Call for Entries
PICTURES AT PLAY
Biennial Exhibition 2017 in collaboration with Half Moon Theatre, London
September 6th, 2017 – January 3rd, 2018
Congratulations to all accepted artists for the 2017 Pictures at Play SCBWI Biennial illustrator exhibition. We are currently pulling together all the artwork, framing and mounting and all the other things needing done to put on what we feel will be a fabulous exhibition. The launch party will held be in the fabulous new gallery of the Half Moon Theatre, London (www.halfmoon.org.uk) on the 28 September at 6:00 pm. Former SCBWI speakers, celebrated author-illustrators, Leigh Hodgkinson, Tim Hopgood and Pam Smy will be joining us at the Big Launch! Hope to see lots of your there.
Pictures at Play is a juried exhibition of the best of children’s book illustration in SCBWI.
Work will be selected by judges from the children’s publishing industry and the Half Moon Theatre.
Announcing our amazing jury, Ness Wood, David Fickling Books, Peter Marley, OUP and Louise Jackson, Walker Books. Read more about them on the Biennial Exhibition page.
SCBWI members in the British Isles region are invited to submit sequential narrative illustrations for books or projects aimed at children and young people.
Get all the information you need to submit to your work to this exciting new exhibition HERE.
Above: Illustration by Tim Hopgood; Middle: Illustration by Pam Smy; Right: Illustration by Leigh Hodgkinson.
Illustration Masterclasses for 2017
Check back the latest updates. Upcoming Illustration Masterclasses:
The Art of Sequential Storytelling, Art Directors Brief with David McDougall, art director Harper Collins Children's Books.In this assignment your goal is to design three to five sequential spreads at half size in a cleaned up rough form for initial submission for feedback. Choose an Aesop’s tale from the list provided on the booking page and interpret your chosen fable in your own style and perspective while keeping the classical text. Go find out more! Booking for on the day only available. 7 October 2017
Booking now available!
News!
What an Amazing Event! Illustrating in Black and White, Undiscovered Voices Illustration Competiton Preparation Masterclass with Anne-Marie Perks and Loretta Schauer and Patrick Miller happened on the 6 May 2017 at the House of Illustration. Thank you to all of you who turned up at 9 am to talk about a few fundamentals of illustrating in visual storytelling and the huge range of technique in black and white illustration. The team is looking forward to lots of amazing submissions!
SCBWI British Isles Illustrators' Newsletter
If you are not already on the Illustrators' Newsletter, please email me at britishisles-ic@scbwi.org to tell me you want on! The newsletter will keep you up to date on upcoming events of illustration interest both SCBWI and outside as well as Showcase news and other illustration opportunities.
