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2014 Book Illustration Competition

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Closing date: 
10 January 2014
Entry: 
Open to all illustrators over the age of 18
Prize: 
A Folio Society commission worth £5,000 to complete a total of nine illustrations and a binding design

The Folio Society and House of Illustration have launched the 2014 Book Illustration Competition along with a rebrand, including a new logo and website. Now in its fourth year, the Competition last year received more than 500 entries from across the globe.

It is open to illustrators over the age of 18, both student and professional, with the winner receiving a Folio Society commission. Previous books featured in the Competition are Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter and The Outsider by Albert Camus. The book to be illustrated in the 2014 Competition is Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.

Sheri Gee, the Folio Society's Art Director, said: "Producing the finest illustrated books lies at the heart of our mission as a publisher. This important collaboration with House of Illustration helps us to discover and champion the very best illustrators of the future."

"The Book Illustration Competition is a fantastic way of promoting new illustration talent, and we are delighted to partner with the Folio Society for the fourth year to present this prestigious award," added Flora Craig, House of Illustration's Project Director.

Entrants are invited to submit three illustrations and a binding design for Heart of Darkness. The deadline for entries is Friday 10 January 2014.

The winning entry, judged by a panel of experts, will become a commission worth £5,000 to complete a total of nine illustrations and a binding design for the book, which will be published by the Folio Society in September 2014. Five runners-up will each receive £500 cash. Three prizes of the six will be awarded to student entries.

The winner and runners-up will be announced in September 2014 on publication of the Folio Society edition of Conrad's novel.

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Closing date: 
10 January 2014
Entry: 
Open to all illustrators over the age of 18
Prize: 
A Folio Society commission worth £5,000 to complete a total of nine illustrations and a binding design

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