Call for Entries open until 11 February!
The World Illustration Awards, presented by the AOI in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, showcases great illustration from around the globe. We are now in our 10th year!
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.
Key Information
Call for Entries
Early Bird
Deadline to Enter
Longlist announced
Early Bird Discount
until 7 January 2025
- Enter and pay by 7th January, edit until deadline day
- 10% discount on regular fee
- 30% discount to AOI Members
Entry Fees::
- £34 (GBP) per Single Entry // £53 (GBP) per Multiple Entry
- €41 (EURO) per Single Entry // €64 (EURO) per Multiple Entry
- $43 (USD) per Single Entry // $67 (USD) per Multiple Entry
What Could I Win?
WIA offers a platform to build and connect with industry networks and peers right from the start.
- 1 Overall Professional Winner (Cash Prize of £2000)
- 1 Overall New Talent Winner (Cash Prize of £1000)
- 3 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
Check out the Terms & Conditions for Entry
Previous Winners
Need some inspiration before you decide what to enter? Check out our wonderful previous winners.
Who judges the awards?
WIA celebrates illustration across ten diverse categories – each judged by three judges – showcasing its various applied forms. Find out about last year’s jury below.
We will announce the new jury from January 2025.
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About THE
AWARDS
The World Illustration Awards is a global celebration of illustration.
The Association of Illustrators has run a juried illustration competition since 1976. The latest incarnation, the World Illustration Awards in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, has been going strong and growing since 2015.
WIA focuses on supporting and celebrating creativity internationally, by connecting illustrators with their peers and the global illustration industry.
The Awards are split into two groups: New Talent and Professional. All work, commissioned or self-initiated, is accepted across the ten categories as long as it has been created within the past year before the Call for Entries closes.
If you have any questions get in touch with the awards team
[email protected]
PRESENTED BY
The Association of Illustrators
The Association of Illustrators is the professional body for illustration in the UK. Established in 1973, the AOI champions illustrators and the illustration industry with education, promotion and campaigning to achieve a thriving industry for us all. Memberships are available for illustrators, agents and colleges with discounts available for students and represented artists.
Directory of Illustration
Workbook’s Directory of Illustration, the world’s leading illustration resource, is distributed free of charge to thousands of art commissioners who regularly hire freelance artists and animators. Advertising agencies, corporations and publishing companies depend on the searchable directoryofillustration.com website and annual printed Directory to find top talent for their campaigns and projects. In print, online and on social, we help artists successfully grow and sustain their professional careers.