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ANNUAL APPLICATION PERIOD November 15th – January 15th In honor of our dear friend, Liz Conrad, who created many wonderful children’s books, the Southern Breeze chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has established a merit based Award for our regional illustrators. This award is now the only contest offered to our illustrators as we have moved to a single regional conference each year. The Liz Conrad Award will be given to one promising illustrator in the children’s book field and will provide: This Award is open to Southern Breeze SCBWI members only and is an impressive honor to add to one’s resume. Applications may be submitted beginning November 15th of each year. The deadline for submissions is January 15th. APPLICANTS SHALL CREATE THREE TO FOUR CONSECUTIVE ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWING SEQUENCE AND NARRATIVE RELATED TO A S.T.E.A.M. (Science Technology Engineering Art Match) CONCEPT. The judge will look for images that tell a visual story or incident with clarity and nuance. The images should reflect a range and progression of mood and emotion. The narrative qualities of the submission will be considered, as will the effectiveness of the design and composition of the image. Whether you choose to submit three images or four images will not factor into the judging. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
FAQ Q. Is the competition open to everyone – published and pre-published? A. Yes! This is open to anyone who is a current SCBWI Southern Breeze member, whether you are published or pre-published. Q. Do the three images have to tell a complete story? A. No, your three images can portray a smaller moment within a bigger story. If you have any questions please email Southern Breeze Illustrator Coordinator at Southern-Breeze-IC@scbwi.org JUDGE: Ward Jenkins
Ward Jenkins is a children’s book illustrator and storyboard artist from the Atlanta, Georgia area. His illustrated picture books include CHICKS RUN WILD, ROCKET SHOES, SALAM ALAIKUM: A MESSAGE OF PEACE, as well as THE GOOD CROOKS series. The latest book he’s illustrated is TALES OF THE DAIRY GODMOTHER: CHUCK’S ICE CREAM WISH, which recently was awarded the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s Book of the Year for 2021. Additionally, Ward has served as storyboard artist for several animated TV shows such as My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Bing!, Snoopy In Space, and currently, Ada Twist: Scientist for Netflix. He lives with his photographer/writer wife, Andrea and is this much closer to becoming an empty nester, with his daughter in college and his son a senior in high school. Ward has not shaved his beard since 2010.
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PAST AWARDEES2021 Liz Conrad Awardee TAYLOR ACKERMANVisit her website: https://www.studiolooong.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/4QrHIOgBwrYVisit her website: https://www.rebeccagunn.com/ ![]()
2019 Liz Conrad Awardee – Chasity Hampton Interview with 2019 Liz Conrad Awardee – Chasity Hampton Visit her website: https://whimsicaldesignsbycj.co/
2019 Liz Conrad Honoree – Michelle Hazelwood
2018 Liz Conrad Awardee – Laura Moss Visit her website: https://lmossart.wordpress.com/
![]() “Little Girl. Big Feat.” 2018 Liz Conrad Runner-Up – Melissa Schultz-Jones
2017 Liz Conrad Awardee – Jason Bradley Rollins
2016 Liz Conrad Awardee – Narges Jafari Visit her website: https://nargesart.com/ ![]() A Rainy Story ![]() Metro Monster ![]() Little Ben
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