Workbook is delighted to support The World Illustration Awards 2019!
Workbook is supporting the World Illustration Awards 2019, now open for entries until January 31st, 2019.
This year the WIA features an array of brand-new prizes for 2019, giving more chance than ever for winning illustrators to gain recognition and opportunities for career growth.
“Winning these awards means a great deal…it’s a real honor to have been chosen. Experiences like winning at the World Illustration Awards reassures me that I did the right thing quitting my day job and going full-time when I did!”
-Stevie Gee, Overall Professional Winner 2018
Illustrators, commissioners, agents and tutors are invited to submit work made in the 2018 calendar year to the eight categories of the Awards: Advertising, Books sponsored by NoBrow, Children’s Books sponsored by Walker Books, Design, Editorial, Experimental, Research and Site Specific, representing the major areas in which illustration is made for today.
“In an age where it is easy for one’s artistry to get lost in the noise, the WIA serves as a platform to recognize illustrators whose exceptional work deserves notice. At Workbook, we pride ourselves in vetting the best talent in the industry and are excited to be sponsoring an event that does the same.”
-Bill Daniels, President and CEO, Workbook , WIA Sponsor
Each category will be judged by a panel of international experts, including Kirstie Johnstone, Creative Production Partner and Board Director at AMV BBDO, Stefan Bergmeier, Designer and CEO of Neue Formation GMBH and Leyla Reynolds, Editor at gal-dem, representing some of the industry’s most respected names. The jury will select a shortlist of 200 of the very best projects submitted to the competition and choose Professional and New Talent Winners in each category. A catalog featuring the category winners, jury profiles, and complete shortlist will be published alongside the exhibition and distributed to commissioners all around the world.
“The WIA are a hugely important platform for the illustration industry. We’re encouraging agents and commissioners as well as individual illustrators to consider entering this year. We want to use the WIA to raise the profile of illustration and highlight the importance of the creative industries world-wide”
-Ren Renwick, AOI CEO
The Category and Overall Winners will be announced at a high-profile awards ceremony in central London at an exhibition featuring all shortlisted entries, alongside in-depth displays of winning entries. The two Overall Winners will be awarded generous cash prizes of £2,000 (Professional) and £1,000 (New Talent)at the ceremony.
“Workbook is only as good as who we feature. Our award-winning talent keeps us new, relevant, and useful. So, it was a natural segue way to sponsor an international award competition like that WIA. It reinforces our reputation and accentuates our desire to showcase the best. Our goal is our artist’s success!”
-Bob Pastore, Illustration Representative, Workbook, AOI Sponsor
For more information on how to enter, click here!
