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Membership of the Victorian Bookbinders Guild runs from 1st July to 30th June each year. Membership forms can be completed online or downloaded and emailed to the Secretary. Annual membership is $60 for a single membership.

Membership Benefits:

  • Three editions of Signature per year, the Victorian Bookbinders Guild newsletter, along with updates from other bookbinding guilds and societies from around the world.
  • Priority booking and discounts for workshops and courses hosted by the Guild.
  • Access to the Guild's extensive library covering various aspects of bookbinding.
  • Access to the members' buying scheme, which aims to make materials and supplies available that may not otherwise be readily obtainable in small quantities.
  • Priority access to bookbinding equipment donated to the Guild and made available for sale.
  • An open invitation to monthly meetings, open bindery sessions, and special events. See the What's On page for further details.

Binding Challenge 2020: 'With Apologies to Woolnough'

This is a small chap-book by Robert Mclaren called 'With Apologies to Woolnough'. This  single section booklet was produced by David Harris in 1984  with Linocuts and hand typeset in his private press.  Each copy includes a marbled paper cover plus a marbled title slip, and an interesting device of a sheet of marbled paper, different for each copy,  cleverly held in by linocut printed hands. A short read will stimulate lots of ideas for creative bindings. We haven't yet decided on the prize yet, but in past years we have had about $150.00 of prizes. This year we will be charging for the print, rather than expecting you all to go find a set text. It may be hard for some to do so.

So we will purchase the copies (very limited numbers)  post out the copies to you  for $20.00. 

Send me an email,  president{at}vbg.net.au with your details, and we will reserve a copy and forward the payment details to you.