Extended Deadline for Illustrators!

Good news for illustrators!

You still have time to apply for the Liz Conrad Award! The deadline has been extended to January 15th so get out your pens, your brushes, your creativity, and get to work! Not sure what the Liz Conrad Award is? Read on...

Southern Breezer, Liz Conrad, created many wonderful books for children. In her honor, our chapter has established a merit-based award for illustrators. Now that we have only one conference per year, this is the only award available to illustrators.

The award will be given to one promising illustrator, and provides free attendance at our Illustrator's Day/Illustrator's Intensive, as well as free tuition for the annual conference. Entry for this contest is FREE! Find out more information and get your application here.

Also, there are a few openings left in the Illustrator Mentorship with Nicki Carmack available at wik'18. You can find all the details about this wonderful illustrator opportunity here. But don't delay because the deadline for the first stage of this mentorship is also January 15th!

There's no time like now to ignite your illustration career, so come join us and create today!

A SEASON OF GIVING WITH WIK’18 - FREE QUICKFIRE PORTFOLIO REVIEWS

On the eighth--or is it the ninth day of wik'18 registration?

To tell you the truth, I've sort of lost count. But I know exactly what's up next in our count of terrific gifts at wik'18:

FREE QUICKFIRE PORTFOLIO REVIEWS!

Yes, we're having Illustrators' Day in Birmingham, and yes, it's new to this conference. But it's still the same great experience you've always loved!

Just like always, there will be a full day of speakers focused on illustrated books for young readers. Coretta Scott King Award winner, Pat Cummings, will show you how to fire up the emotional impact of your work. Deborah Shine, editor at Star Bright Books, will reveal how independent publishers find illustrators and work with them to create beautiful diverse books. Nicki Carmack will share the work done in the illustration mentorship as well as reveal how to create a more dynamic finished product. Claire Easton, agent at Painted Words, will join the rest of the faculty for the twenty-five FREE QUICKFIRE PORTFOLIO REVIEWS, plus a Question and Answer session.

So in case you've lost count, too, let's count down our wik'18 Season of Giving:

FREE Quickfire Portfolio Reviews!

Six Inspiring Intensives!

Four Awesome Agents!

Two Terrific Editors!

And an Early Bird Discount for registration!

It's all there, waiting for you! But spaces in some activities fill up fast, so don't wait to register. And don't forget about the special surprise gift you can win by commenting on this post.

Though everyone's a winner at wik'18!