Competition
Call for entries Images 2009

The competition is now closed for Images 2009 - notifications will be sent by post in November 2008.

Created or commissioned a piece of illustration you're proud of?
Want other professionals working in illustration and design to know about it?

Then enter your best work into the Association of Illustrators' Images competition, the most comprehensive and prestigious illustration award in the UK.

We have slashed the entry fees for AOI Full members by over 25% for Images 2009. It’s now only £17.50 per single entry - the perfect excuse to enter even more of the great work you’ve produced since January 2007.

We are delighted to present the new Call for Entries for our next competition: Images – the best of British contemporary illustration 2009.
Images continues to evolve into an ever more exciting publication; not only is it the sole jury-selected illustration annual and touring exhibition in the UK showcasing the best of contemporary British illustration, but from Images 2009 it will be art directed by a new designer each year. Commencing with renowned designer and writer Adrian Shaughnessy, who is sure to create something special. Categories will be expanded, with editorial articles to introduce each of the eight sections: Advertising, Books, Children's Books, Design, Editorial, New Media, Self-Promotion and New Talent.

The jury consists of 9 of the most respected personalities in the industry, with each judging multiple sections:
Jason Ford, Illustrator
Choi Liu, Art Buyer, M&C Saatchi
Nat Hunter, Managing Director, Airside  
Margaret Hope, Art Director, Transworld Children's Books
Stuart Outhwaite, Art Director, Mother
Malcolm Garrett, Creative Director, AIG - Applied Information Group -
Maggie Murphy, Design Director, Guardian Weekend
Gavin Morris, Designer, Faber & Faber
Richard Robinson, Art Director, BBH

Please have a look at the fees and how to enter pages and read the terms for entry carefully. You will be asked to accept them before you can submit.

Please note that this year we will only accept entries through the online form. If you require help with this please contact the AOI on 020 7324 7223. You can download the promotional postcard pdf if you want to keep it for reference. You will need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.