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The V&A Illustration Awards

The V&A Illustration Awards were established in 1972 and have since become one of the UK’s most prestigious illustration competitions. The Awards celebrate excellence from those emerging in the field as well as categories devoted to professional contemporary practice. The Awards are generously supported by The Linder Foundation and the Moira Gemmill Memorial fund.

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V&A Illustration Awards 2024 – the winners!

Looking for visual narrative in illustration – an interview with V&A Illustration Awards winner and judge, James Albon

V&A Illustration Awards 2024 – the shortlists!

In conversation with Kate Rolfe

How to… Make your Illustration Award entry stand out from the crowd

The V&A 2024 Illustration Awards have launched!

The V&A Illustration Awards need you!

In conversation with Kerry Hyndman, Book Cover Award winner 2022

In conversation with Gérard Dubois, Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year 2022

The winners of the V&A Illustration Awards 2022

Illustration from My Name is not Refugee by Kate Milner. Illustration shows refugees in sleeping bags

Design and society

V&A Illustration Awards: In conversation with Kate Milner (Student Illustrator of the Year 2016)

V&A Illustration Awards 2022 Shortlist Announcement

The V&A Illustration Awards 2022 are now open

In conversation with Ruo-Hsin Wu, V&A Illustration Awards Student Shortlist 2020

V&A Illustration Awards – In conversation with Laura Winstone (Student Shortlist 2020)

V&A Illustration Awards – In conversation with Eva Eland (Book Cover Design Award 2020)

In conversation with Kate Winter, V&A Illustration Awards Student Shortlist 2020

V&A Illustration Awards – In Conversation with Sally Dunne, Student Illustrator of the Year 2020

In conversation with Vyara Boyadjieva, Student Illustrator of the Year Runner-Up

V&A Illustration Awards: In Conversation with Clive Hicks-Jenkins (Book Illustration Award 2020)