Golden publishing opportunity for new illustrators

The person who gets this gig will have a massive foot in the door. Five Mile Press is a publishing house you want to be illustrating for. It is tough to get in this door so grab this opportunity if you can. The five Mile Press, one of Australia’s largest children’s publishers, is searching for gifted, unpublished Australian illustrators with a passion for children’s books.

The Five Mile Press publish around 150 children’s books each year. The winner of this prize will be guaranteed a $4000 contract for a book to be published 2015/2016.

Submissions close: 1st August, 2014
Shortlist announced: 1st October, 2014
Winner Announced: 1st November, 2014

Here is the link: http://www.fivemile.com.au/news/2014/03/14/five-mile-press-illustrator-prize

Queries to: illustratorprize@fivemile.com.au