Submit Your Illustration

Submit your Illustration

To submit your entries, we ask that you use the service offered by www.dropbox.com (note that you do not need to install the Dropbox software to use the service). The instructions are found below.

  1. Go to www.dropbox.com.
  2. Instead of “downloading Dropbox”, choose “login” in the upper right-hand corner.
  3. Create an account.
  4. Once inside, under the “file” menu, choose “new folder”. Please name your folder with the following convention: Your full name – The prize category (e.g. Sifiso Lumumba – The Golden Baobab Prize for Rising Illustrators)
  5. Choose the “upload” function under the “file” sub-menu.
  6. Upload your file. Ensure that all illustrations are named properly (whether it’s for the illustration brief, story excerpt or portfolio material).
  7. Once uploaded, add your file to the folder you created in step 4. Click on “share a folder” then “I’d like to share an existing folder”.
  8. Choose the folder you created.
  9. When it asks to invite collaborators, please add the e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  10. To send a message, enter the same name as the folder “Your name – The prize category”. Click “share a folder”.
  11. Include the information requested in the following form in the body of your email:

  • First and last name:
  • Nationality:
  • Male or female:
  • Age:
  • Date of birth:
  • Telephone:
  • Which Illustration Prize:
  • Who is your favourite Illustrator and why? (100 words max)
  • I declare that this (these) illustration(s) is my own original work and is not a copy of any existing material, published or unpublished.
  • Signed:


For more details, interested parties may contact Golden Baobab on phone +233-302-265215 or email: info[at]goldenbaoba[dot]org.