23 illustrators from Cambridge School of Art make World Illustration longlist

In December 2019, the Association of Illustrators (AOI) opened a call to illustrators to Be Ambitious, Be Seen, Be Celebrated. An incredible 4,300+ entries were submitted by illustrators from 79 countries into this year’s awards.

This was followed by a competitive judging process to find the 500 longlisted projects. The longlist represents some of the best illustration from across the world, featuring an incredible array of techniques, concepts, processes and formats.

Ren Renwick, CEO of the Association of Illustrators, said:

“We are presenting the longlist for the 2020 World Illustration Awards at an extraordinary time. Now more than ever the value of illustration is startlingly obvious.  It communicates, enchants, explains. Illustration is the perfect commission for our socially distanced times. This longlist will offer seasoned commissioners, as well as those trying illustration for the first time, a treasure trove of delights to pick from.”

Our congratulations go to:

BA (Hons) Illustration students Lizzie Knott and Jodie Howard.

MA Children's Book Illustration students and graduates:

Lauren Emmons
Dongni Wei
Lilla Turi
Catherine McArdle
Ellan Rankin
Angela Vives
Severus Shintsz Lian
Roozeboos (Anna Rosa Amarynthia Maria Kleiss) 
Zoë Ellison
Kin Choi Lam
Lisa Sheehan
Charlotte Manning
Yoss Sanchez
Jenna Graham
Kate Winter
Phoebe Swan
Mariajo ilustajo (Mariajose Gajate Molina )
Melissa Castrillon (also BA (Hons) Illustration graduate)
Taylor Dolan
Lele Saa
Alice Courtley

A shortlist announcement for will be made by Association of Illustration in June 2020. Following this an awards evening is scheduled in London between October-November 2020.