"Take Flight" Poster Showcase Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Illustration Poster Showcase at SCBWI New England's 2008 conference!
Illustrators were invited to submit their best pieces on the theme "Take Flight," with winners selected by a jury of conference faculty on the basis of their storytelling, character, setting, color, focus, and composition. Entrants were divided into published and unpublished categories and People's Choice prizes were awarded for entries selected by conference attendees.
Here are the winners and the randomized ballot numbers used for the anonymous judging:
Published 1st Place: Frank W. Dormer (#20)
Published 2nd Place: Kim Jacobs (#1)
Published 3rd Place: Wayne Geehan (#13)
Published Honorable Mention: Robert Squier (#14)
Unpublished 1st Place: Kelly Light (#47)
Unpublished 2nd Place: Brad Garman (#58)
Unpublished 3rd Place: Sam McCullough (#41)
Unpublished Honorable Mention: Kevin Gillespie (#66)
People's Choice 1st Place: Kelly Light (#47)
People's Choice 2nd Place: Jennifer Meyer (#5)
People's Choice 3rd Place: Priscilla Alpaugh Cotter (#62)
People's Choice Honorable Mention: Laura Foltz-Felice (#55)
WINNERS' GALLERY
"The Bookstore," excerpt from "Gigi and the Birthday Ring" by Giselle Fernandez.