For art students, its a marvelous opportunity to examineup closethe work of the best in the field. Learn about the job description and duties and read the stepbystep process to start a career in book illustration. The book illustration competition 2018 is now open for entries. Ghost story illustrations longlisted for the book illustration competition 2015 held by house of illustration and the folio society. Now in its seventh year, the book illustration competition is a partnership between the folio society and house of illustration. The book illustration competition 2018 announces longlist. Applications for the book illustration competition 2020 are now closed. Nami island international picture book illustration. Welcome to the illustration archive, a brand new resource that allows you to search and tag over one million illustrations. For editors and art directors, its an inspiration and a treasure trove of talent to draw upon. Children book illustration competition ilustrarte 2018. Communication arts has six juried competitions that cover the entire field of visual communications. Since its creation in 2015, the competition has been providing a venue for emerging illustrators to showcase their talent. Book illustration creative childrens book illustrators.
You can also call us anytime to help you rewrite your brief, reopen your project to ensure you get a good result and help you pick a winning design. David mcconochie wins the 2015 book illustration competition. Aoi the prize for illustration 2015 competition contest. Rob biddulphs blown away wins the 2015 waterstones. On this page you will see many of the different styles and formats tim has employed doing illustration work for many clients. Copies of the books illustrated by previous winners are available to purchase from the folio society. Communication arts ca magazine has recently announced the 2015 call for entries for its annual illustration competition one of the most prestigious illustration competition for creativity in illustration.
Uk in one of the most famous childrens books illustration awards in the world. Macmillan childrens books is an imprint of pan macmillan which is a trading division of. In so doing it has given fresh life to chinas childrens book industry. The awards celebrate excellence in student illustration and three categories of contemporary practice. The atlanta illustrator has done artwork for over 40 childrens books in addition to the illustratio. In the uks first win in 20 years, illustrator laura carlin takes the grand prix in the worlds biggest childrens books illustration awards. Today, the folio society and house of illustration are thrilled to. Cover illustration 20 with publishing groups located all around the world, harpercollins works with illustrators to create visually stunning covers as well as intricate and adorable childrens books.
On the 18th of may well find out the winners of the awards for. The biannual event is sponsored by nami island, korea, and seeks to encourage artistic creativity and advance the quality of picture book illustrations worldwide the competition is open to all picture book illustrators and was launched. Some illustration competitions also offer prizes to winners. London 19 february 2015 the folio society and house of illustration are thrilled to announce david mcconochie as the winner of the fifth annual book illustration competition a unique partnership between the folio society and house of illustration. What does an art director need to see in your childrens book illustration portfolio in order to offer you a kid book illustration job. This competition is a unique partnership between house of illustration and the folio society that seeks to identify new talent in illustration, as well as promote them. Congratulations to rob biddulph, this years overall winner of the waterstones childrens book prize with his wonderful picture book, blown away the waterstones childrens book prize is one of the biggest childrens book awards in the country. The folio society, book project illustrator usborne publishing, book project illustrator. Sam arthur, managing director of nobrow, wia books category sponsor. The book illustration competition was launched in 2011 and has received thousands of entries from over 44 countries. Here is a list of some competitions for picture book illustration. And for the public, its a chance to appreciate the.
Research the requirements to become a book illustrator. Spend some time getting to know the industry by reading the illustrators guide the book, pg. The nami island international picture book illustration concours, nami concours, is an international competition held in korea for childrens book artists. Entry for the book illustration competition 2015 private view. The book illustration competition 2019 announces longlist. The annual international competition is open to illustrators over the age of 18, both students and professionals, who have not been previously published by the. Illustrations for the folio society and house of illustration 2015 competition for the folio collection of ghost stories. Book illustration competition 2015 things to do in london. Illustrators around the world are invited to enter work first published or produced from january 2014 through january 2015. This is the fourteenth year the society of illustrators is proudly presenting this annual educational opportunity.
The awards are generously supported by the enid linder foundation and the moira gemmill. Adaptation competition seeks published books, graphic novels, short stories, and plays for film and television adaptation. Carrie may, charlie dixon, jamie clarke, emma buckley and. Book illustration, editorial illustration, book cover design and student illustrator. For the first time, work by the finalists in the annual book illustration competition has been made into an exhibition at the house of illustration, which org. Approaching its fifth year, the esteemed competition is a partnership between the folio society and house of illustration. The following major illustration competitions are currently accepting entries. Entrants are invited to visually capture an iconic or lesser known place in a single image. Any medium is eligible and the material should have 20. The books are chosen and judged by waterstones booksellers across the country who then whittle down the thousands of childrens books published each.
The original art is an annual exhibit created to showcase illustrations from the years best childrens books published in the u. My graphics for the book illustration competition 2014. Ghost stories book illustration entries for 2015 folio society book illustration competition. Wow, marcia clark has done it again with her latest rachel knight novel, the competition. Entries to the macmillan prize 2020 will open on wednesday 1st april 2020. David was presented with his prize, a prestigious commission worth. Wia is a highly respected and hugely visible platform, important to the world of professional illustrators, art directors and students, but also with crossover appeal to a growing audience worldwide. David mcconochies elegant, suddenly terrifying work has won him the fifth annual book illustration competition, a partnership between the folio society and house of illustration. Past winners the winners and runnersup of the book illustration competition since it began in 2011. London, 8th january 2015 the book illustration competition bic continues its mission to seek out the very best in illustration talent, both in the uk and overseas. Now in its third year, the templar design and illustration award is for illustrators and designers who are new to the childrens book industry. The aim of the prize for illustration 2015 competition is to attract artwork for display that is colourful, inspiring and celebrates a vibrant, multilayered london. It aims to build bridges between them and childrens publishers, both domestically and globally. The golden pinwheel young illustrators competition is an international illustration contest held annually as part of the china shanghai international childrens book fair ccbf, with the support of the shanghai press and publication administration.
It has fast become a leading platform for illustrators to showcase their talents, with the winner. Edinburgh college of art, firstclass honours degree in illustration falmouth university, foundation diploma in art and design. The book illustration competition 2015 winners telegraph. The topica high school mass murderwas a difficult subject to tackle without turning everyone off in the first chapter.
Its a stand along book, but who would want to pass up the previous three in the knight series. Free to enter, the awards celebrate excellence in student illustration and three categories of contemporary practice. We offer a 100% moneyback guarantee within 60 days of payment on all book illustration contests, except those with a guaranteed prize and those that have entered the final round. There are no genre restrictions, and judging criteria is weighed evenly between concept originality, marketability in the current landscape. You should set up a blog as well as a website where you can frequently and easily put up new pieces. The world illustration awards continues the aois tradition of delivering an annual illustration competition, which has run in various forms for over 45 years. With winning entries published both in print and online, art and creative directors, graphic designers, web designers, copywriters, photographers and illustrators find these competitions a priority for worldwide promotion and a valuable resource. For more information on past competition winners go to the previous winners website. Wia2020 is delivered by the aoi in partnership with the directory of illustration. A new title is selected for the challenge each year, and the winning work is published in the folio edition, released in the following months. Designers and illustrators from all over the world can participate with 3 original pieces with the same theme, created after january 1 st 2015. This is the book illustration part of illustrator tim williamss website. Japan illustrators association is currently holding their international illustration online competition. As one of the big five englishlanguage publishers, having your illustrations published with harpercollins means.
See more ideas about illustration, house illustration and competition. After five successful editions, ccbf has quickly become an. The winners and runnersup of the book illustration competition since it began in. Now in its ninth year, the book illustration competition is a partnership between the folio society and. Get involved the book illustration competition house. Illustrated by david mcconochie, winner of the 2015 book illustration competition. Children book illustration the ilustrarte 2018 competition. The book illustration competition is a partnership between house of illustration and the folio society that identifies and celebrates new talent in illustration. Society of childrens book writers and illustrators scbwi. The 2020 award will for the first time include categories for childrens nonfiction illustration and childrens fiction cover design, alongside its picture book illustration category.
The annual international competition is open to illustrators over the age of 18, both student and professional. The book illustration competition winners gallery ben jones, folio books. Society of childrens book writers and illustrators. Communication arts illustration competition 2015 contest. The society of illustrators is pleased to invite department chairs or administrators for undergraduate programs to nominate a junior level student or students to be considered for the selection as the 2020 zankel scholar.
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