Organizer

Communication Arts (Coyne & Blanchard, Inc.)

Location

Global / International

Deadline

Standard Deadline: January 8, 2027 (Midnight Pacific Time); Late Deadline: January 22, 2027 ($10 late fee per entry)

Competition Category
Advertising: ads, posters, music and product packaging
Books: covers, jackets, interiors
Editorial: consumer or trade magazines, newspapers
For Sale: posters, prints, greeting cards, licensing/stock, gallery sale
Institutional: company/association publications, annual reports, catalogs, client websites
Motion/Animation: time-based media for film, television, video or web
Self-Promotion: promotion for illustrators, design firms, ad agencies, etc.
Unpublished: experimental/personal work not published
Student Work: illustration or animation created for school assignments

Eligibility

Open to all; work must be first published or produced between January 2026 and January 2027

Entry Fee

Standard categories: $40 single / $80 series;

Motion/Animation: $90 single / $180 series;

Student Work: $20-$90 depending on format;

Late fee: $10 per entry

Prizes/Awards

Award of Excellence (personalized solid aluminum award), certificates for firms/individuals/clients, publication in Communication Arts Illustration Annual (print + digital) and on commarts.com

Core Introduction: Since 1959, Communication Arts has honored outstanding illustrators worldwide for 68 years. Selected by an international jury of distinguished designers, art directors and illustrators. AI text-to-image generated submissions are explicitly not accepted, in support of hardworking artists. Results expected March 2027.