive definition, one fully inclusive of non-binary, trans and gender-non-conforming individuals. The contest is open to women book collectors in the United States, aged 30 or younger. In the interest of encouraging the next generation, we are delighted to award the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, an annual prize of $1000 for an outstanding book collection conceived and built by a young woman. Historically, she observed, “only a few women have had all three, but times are changing!” The great American book collector Mary Hyde Eccles, the first woman elected to the Grolier Club, noted that a collector must have three things: resources, education, and freedom. Here at Honey & Wax, we take a particular interest in the evolving role of women in the rare book trade, on both the buying and selling sides. ![]()
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