illustrator exhibition
Hello story loving illustrators!
The Sketch and Scribe Festival Illustration Exhibition is your chance for your art to shine in front of the publishers.Illustrations will be displayed in-person and online for 20+ publishers and agents to view.
The illustrator exhibition is here to encourage unagented artists to make their first impression the best it can be. Affirm Press, A&U, Walker Books, Hardie Grant Children’s, Larrikin House and Little Book Press publishers will view the exhibition in-person while the festival program 20+ publishers and agents will view your artwork and website links on-line.
What do publishers look for in your illustrations?
Publisher’s love distinctive styles that leave a lasting impression. Illustrations should capture a child’s attention while telling a snapshop of a story. Here is your chance to grab a publisher or agent’s attention.
dates
Entries open: 1 June 2026
Entries close: 16 Aug 2026
Exhibition on-line:
Oct 2026 - Mar 2027
Exhibition in-person:
Jan Juc SLSC (publisher weekend) - 5 & 6 Sept 2026
Anglesea Art Space 17 Sept - 4 Oct 2026
illustrator gallery
Welcome to the Sketch and Scribe illustrator gallery. This is the perfect place for publishers, advertising creatives, editors, writers and agents from all over the world to discover talent. Stop awhile, browse and soak in each illustrators unique style.
View on a large screen.
Expand each artwork by clicking on the image.
Contact illustrators by clicking on their name to reveal their bio. Do let them know you discovered via this gallery so we can share their successes.
artwork submission guidelines
Your entry will be displayed at our in-person venue on September 5-6th for our festival goers and publishers as well as at the Anglesea Art Space gallery 17 September - 4 October 2026
Digital images will be posted on-line for distribution to 20+ publishers & agents.
Illustration submission details are in planning currently by the festival team. Watch this space!
IMPORTANT!!!!
Artwork to be submitted as high res A3 .pdf file with a 3mm print bleed with crop marks in CMYK.
Also submit a .jpeg for the Digital Gallery
Email your name, bio (50 words written in 3rd person), website link, illustration file and ticket information to;
info@sketchandscribefest.com
For large high res files , send a link to your image via file sharing e.g Google Drive, WeTransfer, Dropbox etc shared with email;
info@sketchandscribefest.com
Printed artwork can be collected by illustrators post-festival.