PERSONAL ZOO

One of my very favorite foods as a kid was animal crackers.  I liked to line them up in pairs and then bite off their heads and legs before eating the bodies.  A little gruesome, and I’m not certain what that says about me.  But I do crack my goldfish crackers in half before I eat them even now.  Do food interpreters (like dream interpreters) exist?  Clearly I need one.  My prescription?  Buy a box of animal crackers for inspiration for this next call…

Check out this Call for Entries from the 3×3 Magazine for the Children’s Show. Entries need not be published in 2011 as long as the imagery was produced during that time period. Published and non-published work is eligible. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES: 3×3 Mag Children’s Show

More than just children’s books. More than just children’s books published in the United States. This competition includes anything and everything related to reaching children under the age of 12.

ELIGIBILITY: Any work produced or published in the calendar year 2011. Entries need not be published in 2011 as long as the imagery was produced during that time period. Entries are accepted from every country. Published and non-published work is eligible. Entries may be made by the illustrator, art director, author, editor or publisher.

MEDIA: Children’s books—published and unpublished, book covers—published or unpublished, children’s illustration—published or unpublished, educational materials, editorial, children’s programming, miscellaneous and young adult.

DEADLINE: Deadline for the Children’s Show is April 17, 2012. Entries must be upload or postmarked no later than this date.

ENTRY FEE: Single entries are $30—single title or single illustration, Series entries (3-5 titles by the same illustrator or a series of illustrations with the same theme) are $35.

JURORS: The international panel of judges for this year’s 3×3 Children’s Show include:

Ben Norland, Executive Art Director, Walker Books, Yvette Ghione, Editor, Kids Can Press, Alexandra Penfold, Editor, Paula Wiseman Books at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Lucie Papineau, Art Director, Ofra Amit, Bob Daly, Binny Talib and Christiane Beauregard.

AWARDS: They will award Gold, Silver, Bronze and Distinguished Merit awards and a Best of Show Award. All winners will be featured in the 3×3 Illustration Annual No. 9, winners receive a complimentary copy of the publication.

For more information, visit 3×3 Mag online!