Article 1
The competition is open to entrants from any country where a contact organisation (school for Blind, Blind organisation,..) has an agreement with the T&T organisation.

Article 2 
A pre-selection will be organised by each organisation in each country. Only 5 entries will be forwarded to the final international selection process.

Article 3 
Books entered in the competition should be suitable for visually-impaired children (blind or partially-sighted) between the ages of 0 and 12.
One winning book will be chosen in 2011, and there will be an award for the winning book.

Article 4 
All books entered should be finished products rather than works in progress. Binding, text and illustrations should all be completed. The following points should be noted :

• Tactile illustrations : cut and paste, thermoform, embossing, sewn fabric, etc. are all acceptable.
• The text : if any, should be in a legible font (at least 16pt) AND in contracted or uncontracted Braille.
• The binding : should allow the book to open out flat to facilitate Braille reading.
• Colours and contrasts : should stimulate children with low vision.
• Language : the text should show a good use of language.
• Translation :  the judges may be reading your book in translation; books which do not easily translate, e.g  Alphabet books may not appeal to them.
• Text books : should not be entered in this competition.

Article 5 
Each book should be accompanied by a completed entry form and a translation in English for books written in other languages.

Article 6 
Books entered in Typhlo &Tactus competitions in previous years cannot be entered again.

Article 7 
Pages from the ten short-listed books will appear on the Typhlo &Tactus website and in Typhlo & Tactus promotional materials.

Article 8 
The results will be sent to each national contact organisation, with numbers of votes, within fifteen days. The authors of the ten short listed entries will receive detailed feedback from the judges.

Article 9 
All entries will be posted back to the national contact organisations within 30 days of the results being announced.

Article 10 
The organisers can take no responsibility for damage done to fragile books during the selection process, or for loss or damage while the books are in transit.