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Closes
November 12, 2026
Effort
About 90 minutes
Cost to apply
Free for one submission; $25 USD for up to 10 images in one category (early bird); Awards Pass available for unlimited s
Annual illustration awards with five categories: Personal (self-directed uncommissioned work), Editorial (commissioned work for publications), Product & Merchandise (illustrations for physical or digital products), Advertising & Promotional (commercial work), and Student (for those enrolled in school when work was created). Winners selected by a panel of guest judges and featured on Booooooom with additional promotion. Works must be created in 2025 or 2026 and cannot use generative AI.
Illustrators and artists worldwide working in traditional or digital media, plus a separate student category for those enrolled in school when the work was created.
Open to artists anywhere.
The call says: “Source page: open to applicants from any country”
International
November 12, 2026
Programme dates not listed
One free submission of one image; winners receive $1,000 USD cash, a BenQ monitor, True Grit Texture Supply Everything Bundle, 2-year Clip Studio Paint EX license, interview and website feature. Shortlisted and longlisted artists receive 6-month Clip Studio Paint PRO license and website feature.
About 90 minutes
Short application. Estimated from the 2 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.
Free for one submission; $25 USD for up to 10 images in one category (early bird); Awards Pass available for unlimited s
https://www.booooooom.com/2026/10/01/2026-booooooom-illustration-awards-call-to-submit/