WIA2024 Shortlist announcement coming on 16 July!
We are delighted to share the jury’s WIA2024 Longlist of 500 projects. Check them out before we announce the 200 shortlisted projects on 16 July, all eligible to win an award.
If you have an enquiry regarding your entry, please email the awards team at [email protected]
The World Illustration Awards is a global celebration of illustration. The awards are independently judged and feature artwork from international artists with diverse views and experiences. The views expressed in entries belong solely to the entrants and do not represent the views of the World Illustration Awards, its organisers, or its sponsors.
About The World Illustration Awards
The World Illustration Awards, presented by the AOI in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, showcase great work being made by illustrators all over the world today.
What could I win?
WIA rewards excellence, offering cash prizes to our overall winners, plus a range of valuable benefits to our category winners, shortlist, and longlist. Find out more.
Award Winners will be announced in September 2024.
Awards:
1 Overall Professional Winner (Cash Prize of £2000)
1 Overall New Talent Winner (Cash Prize of £1000)
4 Cross Category Winners (Various Prizes)
20 Category Winners (one New Talent and one Professional per category)
20 Highly Commended Projects (one New Talent and one Professional per category)
200 Shortlisted Projects
500 Longlisted Projects
Why else should I enter?
Being part of WIA offers fantastic benefits and opportunities from the call for entries stage right through to the winner announcements and beyond. This includes self-promotional tools, networking events, and features on WIA platforms.
Over the years, many entrants have received significant, career boosting exposure through the wider awards programme! Find out more about the huge variety of benefits of entering WIA2024 over on our blog post ‘5 Great Reasons to Enter WIA2024’.
What are the Categories?
Enter one of ten categories, which reflect the breadth of illustration being created today.
Find out more about our categories, and how to choose your category.
Testimonial
“WIA brings an opportunity for global exposure and connecting with new commissioners/artists around the world. It’s a lovely feeling to get to celebrate a body of work that was extremely challenging.”
Ollie Hirst, WIA2023 Winner AOI Members Award
“To be selected alongside hugely creative and talented illustrators is amazing, and I love the spectrum of vibrant styles that were entered. It’s exciting to have my work shown to a wider audience.”
Linda Baritski aka SEASONOFVICTORY, WIA2023 Shortlist Advertising Category
“Being shortlisted for WIA2023 means a lot to me and is a recognition of my artistic exploration in illustration. It is a kind of encouragement and affirmation, which gives me a lot of confidence!”
Junxiao Liu, WIA2023 Shortlist Design, Product & Packaging Category
“It is such an honour to be shortlisted and to be selected alongside all those talented artists. It is also very rewarding to receive recognition for my work.”
Olivia Boutrou, WIA2023 Highly Commended Science & Technology Category
Who judges the awards?
WIA Judges are experts in their sectors, and are chosen to represent a global view of illustration.
We will update our list of 30 judges from January. Find out more about the judges.
Advertising: Ariana Balsaras, Integrated Creative Producer, VCCP BLUE (VCCP Partnership)
Book Covers: Anna Ridley, Head of Children’s Publishing, Thames & Hudson
Site Specific: Steve & Emma Hayles, Directors, Upfest festival
Science & Technology: Felix Donghwi Son, Founder and president of Scixart
The World Illustration Awards are supported by: