Portfolio Showcase:
The Portfolio Showcase runs all day Saturday. Illustrators setup their portfolios first thing in the morning and retrieve them at the end of Saturday. To be included in the Portfolio Showcase, you must sign up for it when you register for the conference. There is a $10-20 fee depending on premium/regular status. When you sign up, you are automatically entered into the judging for the Illustrator Awards. If you do NOT want to be included in the judging, please email [email protected] to let us know. VIEW PORTFOLIO GUIDELINES HERE>
ILLUSTRATOR AWARDS
Portfolio Showcase participants are eligible to win:
- Portfolio Showcase Grand Prize Winner
- 2 Portfolio Showcase Honor Winners
- Emerging Voice Mentorship
Judging is done by our faculty Art Directors and Illustrators. They will review the portfolios in person at some point in the day privately. Winners will be announced during closing announcements at the end of conference day Saturday.
Emerging Voice Illustrator Mentorship:
The Austin SCBWI chapter is proud to offer the Emerging Voice Illustrator Mentorship. The winner will receive a year's mentorship with a local published illustrator to help bring their work to the next level. Illustrators attending in-person and entering the Portfolio Showcase at the Conference are eligible. The mentor will choose an illustrator based on the portfolios in the Showcase.
This year’s illustrator mentor is COMING SOON!