3×3 Magazine is calling for entries to its 23rd annual International Illustration Awards Show, open to illustrators at all levels in all countries.
The competition is also open to art directors, graphic designers, educators, students, recent graduates, editors, publishers in all countries for commissioned, non-commissioned and personal work produced or published between March 2025 and the regular show deadline, 27 March 2026.
Best of Show winners receive $1,500 and all Gold medal winners receive inclusion in the preeminent 3×3 Collective ($850 cash value). Best of Show, Gold and Silver medalists receive our celebrated 3×3×3-inch cube. All other medalist, merit and distinguished merit winners receive a free digital certificate or can choose to receive a distinctive embossed certificate. The Gary Powell Student Award winner receives a $1,000 cash prize, a special 3x3x3-inch cube, and a two-page feature in the Annual.
3×3 Magazine is looking for fresh ideas that enlarge the scope of illustration, images that engage us, that make us think, that make us appreciate more fully the craft of illustration. It celebrates those image-makers that are either on the brink of greatness or those who continue to prove themselves year after year.
AI-generated imagery is not not eligible for submission.
The 3×3 International Illustration Awards Show is considered to be one of the top three international shows for illustration. Last year’s judges reviewed over 5,200 entries from 44 countries and 99 schools.
3×3 International Illustration Show No. 23 – Entry Fees
Entry fees start at $20 (US) and vary depending on the Show entered and the type of work submitted.
Entries uploaded after 27 March 2026 will be assessed a $10 per entry late fee.