ISCA is excited to announce its inaugural partnership with Italy's World Humor Awards for a brand new award category, The ISCA World Humor Award! Submission is open to any current Professional ISCA Member. Deadline for submission is midnight EST on April 15th, 2025. This year’s WHA subjects are:

Elon Musk - Giorgia Meloni - Tadej Pogačar - Lucia Rijker - Tim Roth - Whoopi Goldberg

You may choose up to two of these subjects to caricature for the competition. Artworks will be juried by a trio of former ISCA Golden Nosey winners, who will select a first, second and third place winning caricature. 

Click here to apply!

A single first place winner will receive the following:

• Their winning artwork will be printed in the WHA 10th Edition catalog and the 2025 EF printed compendium

• The winning artwork will be on display in the public WHA exhibit in Tabiano, Italy

• Recognition at the WHA ceremony and at the ISCAcon34 awards banquet

• An invitation to Italy to participate in the WHA ceremony in early September 2025 (final dates TBD). ISCA will provide a *$500 USD stipend to go towards travel expenses to Italy. Once in Italy, the WHA will cover all local travel, meals and lodging for the weekend of the awards.
  
  *Stipend can only be redeemed after the trip is booked to subsidize travel expenses. If the winner chooses not to travel to Italy, they will not receive the stipend.

The 2nd and 3rd place finalists will receive the following:

• Their winning artwork will be printed in the WHA 10th Edition catalog and the 2025 EF printed compendium

• The winning artwork will be on display in the public WHA exhibit in Tabiano, Italy

• Recognition at the WHA ceremony and at the ISCAcon34 awards banquet

Professional ISCA Members are also receiving an exclusive invitation to have their submissions considered for the general World Humor Awards, judged by a separate jury of 9 international professionals. 

For more information about the World Humor Awards, please visit https://www.worldhumorawards.org/