Golden Baobab Prize for Illustrators re-opens in January 2017

Golden Baobab announces that the second edition of the Golden Baobab Prize for Illustrators, which was launched on International Children's Book Day 2016, will begin to receive submissions in January 2017.

The Golden Baobab Prize for Illustrators is designed to discover and celebrate talented African artists and invite them to create exciting illustrations that can bring children's books to life. It offers its finalists a compelling package of media and publicity, exposure to African and international publishers and participation in an exhibition of all finalist illustrators. The winner of the Golden Baobab Prize for Illustrators receives this finalist package as well as a cash prize of 5,000 USD.

Golden Baobab is committed to supporting and promoting African illustrators and developing this important professional community of the children’s book industry. The Prize for Illustrators is organized in addition to the Golden Baobab Prizes for Children's Literature which have been running since 2008. 

For more information on submissions guidelines and deadlines of the Golden Baobab Prize for Illustrators, click here