Submission guidelines

The next call for entries will be issued in March 2010.

Entries must be submitted online with an entry fee and completed entry form. The fee is $25 for both the education award and the writing award.

All candidates must submit writing in a standard format to ensure that submissions are judged on content rather than on layout. The format for submissions is:

• 8.5 x 11-inch size (portrait orientation)
• 1-inch margins;
• 10 point Courier typeface
• Text double-spaced in a single column
• Header including your full name, title of work, date created and publication information (if work has been previously published)
• PDF only

Writing must be submitted as text only—no images or other graphic elements—in PDF format (other formats will not be accepted). Entries that do not follow these guidelines will not be judged.

We also recommend renaming your files to follow this convention:
your last name_WWA09_sub1.pdf (use sub2 and sub3 for subsequent submissions)

By submitting work to this competition, the entrant acknowledges the right of AIGA to use accepted work in AIGA publications, on its website, and for educational and AIGA-related promotional purposes. By entering, the entrant grants AIGA nonexclusive publishing rights for the work, and the copyright remains the property of its author. AIGA is dedicated to advancing the winners’ work in various ways, including publication online (e.g., Voice: AIGA Journal of Design), as well as helping the authors connect with various publications and sponsors.

For answers to commonly asked questions regarding submissions, please refer to the FAQs.