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Member only guide to the Australian book industry.
A one-stop shop for publishers, advertising creatives, journalists, editors, writers, agents, in fact anyone searching for the very best Australian illustrators.
The ASA Style File is a curated portfolio site for illustrators to showcase their work. Originally set up in 2003, it has become a respected source of high quality illustrators for the Australian publishing community, launching the careers of many well-known Australian illustrators.
In 2024, 76% of illustrators featured on the ASA Style File have received a professional work opportunity directly through the platform.
The ASA Style FIle service includes:
Current members featured on the ASA Style File can update their illustrator portfolios here.
Submissions open
26 February 2025, 9am AEDT
Submissions close
21 April 2025, 5pm AEST
Results announced
Week starting 26 May 2025
In order to ensure that ASA Style File promotes portfolios of a professional standard, illustrators wishing to be included must submit their work for approval by an expert panel. Applications must meet the Terms and Conditions and be submitted via the online form.
There is a $20 (inc GST) administration fee to submit an application to ASA Style File. You do not need to be an ASA member to submit, but if your submission is successful you will have to join the ASA and pay an annual Style File subscription fee of $96 (inc GST).
You must submit 9 images from your portfolio, and select the specialties and mediums most appropriate to your submitted images. These categories will determine how the illustrations can be searched on the portfolio website.
The full list of categories can be found in the Terms and Conditions.
The images will need to be submitted as JPEG or PNG files and have square dimensions with a minimum width and height of 1920 pixels (i.e. 1920 x 1920 pixels). We recommend keeping the images at or below 72dpi where possible.
You will also be asked to provide a 150-word max. bio and contact information for your portfolio.
Pay your application fee and submit your portfolio via the online submission form.
We understand applicants might be hesitant to share work online in this current AI climate. Please see this article by Jacky Winter to understand how AI image models are trained, and what you can do to protect your work from being used to train them. Illustrators are welcome to submit glazed, watermarked, or other protected image files to the ASA Style File.
If you have any questions about applying to ASA Style File, please email [email protected] or call 02 9211 1004.
The ASA offers tailored mentorships for illustrators, seeking support on a picture book illustration project or feedback on how to best present their work through a portfolio consultation.
Our comprehensive and adaptable contract agreement templates to help you negotiate Author Commissioning Illustrator environments, Copyright licences and assignments, and Trade Publishing Agreements for Illustrators with traditional publishers.
