The AOI has been running the its Illustration Awards from the UK for nearly forty years and they have reached the top tier of international awards for illustrators. This is the first year that the AOI has worked with a partner. This year, it has joined hands with the leading marketing program for illustrators in the United States, The Directory of Illustration to present the inaugural World Illustration Awards.

These are the award rules:

World Illustration Awards are open to illustrators in any country working in any medium or context.

• Work must be entered as either a New Talent entry or a Professional entry.
• New Talent entrants are undergraduate students, post-graduate students or graduates within two years of graduation. Professional entrants are all other professional illustrators.
• Work can be entered by the creator of the work (illustrator, student /new graduate) or by any third party such as an agent, designer, college, publisher or commissioner.
• Members of the AOI staff, board, awards steering group, and patrons are not eligible to enter the competition. Work commissioned by the AOI is not eligible for the competition.

The deadline for entries is February 9. Everything you need to know to enter is here.

The jury includes:

• Daniel Moorey, head of print at adamandeveDDB, who will be judging Advertising
• Olaf Hajek, illustrator, judging Advertising
• Marion Deuchars, illustrator and author, judging Children’s Books
• Emily Ford, editorial manager at Macmillan Children’s Books, judging Children’s Books
• Serge Bloch, illustrator and author, judging Books
• David Pearson, graphic designer and founder of Typeasimage, judging Books
• Clive Johnston, designer at Create (The Telegraph Media Group), judging Editorial
• David Plunkert, illustrator, designer and founder of Spur Design, judging Design
• Martyn Reed, producer, curator and gallerist, judging Public Realm

• Lisa Hassell, director of Inkygoodness, judging Self Initiated
• Jamie Bell
André Letria, creative partner at VCCPme
• André Letria, illustrator and founder of Pato Lógico Edições
• Martyn Reed, producer, curator and gallerist
• Robert L Peters, graphic designer and principal of CIRCLE
• Tilman Solé, designer and partner at WeAreMucho
• Craig Mackie, art Ddrector at New Scientist
• Chris Paul, creative director at Candlewick
• Timba Smitts, illustrator and creative director
• Tim Weiffenbach, illustrator, teacher and co-founder of Illustratoren Organisation