Organised by Japan Illustrators’ Association, the most popular organisation of professional illustrators in Japan, the Illustration Award is held annually since 2000, drawing thousands of professional and amateur talents worldwide.

There are no themes and you can apply for works of any genre, including hand-painted works, digital works, and three-dimensional works.

All entries must be the original work of the entrant, and you may submit a maximum of 5 illustrations. Images must be in electronic format (JPEG files). The width and the heights should be within 2,000 pixels.

The copyright of the images remains with the authors.

Entry fee starts from 4,000 YEN (approx. 30 USD).

Eligibility

Open to anyone worldwide.

Prize

The total prize money is 700,000 YEN (approx. 5,325 USD), and there are also supplementary prize. Moreover, the winning works will be exhibited at the "JIA Illustration Award winning works exhibition" in Beijing (China).