The Tomie dePaola Illustrator Award is given annually to an illustrator of promise chosen by Tomie himself. The award consists full tuition, transportation and accommodations to the New York Winter Conference held in Manhattan. The winning piece of art will be featured at the annual winter conference in New York.
THE GUIDELINES HAVE CHANGED THIS YEAR! TOMIE HAS SET UP A TWO PART CONTEST SO PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CLOSELY!
Deadline: June 15th, 2014
Award:
The winner will receive a trip to the 2015 SCBWI New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan, where the award will be presented. As a special addition to the prize this year, the winner will also get to have lunch with Tomie at the conference!
Eligibility:
The Tomie dePaola Award competition is open to all SCBWI members.
BELOW IS THE NEW 2014 PROMPT
FIRST PART
Visual sequence is key to conveying feeling, action, storyline, interest and character, especially in children’s book illustration.
One of the hardest things to do is to know your character so well—what he, she, or it looks like, how they move, how they project emotion, and at the same time to make the character immediately recognizable and consistent —all without resorting to a generic depiction, but making sure your character has charm, individuality and special qualities that make young readers fall in love with them. All of this is the same whether your character is human, animal, and yes, even vegetable! (Maybe inanimate as well)
The task is to create a six-panel sequence that has a beginning, middle and an end that is obvious, featuring a character of your own invention. It can be funny, sad, dramatic or ordinary, but interesting and with lots of invention and finesse.
I understand that there are computer programs that make “sequence” easier than good old-fashioned drawing. But, I don’t know any of them. I leave it to you.
SPECS: 4 to 6 panels – illustrator’s choice
SIZE: 8 ½” x 14” – horizontal or vertical
COLOR: B&W or Full Color – your choice
NO WORDS
DUE DATE: June 15, 2014. This is very important. Ten semi-finalists will be chosen by July 30, 2014, to go on to the next step: A final assignment that will be announced after the first phase of the competition is complete.
PART TWO WILL BE POSTED AFTER JUNE 15TH!
Guidelines:
Read these instructions carefully! Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will be disqualified.
1. Submit your entry by midnight PST on June 15, 2014. No files received after that time will be considered.
2. E-mail a single, high resolution JPEG, titled with your name (firstname_lastname.jpg) to [email protected] with the subject “Tomie”. The image must be an attachment, not a link or showing in the body of the e-mail. No original artwork should be mailed. All submissions must be digital. You will receive a confirmation e-mail within three days.
3. Tomie will select the 10 semi-finalists July 30, 2014.
4. You must be a current SCBWI member to win.
Do you want to be included in the “unofficial” gallery of submissions?
Three years ago, Diandra Mae, Illustrator Coordinator for the SCBWI Houston region, started an “Unofficial Gallery” of submissions to the award. It was such a great success that we’ve made it more official and easier to enter. Any SCBWI member who enters the award is eligible to be included in the gallery. The gallery will not be made public until the winning piece has been chosen and announced.
If you are interested in having your submission included please follow these guidelines that will be posted after round one.
Questions? Email the Grant Coordinator – [email protected]
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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