This category is full of rich, colourful illustration, design to enhance public spaces, both indoors or outside.

Illustration intended for or inspired by a particular place or space, made to enhance public spaces is featured in the Site Specific category.

Featuring illustration for book covers in a range of genres, there is bold and striking imagery designed to entice readers in an exciting range of styles.

Featuring illustration for book covers in any genre there is some powerful and striking imagery designed to entice readers.

Beautiful imagery combines with vital information and ideas to create meaningful and informative work that offers new ways of seeing the world.

The Science & Technology Category offers up some incredible illustration that informs, surprises and educates across topics from architecture, ecology and medicine.

Featuring traditional campaigns such as billboards and posters, to cutting edge digital and social media ads, there’s an incredible range of illustration being commissioned to sell products and services across the world.

Our selection of New Talent longlist entries are by current students and recent graduates – see who the next generation of advertising illustrators are in our curated list!

Helen Ridley joins us as an Awards Assistant to support the World Illustration Awards team.

The judges have made their decisions, and we are delighted to announce the 500-strong longlist for this year’s World Illustration Awards competition.