Congratulation to IGI illustrator Donough O’Malley for winning the UK April Flair illustration of the month award for his illustration “takeaway”. The editorial illustration was for an article on suicidal/kamikaze pizza delivery boys. (nice brief)

Ooh, exciting awards news reached us at Scamp Towers today. The Irish Times ­ 12 Days of Christmas Promotion, illustrated by our very own BRENB for TEQUILA, has won a bronze gong at the APMC (Association of Promotional Marketing Consultants) 2008 awards and won it’s overall category.

You can view a Step By Step of this on an earlier Scamp post.

The Booktrust’s Big Picture Award celebrates the UK’s best new illustrators. Twenty-seven were longlisted this year, and the 10 winners were announced at the Bologna children’s book fair on March 31 2008, including the now obligatory award to our own Oliver Jeffers (YAY!). There are great interviews with all the winning illustrators on thebigpicture website.

There are examples of work from all 27, with the 10 winners appearing first at the Guardian Website.
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