Submit 1 Image (FREE SUBMISSION)

It is FREE for anyone to submit 1 image to 1 award category.

Submit 10 Images (CATEGORY SUBMISSION)

$25 (Early Bird) – Submit up to 10 images/projects to 1 award category.

Submit Unlimited Images to all Categories (AWARDS PASS)

You can get your Illustration Awards Pass here.

Deadline: November 12, 2026

Terms & Conditions

BenQ Creative Pro monitors deliver trusted color accuracy for graphic design, photo editing, and digital art workflows. BenQ has selected specific monitors as prizes for each category:

• Editorial Prize: PD2732U combines 4K resolution with 99% Adobe RGB and P3 color coverage, making it particularly suited for illustration work intended for publication and print.
• Personal Prize: PD2730S features 5K resolution (5120 × 2880), 218 PPI, and 98% P3 color coverage for detailed creative work. M-Book Mode supports Mac color consistency, while Thunderbolt 4 with daisy-chain support makes it ideal for Mac-based designers and artists.
• Products & Merchandise Prize and Advertising & Promotional Prize: PD2732U offers 4K resolution, 99% Adobe RGB and P3 color coverage, and Thunderbolt 4 with daisy-chain support, making it a great fit for creators working across print, packaging, and digital workflows.
• Student Prize: PD3226G features a 32-inch 4K display with a 144Hz refresh rate and 95% P3 color coverage. Its spacious display and smooth refresh rate are well suited for video editing and a wide range of creative projects.

True Grit Texture Supply’s goal is simple; Build the best digital texturing tools money can buy. They’re here to streamline your process and make you look good with pro-quality brushes, textures and effects that turn heads and melt faces. Many of our fav illustrators use their tools. Pro tip: There’s a Free Stuff page where you can get a free sample pack and 20% off your first purchase.

Clip Studio Paint is the drawing app chosen by creators around the world, from beginners to industry professionals. Known for its natural drawing feel and powerful, artist-friendly features, Clip Studio Paint is loved by illustrators, comic artists, webtoon creators, and animators alike. It’s available on iPad, Android, Windows, macOS, and iPhone.

Category Winners will receive:

• $5,000 USD in cash prizes: 5 x $1,000 USD prizes.
• A BenQ Creative Pro monitor: PD2730S (Personal), PD2732U (Editorial, Product & Merchandise, and Advertising & Promotional), PD3226G (Student).
• True Grit Texture Supply Everything Bundle including every product they offer (for the app of your choice) filled with brushes, actions, effects kits, and textures.
• A 2-year Clip Studio Paint EX license.
• An interview feature on Booooooom + promotion across social channels.
• Feature on the Booooooom Awards mini-site.

Shortlisted and Longlisted artists will receive:

• A 6-month Clip Studio Paint PRO license.
• Feature on the Booooooom Awards mini-site.

Jean Jullien is a French artist based in Paris whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, illustration, sculpture, installation and design. He has exhibited internationally, collaborated with brands including Apple and AMI, and contributed to publications such as The New York Times and The New Yorker. Recent projects include exhibitions in Brussels, Melbourne, Seoul and Shanghai, as well as an installation for the French Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.

Claudia Rubín is a Puerto Rican graphic designer and art director based in Brooklyn. She is currently a Senior Art Director at Bloomberg Businessweek and previously Senior Designer at The New York Times Magazine. Her work has been recognized by organizations including D&AD, ADC, TDC, The One Club for Creativity and The Society of Publication Designers. She has also worked with clients and publications across New York, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Hassan Rahim is a creative director and high school dropout from Santa Ana, California, currently living and working in New York City. In opposition to culture’s obsession with speed, Rahim’s output remains guarded — incubating as long as necessary while he continues to build a body of work dealing with monomania, memory, and mortality. Hassan owns and operates anti-disciplinary creative studio 12:01.

Naomi Otsu is a New York–based illustrator and graphic designer whose work spans fashion, sportswear, food and culture. Her clients include The New York Times, New York Magazine, A24, Nike, Adidas, The North Face, Tiffany & Co. and HBO.

There are five award categories. Four of the categories are open to any illustrators or artists, worldwide, working in traditional and digital media. The Student category is only for people who were enrolled in school (any school) when the work was created. Any works created in 2025 or 2026 are eligible. We are not accepting artworks created using generative AI (artificial intelligence) for any of the categories. Please declare whether a project was commissioned or uncommissioned in your project descriptions. Uncommissioned projects may be submitted to all award categories with the exception of the “Editorial” award category.

1. PERSONAL

Self-directed illustrations created for the purpose of exploration and one’s own growth. This category is for uncommissioned work only.

2. EDITORIAL

Illustrations created for print or digital publications, to accompany and enhance editorial content. This category is for commissioned projects only. These may include work for:

• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Journals
• Web Articles

3. PRODUCT & MERCHANDISE

Illustrations created for physical or digital products. Uncommissioned projects are eligible for this category. These may include:

• Art Prints
• T-shirt Designs
• Stickers
• Album Artwork
• Book Covers
• Magazine Covers
• Beverage Labels
• Packaging

4. ADVERTISING & PROMOTIONAL

Illustrations created for commercial purposes to advertise or promote a brand, product, service, event, organization, or campaign. These are often commissioned by ad agencies but uncommissioned projects are eligible for this category. These may include:

• Film Posters
• Band/Concert Posters
• Event Flyers
• Promotional Murals
• Social media content
• Print ads

5. STUDENT

This is a special category for people who are in the earliest stage of their career. It is open to anyone who was enrolled at any school at the time the work was created (2025 or 2026). This category is for uncommissioned projects only. Students may submit the same work to this category and other categories if appropriate.

File Submission Information:

• Everyone gets one Free Submission (1 image to 1 category). Please submit only once. Any additional free submissions will be deleted.
• Category Submissions (one-time fee) may contain up to 10 images for a single category. The images may be from one project or separate projects. You can essentially submit 1-10 projects for the same category with one Category Submission.
• Awards Pass holders may submit unlimited submissions and unlimited images for all award categories.
• Use the filename format: FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME##.jpg
• Accepted File Format: JPG
• Size: 5mb max
• Dimensions: 3000px x 3000px max (if selected we may request a higher resolution image)
• Participants may create as many separate submissions as they like (excluding the Free Submission)

Submit 1 Image (FREE SUBMISSION)

It is FREE for anyone to submit 1 image to 1 award category.

Submit 10 Images (CATEGORY SUBMISSION)

$25 (Early Bird) – Submit up to 10 images/projects to 1 award category.

Submit Unlimited Images to all Categories (AWARDS PASS)

You can get your Illustration Awards Pass here.

Deadline: November 12, 2026

Terms & Conditions