2015 Midsouth Illustration Contest
RULES
2014 Midsouth Fall Conference Illustration Contest
judged by Simon & Schuster AD Lucy Ruth Cummins
Contestants illustrated to the prompt:
Corky had always wanted to fly, but didn't know it would be like this.
2014 Winner!
Runner Up
Midsouth Bookmark Contest
And the Winner Is...
Scott Soeder!!
Midsouth Logo Drag and Drop
WINNER
2013 Illustrator Contest
Mary Uhles
The
2013 Midsouth Fall Conference Illustrator Contest
Judge
Loraine Joyner, Art Director for Peachtree Publishers
To Enter
Choose the assignment you want to
illustrate. The artwork will be judged on the most
publishable entry, and of course creativity
and technique are always considered!
- A jacket illustration for a non-fiction
title.
This cover art can depict a person, place or event. Your choice of size and medium.
- A character-driven
cover illustration for the trade market.
Your character, your choice of size and medium.
- A character-driven cover illustration for the trade market, using one of these two title prompts: TOUGH TOM or CHARLIE THE RANCH DOG. Your choice of size and medium.
2012 Midsouth Fall Conference - Illustration Contest
Martha Rago, Associate Creative Director for HarperCollins Children's Books
judged the winning entries.
judged the winning entries.
Our Contest Winners will forever hang on our
Illustrator's Wall of Fame at the Midsouth Conferences.
Illustrator's Wall of Fame at the Midsouth Conferences.
1. A jacket illustration for a non-fiction title. This cover art can depict
a person, place or event. Your choice of size and medium.
2. A character driven cover illustration for the trade market. Your
character, your choice of size and medium.
3. A character driven cover illustration for the trade market, using one of
these two title prompts: TOUGH TOM or CHARLIE THE RANCH DOG. Your choice of
size and medium.
2011 Midsouth Fall Conference - Illustration Contest
Jim Hoover, Art Director from Viking Children's Books judged the winning entry.
Our Contest Winners will forever hang on our Illustrator's Wall of Fame at the
Midsouth Conferences.
Winner
Cloud Blanket
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| Kris Sexton: Cloud Blanket |
Contest Rules
1. A cover illustration for an A B C picture book. The cover art could be done in any media but should be in a square trim of 10 x 10”. The letters, A B C should be incorporated into the cover artwork. This cover art should appeal to a young reader.
2. A cover illustration for a historical non-fiction picture book. This cover art could depict a person, place or event from history and could be rendered in any media. The art should be done to a 11” wide x 8 1/2” tall trim.
3. A cover illustration that depicts a retelling of a fairy tale or a folk tale, again in any media done to a trim of 9” wide x 12” tall.
2010 Midsouth Fall Conference - Illustration Contest
Patti Ann Harris, Senior Art director from Little Brown Books for Young Readers provided the illustration prompts and judged the winning entries.
Artists could illustrate any of the following:
1. A cover illustration for an A B C picture book. The cover art could be done in any media but should be in a square trim of 10 x 10”. The letters, A B C should be incorporated into the cover artwork. This cover art should appeal to a young reader.
2. A cover illustration for a historical non-fiction picture book. This cover art could depict a person, place or event from history and could be rendered in any media. The art should be done to a 11” wide x 8 1/2” tall trim.
3. A cover illustration that depicts a retelling of a fairy tale or a folk tale, again in any media done to a trim of 9” wide x 12” tall.
WINNER
Adventures of Marco Polo
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
