From practical to tips looking after yourself (and taking a break from social media), we asked our WIA2020 award winners what advice they would to give to other illustrators. Here are a few tips for success for entering WIA2021 and beyond.

Ren Renwick, CEO of the AOI introduces the Overall Winner Announcement, followed by Isabelle Ottiger of Winsor and Newton who announces the Overall Winners of the World Illustration Awards 2020..

We’re excited to announce the winners of our Cross Category Awards! Announced by Derek Brazell and Rachel Hill from The AOI, Elizabeth Owen of the Directory of Illustration, Alice Ball of the Society of Artists Agents, and Jyni Ong of It’s Nice That!

WIA Judge Jeremy To announces the highly commended and winning projects in the WIA Site Specific Category!

WIA Awards Manager Sabine Reimer announces the highly commended and winning projects in the WIA Science and Technology Category!

WIA Judge Aisha Ayoade of Yellowzine announces the highly commended and winning projects in the WIA Exploration Category!

WIA Category Sponsor Georgie Holt of Procreate announces the highly commended and winning projects in the WIA Editorial Category!

WIA Judge Erich Nagler of Google Doodles announces the highly commended and winning projects in the WIA Design Product and Packaging Category!

WIA Judge Oswin Tickler of smallfury announces the highly commended and winning projects in the WIA Commercial Publishing Category!

WIA Category Sponsor Ben Norland, Creative Director of Walker Books UK announces the highly commended and winning projects in the WIA Children’s Publishing Category!

WIA Judge Alceu Nunes, Creative Director, Grupo Companhia das Letras (Penguin Random House Brazil)  announces the highly commended and winning projects in the WIA Book Covers Category!

WIA Judge Dan Franklin of Jonathan Cape announces the highly commended and winning projects in the WIA Alternative Publishing Category!

The AOI’s CEO Ren Renwick welcomes everyone to our awards announcement today, followed by WIA Judge Melissa Charland of Publicis Canada, who announces the highly commended and winning projects in the WIA Advertising Category!

The AOI, in partnership with Society of Authors and Association of Photographers have released an updated resource offering guidance for good mental health and creative freelancers. You can download it here: Mental health and Creative..

Explore the fascinating connection between literary themes and illustration in this curated selection from the WIA2020 shortlist.

From quirky children’s book characters, to more realistic depictions, animals are a great source of inspiration for eye-catching illustration. This selection from across the WIA2020 shortlist categories shows the inventive..

Explore our showcase of highlights from the WIA2020 Commercial Publishing Category.

Explore the WIA2020 shortlist in a whole new way! 

The Exploration Category celebrates all forms of self-initiated work, illustration made for portfolios, and experimental pieces that push the boundaries of illustration. This category includes unusual materials, cutting edge technology,..

Global and well known companies commission illustration more than you might think. Here we look at the shortlisted entries that were commissioned by some of the world’s leading brands.

Here we celebrate just some of the highlights from the WIA2020 Children’s Publishing Category selected by category sponsor Walker Books’ Senior Designer and Creative Director.

Editorial Category sponsors Procreate have curated their favourite illustration from across the whole shortlist that uses their software. The diversity and range of work is amazing, all facilitated by Procreate’s technology.

WIA2020 delivery partners Directory of Illustration’s president Elizabeth Owen has curated a selection of shortlisted illustration from across the categories, made for self-promotion and portfolio development.

Explore just some of the highlights from the WIA2020 Design, Product & Packaging Category.

The city is rich with people, colour, shapes and atmosphere. Find out how a selection of illustrators from the WIA shortlist use the urban environment as inspiration.

Explore our showcase of a few of our highlights from the WIA2020 Alternative Publishing Category.

How do illustrators play with perspective and scale to create dynamic, imaginative work? We explore entries that these strategies to make striking images.

Explore our showcase of a few of our highlights from the WIA2020 Site Specific Category.

Printmaking and Collage offer exciting ways to play with shape, colour and surface. We’ve picked some of our favourite examples from the WIA shortlist for you to explore how illustrators can use these versatile techniques.

Whether you are a commissioner looking to work with fresh talent, or just an illustration enthusiast, we recommend visiting a variety of this years online degree shows. Now is the time to celebrate, share and support the graduates of 2020. The AOI have compiled a shortlist of 5 illustration degree shows to get you started on your virtual tour (no petrol needed).