Banner Contest for Illustrators

The nickname for our region is Eastern Up! and our brand new motto is:

Eastern Up--On the wings of imagination we soar!

If you are an illustrator in our region, we're hosting a banner contest--illustrate our motto in a kidlit style banner.

Here are the criteria:

Must include the words “Eastern Up!”

Illustrate our motto in whatever way you think best represents our kidlit community, but you don’t have to include the words of the motto in the illustration

Website Banner: 3300 x 825 pixels, at 300 dpi (high resolution) JPG, 11 in x 2.75 in

(optional) additional version for FB cover photo: 1640 x 859 pixels, at 300 dpi JPG, about 5.4 in x 2.8 in.

Name your files: "firstname-lastname-ENYBanner" (and optionally "firstname-lastname-ENY-FB-Banner") You must include your full name in the file name or run the risk of your entry getting lost.

To submit send your illustration to easternny-ra (at) scbwi.org with the subject line “Eastern Up Banner Contest” by March 31st, 2021.

Include the following in your cover email:

• Name

• Website (or portfolio or other site)

• Twitter and Instagram handle (if you have one)

• Medium used

• Whether you give permission for your image to be used in a round up/results post

We will acknowledge receipt. If you haven't received one after a week, please follow up.

The winner will win a $100 gift certificate to their local bookstore and their banner will be displayed as the header on our region’s blog and calendar.

We reserve the right not to award prizes or a banner. You retain copyrights to all your images. If you are a winner or honorable mention, you give us a right to use your image as a website banner or FB cover.

All entries: may be posted in a round-up/summary post, with links to your portfolio (with your permission)