Our AGM will be held at 2 pm followed by a general meeting.
A National Book Collecting Prize for Young Australians
Dr Dawn Albinger (PhD) enjoyed a career in theatre as a writer, actress and producer before being seduced by the world of antiquarian, rare and collectible books. She is co-owner of Archives Fine Books with her husband Hamish Alcorn and is currently the President of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB). She is a fan of Australian poet Judith Wright, loves researching provenance, and has a small collection of mostly contemporary books on death and dying.
In 2019 Archives Fine Books (Brisbane) launched a book collecting prize for young collectors (under 35 years old) in the Greater Brisbane area. In 2023 they opened the prize to ALL young Australians, making it Australia’s first national book collecting prize. Join Dawn Albinger as she shares her inspiration for initiating the prize, its short history and her vision for its future.
If you wish to attend via ZOOM, please email Dr Mark Ferson or Hillary Goldsmith with your email address and we will send the link to you.
Mark: [email protected]
Hillary: [email protected]
For those attending in person we have further details of venue and parking:
- Location: Boardroom 512, Level 5, Fisher Library
Note: Enter via main Library entrance located on University Place. Take lifts to Lv 5, turn left & walk down hallway to Level 5 admin area. Signage will also be displayed on the day.
Refreshments will be served.
- Parking: Parking options are available at the University of Sydney via the Law Library car park – located on Barff Road and via University Place & Manning Road. Payment for parking is processed by downloading the Cellopark app and selecting the location of where you are parked, more information can be located here.
Contact details on the day: Nikita Salkavich, mob: 0423 240 334. Attendees are welcome to contact Nikita on the day for guidance on the location or any other matters relating to the Book Collectors’ Society meeting.