Highly Commended

The winners of the World Illustration Awards were announced past 12th of September and The Masque of the Red Death was distinguished with a Highly Commended distinction in the Publishing Professional category.

It is an honour to be up there with the rest of the winners. I know it is a very topical thing to say but I believe the standard of the works this year was incredibly high. You could even tell at the Longlist stage of the competition which makes this award even more humbling.

The image was created more than a year ago. With that distance I can appreciate its merits although I can see its failings better. I am working on new, I hope, better illustrations now. But I will always be grateful to this image and the doors it opened.