The Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia sponsors a biennial Book Collecting Contest for all UVa students. The winners of the 2024 Book Collecting Contest are:
- First place, $1,000, and a Rare Book School Fellowship — Christian Daichi Carlson, “To Sing One’s Verses in Full: Reassembling the World of Elizabeth Daryush”
- Second place, $600— Lewis Kothmann, “Understanding the Middle Kingdom: A Collection on Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Relevant History and Culture”
- Honorable Mention, $300— Joseph Johns, “Pursuing the Common Good: Collecting Works of Political Philosophy”
All three students are eligible to enter the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest to compete for their first prize of $2,500.
The awards were announced at the Annual Meeting of the Society on Friday, March 22. Contestants received gift certificates generously donated by seven local booksellers: Blue Whale Books, Daedalus Bookshop, Franklin Gilliam::Rare Books, Heartwood Books, New Dominion Bookshop, 2nd Act Books, and the University Bookstore.
Judges for the contest were Barbara Heritage, Fred Ribble, and David Whitesell.