Contests


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!

  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.

  1. A character-driven cover illustration for the trade market.
    Your character, your choice of size and medium.

  1. 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.
Our Contest Winners will forever hang on our 
Illustrator's Wall of Fame at the Midsouth Conferences.

WINNER
Cheryl Mendenhall 
Cheryl Mendenhall


RUNNER UP
Doug Jones
Doug Jones

Contest Rules


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
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