Past competitions
An archive of recently closed opportunities.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are looking for funny wildlife images. The winner will be the picture, which, in the opinion of the judges, combines the best technical excellenc…
Closed for entries
JIA Illustration Award 2021
Organised by Japan Illustrators’ Association, the most popular organisation of professional illustrators in Japan, the Illustration Award is held annually since 2000, drawing thousan…
Closed for entries
Sunny Art Prize 2021
The Sunny Art Prize has established itself as one of the UK’s most prestigious international art competitions. The scope of this contemporary art prize is about sourcing the most tal…
Closed for entries
Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition 2021
The Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition is an international illustration contest held annually as part of the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair. There are…
Closed for entries
Pro Carton Student Video Award 2021
The inaugural Pro Carton Student Video Award was a big success amongst media and business schools. The European competition for video storytelling about cartons and cartonboard is open…
Closed for entries
Cheltenham Illustration Awards 2021
The focus of the Cheltenham Illustration Awards has always been one of narrative. Visual storytelling, whether sequential or single image, gives scope to the imagination and opens up p…
Closed for entries
The Best Brand Awards 2021
The Best Brand Awards are the global awards honoring the excellence of brand design around the world. Designers, agencies, companies worldwide are invited each year, promoting their be…
Closed for entries
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2021
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, now in its 2021 edition, is a leading international photographic portrait competition, which celebrates and promotes the very best in co…
Closed for entries
UCDA Design Awards 2021
The UCDA Design Awards 2021 recognize the best of the exceptional design and creative work done by communication professionals to promote educational institutions (secondary, vocationa…
Closed for entries
One Color Award
Organised by Vand International (a design strategist firm based in the UK and Iran), One Color Award aims to prove that a mono-colour design is not only one of the cheapest and the sim…
Closed for entries