The Awards are administrated by the University of Gloucestershire, UK

An exhibition will be held in Autumn 2012 on behalf of the University of Gloucestershire.

The competition is in association with the Oxford University Museums of Natural History and Pitt Rivers. Specifucally the starting point for narrative should stem from their collection of Amulets and Charms.

The Oxford Museums have requested that the subject matter should not include human remains, e.g skulls, mummies, shrunken heads, and such subject matter will not be accepted for the competition.

The selected winners work will be showcased at the exhibition along with other commended images, and published in the Annual which will be distributed free to institutions and industry publishers.

Student prize: Apple iMac computer, Runner up prize £500 Emerging talent prize : £1000. Runner up £500

Up to five entries per person will be allowed

Entries will not be returned

Deadline for submissions: 1 June 2012

Entry addressPili Luna, (CIA), Room CL118, Francis Close Hall, University of Gloucestershire, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ.

Enquiries to cheltillustrationawards@glos.ac.uk or kphelps@glos.ac.uk

Entries will not be accepted without entry fee (2012 fee £12.50 per entry), paid online or by cheque

The University of Gloucestershire reserves the right to cancel the event should sufficient entries not be received for this competition Artwork must be supplied digitally on CD-Rom.

All submissions should be clearly marked with your name and contact details in permanent pen File format: JPEG high quality (10 or above) Include an A4 printout of the image for administration purposes Printable size of artwork: Up to A3 at 300ppi

Judging of entries will take place in August by award winning illustrator and cartoonist Tom Gauld and a professional supporting committee, winners will be notified by telephone and email in early September.