The World Illustration Awards 2025 are now open for entries!
The AOI, in partnership with the USA-based Directory of Illustration, is delighted to announce that the World Illustration Awards 2025 are open for entries.
Enter by 11th February 2025 for your chance to be seen and celebrated.
Take advantage of our Early Bird discount to save 10% – 30% on entry fees until 7 January 2025!
The World Illustration Awards showcase great work being made by illustrators all over the world today. WIA focuses on supporting and celebrating creativity, connecting illustrators to their peers and the industry. This is now the 10th year of WIA celebrating brilliant illustration from around the globe.
Being part of WIA offers a host of benefits to illustrators, such as increased visibility, opportunities for self-promotion, and the chance to network. WIA also gives many illustrators an international platform to reach new clients and commissions.
I am so excited to have my work viewed amongst such an incredible group of illustrators. The WIA champion all their selected artists and you really feel like you are part of something special
Joanne Young – WIA2024 Shortlisted Illustrator
London Book Fair are on board as this years Book Covers Category sponsor, and Rebelle are our sponsor of the Publishing Category.
We are also delighted to have Procreate return as our Editorial Category sponsor.
World Illustration Awards are a year-round celebration of the power and diversity of illustration being made today. Selected entries are shared on the popular @worldillustrationawards Instagram. This is followed by the announcement in May of 500 longlisted projects, and then the release of the 200 shortlisted projects which will be highlighted on the AOI’s website launching in July.
A highlight of the Awards year is the excitement of the winners announcement in September. One New Talent and one Professional Overall winner will be awarded cash prizes and profiled on the AOI website.
This globally-recognised competition has ten industry-relevant categories and is judged by distinguished professionals from the global illustration industry. Commissioners value the Awards for identifying current trends and finding established and undiscovered talent, and illustrators value the connection and sense of community participating brings. The awards assemble an array of creativity and innovation, highlighting diverse approaches to illustration and offering an insight into current practice.
Illustrators, (working individually or as collectives), commissioners, agents and tutors are invited to submit work created, commissioned or published since 1 January 2024, until the deadline into the ten categories of the Awards.
Entries can be submitted until the end of the day 11 February 2025 .
To find out all about the awards, the 10 categories, how to enter, sponsors, prizes and cash awards, judges and much more, visit here.
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