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SUID-AFRIKA

Jy mag tot 31 Mei 2025 inskryf.

Die reëls is eenvoudig:

  • NOOIT VOORHEEN GEPUBLISEER NIE

    Die illustrasies moes nog nie voorheen gepubliseer gewees het nie.

    Jy mag slegs inskryf indien jy nog nooit vantevore ’n prenteboek by ’n kommersiële uitgewery gepubliseer het nie. Jy mag wel inskryf indien van jou illustrasies al voorheen in opvoedkundige boeke of in ander formate of genres verskyn het (byvoorbeeld in digbundels, volwasse fiksie of op boekomslae).

  • DIE STORIE

    Dit kan ’n bestaande storie of jou eie storie wees.

    Maar onthou, jy is ’n illustreerder, nie ’n storieverteller nie. Dit is goed om jou eie storie te hê, maar indien jy nie een het nie, gebruik iemand anders s’n. Jy mag ook ’n klassieke storie gebruik. Ons wil net sien of jy die talent het om ’n storie met jou illustrasies te vertel.

  • DIE ILLUSTRASIES

    Drie illustrasies, een storie.

    Jy moet ’n kort storie, of ’n gedeelte van ’n groter storie, met drie illustrasies vertel. Enige tegniek of medium mag gebruik word. En onthou altyd: Jy is besig om ’n prenteboek vir kinders te skep. Wees so kreatief soos jy kan, maar moet nooit die storie en die teikenmark/leser uit die oog verloor nie.

  • LAAI

    Met die oplaaivorm onder begin jy die oplaaifase.

    Met die oplaaifase sal jy ’n PDF-dokument laai wat die teks insluit wat by elke illustrasie pas sowel as ’n kort opsomming van die hele storie (nie meer as 250 woorde nie).

  • WAG ...

    Tot iewers in Junie.

    ’n Professionele paneel sal die drie beste inskrywings kies. Wenners sal per e-pos in kennis gestel word, maar die uitslae sal ook op die Picture This!-webtuiste en sosiale media van Lemniscaat in Julie 2025 aangekondig word.

WAT WAG OP JOU?

As jy wen, sal jy die geleentheid kry om deur internasionale uitgewers uitgegee te word. Jou naam kan moontlik in ’n jaar of twee in ’n prenteboek verskyn.

Die finale keuse sal ook in ’n internasionale katalogus gepubliseer en aan bekende internasionale kinderboekuitgewers by die Bologna Kinderboekebeurs in 2026 voorgelê word – ’n uitstekende geleentheid vir kunstenaars om internasionale blootstelling te kry.

Die werk van al die wenkunstenaars sal deel wees van die reisende Picture This!-uitstalling.

LAAI JOU WERK

Jou inskrywing moet aan die volgende voorwaardes voldoen:

  1. Die maksimum grootte van die illustrasies is ­­­___. Noem asb die werklike grootte in die meegaande teks.
  2. Die resolusie moet minstens 150 dpi wees.
  3. Die maksimum grootte van die afsonderlike lêers mag nie meer as 4 MB wees nie.
  4. Noem asb die lêers soos volg: “voornaam_van_1”; “voornaam_van_2”; “voornaam_van_3”

Voorbeeld: “John_Johnson_1.jpg”

SOUTH AFRICA

The competition closes 31st May 2025.

The rules are plain and simple:

  • NOT Published

    The illustrations should not have been published before.

    You may enter only if you have not published an entire picture book with a trade publisher before. However, you are allowed to enter if you have published educational books or other forms and genres before (e.g. in a poetry anthology, adult fiction, book covers, etcetera).

  • The story

    It might already exist or it can be one of your own stories.

    Remember, this is an illustration competition. It’s great to write your own story but if you don’t, you can use an existing story, including a classic tale. We just want to see if you can tell a story with your illustrations. In the upload-stage you will add a PDF that includes the text that goes with each illustration and a short synopsis of not more than 250 words of the complete story.

  • The illustrations

    Three illustrations, one story.

    You will tell one story, or part of a bigger story, through three illustrations. Any technique or medium may be used. And always remember: you are trying to make a picture book for children. Be as creative as you like but don’t lose sight of your audience.

  • Upload

    Using the form below, enter the upload stage.

    You will add your three illustrations and a PDF that includes the text that goes with each illustration and a short synopsis (not more than 250 words).

  • Wait

    Until sometime in June 2024.

    A professional jury will select the three best entries. Winners will be informed by email but the results will also be announced on the Picture This! website and on the social channels of Lemniscaat in July 2025.

What could be in it for you?

If you win Picture This! 2025, you put the spotlight on your work and gain attention from publishers around the world. Many winning illustrators have gone on to illustrate picture books and be published.

The final selection will be published in an international catalogue and presented to several leading picture book publishing houses at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2026. This gives the artists an excellent opportunity to find commissions.

The works of all winning artists will be part of the traveling Picture This!-exhibition.

Upload your work

Your entry has to meet the following conditions:

  1. The maximum size of the images is A3. Please mention the real size in the accompanying text. The text must be in English.
  2. The resolution of the images has to be at least 150 dpi.
  3. The maximum size of the files is 4 MB.
  4. Please name the files as follows: “firstname_lastname_1” “firstname_lastname_2” “firstname_lastname_3” “firstname_lastname_txt”Example: “John_Johnson_1.jpg”

WWPBIC?!

World Wide Picture Book Illustration Contest

Picture this! is an initiative of Lemniscaat Publishers (NL). The competition is supported by Protea (ZA), Walker Books (GB), the Burg Wissem Bilderbuch Museum (DE) and Camelozampa (I).

The initiators

  • Protea Boekhuis
  • Lemniscaat
  • Walker Books
  • Camelozampa
  • Burg Wissem Bilderbuch Museum
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