From 1 ~ 31 December 2020 (Korean Standard Time)

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The application period for the Nami Concours 2023

is now open!

From September 1 to  October 31 6pm, 2022 (Korea Standard Time), we will be accepting entry applications via the official website of the Nami Concours.
All illustrators from around the world are eligible to participate. 
Nami Concours 2023

⦁ The Nami Concours aims to encourage artists’ creativity and contribute to the advancement
  of the quality of picture book illustrations. It is held every 2 years by Nami Island,
  the official sponsor of the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Awards.
⦁ The Nami Concours 2023 accepts only digital prints of original illustrations as entries.
⦁ The Nami Concours 2023 presents the awards to the winners at the 2023 Nami Island
  International Children’s Book Festival, and traveling exhibitions of the award-winning works
  may be arranged domestically and internationally.
⦁ The Nami Concours 2023 invites all award-winners to the opening ceremony of
  the Nami Island International Children's Book Festival in 2023. The Grand Prix and Golden Island
  winners will be provided with lodging, meals, and airfare. If a winner lives in Korea,
  (s)he will be provided with round-trip airfare to the Bologna children's Book Fare 2024 instead.
  The Green Island and Purple Island winners will be provided with lodging and meals only.
※ The invitations to the Nami Island International Children’s Book Festival and/or
  the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and airfare sponsorship are subject to change or be canceled
  in case of any unexpected and unavoidable circumstances
  (i.e. resurgence of COVID-19, extreme weather conditions).
⦁ The Nami Concours 2023 publishes a catalogue featuring the shortlisted candidates
  for international promotional purposes.

1. Eligibility
Open to all picture book illustrators in the world

2. Theme
No restriction

3. Application Period
1 September 2022 - 31 October 2022, 6:00 PM (Korea Standard Time)

4. Entry Requirements
a. Illustrations for a picture book
b. A set of illustrations should comprise one story
c. 5 illustrations per entry
d. Data size: No bigger than 20MB in total (RGB format, jpg/ jpeg file)
e. Entry fee: Free of charge

5. Entry Method 
a. Upload digital images on the Nami Concours official website after the
   completion of the online application form
b. Official website: www.namiconcours.com

6. Judging 
An International jury composed of renowned professionals will gather
to decide the final winners.

7. Awards
Grand Prix 1 (Plaque and USD 10,000) 
Golden Island 2 (Plaque and USD 5,000) 
Green Island 5 (Plaque and USD 2,000) 
Purple Island 10 (Plaque and certificate) 
※ Illustrations of the shortlisted candidates will be exhibited during the 2023 Nami Island
     International Children’s Book Festival and included in the catalogue.
 
8. Results 
The winners will be announced on the Nami Concours official website in January 2023.

9. Notes   
a. Shortlisted illustrations may be featured at exhibitions, catalogues, prints, electronic media, etc. for promotional purposes.
b. All shortlisted candidates will be provided with one catalogue after the event.
※ More details can be found on the Nami Concours official website.

NAMI CONCOURS Secretariat
Email. info@namiconcours.com
Tel. +82 2 753 1245~6
2F, 9-4 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (Postcode: 03164)
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The Nami Concours 2021 Winning Works Exhibition
on Nami Island
The Nami Concours shortlisted illustrations will be exhibited at the ‘Nami Concours Gallery’ for two years. The Nami Concours 2021 Winning Works Exhibition is held from May 1, 2021, to March 31, 2023 for presenting 18 award-winning works to the public who visited Nami Island in three-dimensional sculptures.
In addition, the 2019 winners are also exhibited at the same time in the Nami Concours Gallery.
<Nami Concours 2021 Grand Prix>
Victoria Semykina - François Truffaut:The Child Who Loved Cinema
<Nami Concours 2021 Golden Island> 
Dale Blankenaar - Quill Soup
<Nami Concours 2021 Golden Island>
Noushin Sadeghian - The Miracle of the Apple
<Nami Concours Gallery>
NAMI CONCOURS Secretariat
Email. info@namiconcours.com
Tel. +82 2 753 1245~6
2F, 9-4 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (Postcode: 03164)
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