The PLR Library book loan payment scheme has been updated to benefit authors and illustrators.

The Northern Illustration Prize is part of The Northern Festival of Illustration founded and organised by The Northern School of Art. The Prize is a collaboration with The Association of Illustrators.

The 10th London Illustration Fair will take place Friday 24th – Sunday 26th November at the Bargehouse, OXO Tower Wharf, London.

Watch this recent collaborative event, exploring the impact of generative AI on the illustration industry, organised by The European Illustrators Forum.

The fourth season of Inside Illustration has launched! The multi-platform season for AOI Members on Site Specific Illustration is now available

Mariajo Illustrajo tells us about the fantastic success of her first picture book, Flooded, which has just won the 2023 Klaus Flugge Prize! The prize is awarded for the most exciting and promising newcomer to children’s picture book illustration.

It’s the AOI’s 50th! We choose five areas which have been major achievements for the AOI since its beginnings as a small organisation run solely by volunteers in 1973.

In this piece we’re celebrating the AOI’s 50th Anniversary, and what the organisation has done to improve working conditions for members (and all illustrators) from our beginnings in 1973.

In this piece we’re celebrating the AOI’s 50th Anniversary, and the awards. From the first competition in 1976 to the current global success of World Illustration Awards, they have been a substantial part of the AOI’s activities.

The AOI’s history is a long and rich one, with countless volunteers supporting what was initially very limited staff numbers. We asked a few of those who really helped the AOI along the way for their thoughts on the organisation and their input.