Illustration by Helen Kellock, Class of 2019 and Picture Hooks Illustrator of 2019

Resources

We’ve compiled some handy resources for illustrators:

Accessibility

Access Docs for Artists

UNLIMITED guide to creating an Access Rider

Associations, Societies & Organisations

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Association of Illustrators

Society of Children’s Book Illustrators and Writers

#PicturesMeanBusiness

The Imaginative Book Illustration Society

Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre

International Centre for the Picture Book in Society

Picture Book Makers

The Denny Trust

We Are Here Scotland

Creative Scotland

Book Fairs and Festivals

London Illustrator Fair

Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Look Out Illustration Fair

Fruitmarket Artists’ Bookmarket

The Northern Festival of Illustration (Biennial)

Brighton Illustration Festival

Edinburgh Art Festival

Competitions

Kelpies Design and Illustration Prize

Penguin Random House Design Award – Children’s Cover Award

Golden Kite Award

V&A Illustration Awards

World Illustration Award

Cheltenham Illustration Awards

Tapirulan Illustrators Contest

Silent Book Contest

Don Freeman Grant

The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

Phoenix Picture Book Award

Carmelite Picture Book Prize

Klaus Fugge Prize

Nami Island Picture Book Illustration Contest

Derwent Art Prize

Oscar’s Book Prize

Macmillan Prize for Illustration

Courses

The Good Ship Illustration

Inspiration & Directories

IllustrationX Children’s Book Illustrators

International Directory of Children’s Illustrators

Bologna 2025 Illustators Annual

Reading Rockets 100 Children’s Authors and Illustrators Everyone Should Know

Residencies

School of Visual Arts, New York

The Light Grey Art Lab Iceland

Adobe Creative Residency