For the last five years SCBWI Australia East have held the Australian Picture Book Illustrator Awards. The Award is managed by SCBWI Australia East and is funded by the Copyright Agency. Judged by some of the publishing world’s best, they gather to pore over submissions from incredibly talented SCBWI illustrators to choose the winning entries.

The 2025 awards open on May 1. So if you’d like your chance to have your work seen by Australian and international publishing professionals, click on this link to find out how.

To help you prepare your application, we have a special afternoon where you can hear from last year’s winners, who will talk about their craft and process, but also give you tips for preparing your submissions and share their secrets to creating a winning illustration project. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions.

This event will be recorded and the link will be available until July 1.

More details to come…