Organised every two years by Nami Island, Korea, the International Nami Concours aims to encourage artists' creativity and contribute to the advancement of the quality of picture book illustrations.

There is no restriction regarding the theme, and you are welcome to submit either original illustrations or digital prints of original illustrations as entries (Please note that no entries will be returned).

A set of illustrations should comprise one story, and each applicant can upload 5 to 10 images per entry. The size of each image may differ as long as the total sum is less than 20MB. However, each work should be at least 1024 pixels.

Each applicant can apply up to 3 entries as long as they’re different works, and both published and unpublished illustrations will be judged equally.

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility

Open worldwide to all illustrators.

Prize

• Grand Prix (1): plaque and 10,000 USD
• Golden Island (2): plaque and 5,000 USD
• Green Island (5): plaque and 2,000 USD
• Purple Island (10): certificate and plaque

Grand Prix winners, Golden Island winners and Green Island winners will be also invited to the opening ceremony of Nami Island International Children’s Book Festival in 2019 with travel expenses provided.

Moreover, Nami Concours will publish a catalogue featuring the shortlisted candidates for international promotion.