World Illustration Awards - AOI 2025

World Illustration Awards - AOI 2025 is now open for entries!

World Illustration Awards - AOI 2025 : The Association of Illustrators (AOI) recently has opened the call for entries for the World Illustration Awards 2025 and like every year celebrates great illustration from across the globe, with an emphasis on supporting and connecting illustrators with each other and the industry.

➜ Short description

The Association of Illustrators (AOI) recently has opened the call for entries for the World Illustration Awards 2025, the most prestigious illustration awards globally.

This competition celebrates great illustration from across the globe, with an emphasis on supporting and connecting illustrators with each other and the industry.

Work must be entered into one of the following categories per entry which are:

➜ Advertising
➜ Animation
➜ Book Covers
➜ Children’s Publishing
➜ Design, Product & Packaging
➜ Editorial
➜ Exploration
➜ Science & Technology
➜ Publishing
➜ Site Specific

Illustrators, commissioners, agents and tutors working across all sectors and in any medium are invited to submit work created, commissioned or published since 1 January 2024 into the ten categories of the Awards, which are judged by distinguished professionals from the global illustration industry.

➜ Submission requirements:

➜ Illustration, or projects featuring illustration, in any medium, format or usage can be entered into WIA2023. This includes still images, animated gifs and animations.

➜ Work can be self-initiated or commissioned. The only requirement is the illustration must have been created, commissioned or published since 1 January 2024.

➜ Who may enter?

Open to illustrators worldwide, including professionals, students, and recent graduates, for work created, commissioned, or published since 1 January 2024.

➜ Prize:

Overall Professional Winner will receive £2,000 of the cash prize and Overall New Talent Winner will receive £1,000, and various prizes for category and cross-category winners will be assigned as well.

➜ Entry fees:

Entry fee is £34 (GBP) per Single Entry and £53 (GBP) per Multiple Entry (inclusive of VAT).