Illustrator's Corner

A Call to Illustrators and Artists

2009 Competition Exhibit

Minnesota SCBWI and Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) are cosponsoring an Illustrator’s Competition & Exhibit, two interrelated events following their May 2008 Children’s Poetry Contest. Copies of the five winning poems will be given to all who apply. Each artist can choose one or more poems to illustrate and submit to the juried show. There will be a total of $500 awarded in prizes at the opening reception. This is an open competition, participants need not be members of the sponsoring organizations.

Download Competition Guidelines for more information.

Applications available: July 1, 2008
Deadline for submissions: January 16, 2009. All work must be on site by 4 pm this date.
Exhibition Dates: March 20 – May 2, 2009

Featured Illustrator

Chris Wold Dyrud

© Chris Wold Dyrud, used with permission

More of her work can be viewed at www.chrisdyrud.com

Past Featured Illustrators

Jennifer Emery

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Nina Crittenden

© Nina Crittenden, used with permission

About Minnesota SCBWI's banner creator: Nina Crittenden won Minnesota SCBWI's 2007 Illustration Mentorship. Her work can be viewed at www.drawnhome.com

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Shawn McCann

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