China Shanghai International Children Book Fair is organizing the Young Illustrators Competition for 2021. It was first organized in 2015 with the assistance of the Shanghai Press and Publication Administration. The competition aims to help new artists enter the world of children’s publication.
The Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition is very popular, with entries from 77 different countries in 2020.
The Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition is accepting entries from 25th March to 28th of June 2021. Two golden pinwheel grand prizes will be awarded, one for a shining Chinese artist and one for a shining international artist.
Other finalists will receive a golden pinwheel special mention and a people’s choice award. If you are an aspiring artist, apply for this contest today; or if you know any artist in your surroundings, share this opportunity and help others.
Here are the details about the Young Illustrators Competition
The jury comprises many well-known and influential people in the world of art and publishing. This year’s jurors are:
- Literary agent Debbie Bibo from the USA and Italy
- Illustrator Huang Li from China
- Cartoonist and illustrator Ken Niimura from Japan and Spain
- Cambridge School of Art Professor (also an author) Martin Salisbury from the UK
- Ocean University of China Professor Zhu Ziqiang from China
Deadline is June 28, 2021
- Country: Online
- Financial coverage: Fully Funded
Eligibility Criteria :
- Candidates must be aged between 16 and 39.
- Candidates can be of any nationality, gender and background.
- Candidates are allowed to submit any art (physical, digital, etc.).
- Candidates must submit five pieces of artwork of the same theme, with a detailed explanation of fewer than 500 words about their artwork and the methods that they used to create it.
- Candidates cannot resubmit any art submitted for the Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition in the past.
- Candidates submitting their art published somewhere must ensure that the art was not published before the 1st of January 2021.
Benefits :
- The international winner of the Golden Pinwheel Grand Award will be invited to the Chinese International Children’s Book Fair in 2022 in Shanghai, with travel and living expenses covered entirely.
- The Chinese winner of the Golden Pinwheel Grand Award will be invited to the International Children’s Book Fair in 2022 in Bologna, with travel and living expenses covered entirely.
Other details :
- One of the Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition winners will be asked to create the key visual for the International Children’s Book Fair in 2022.
- Fifty finalists of the Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition will have their art displayed in the Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition yearbook. This yearbook will be on show at the book fair from the 19th to the 21st of November.
Application Process:
Follow the link below to enter the competition and submit your artwork.
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