ISCA is pleased to announce its 2nd annual partnership with Italy's World Humor Awards for the ISCA World Humor Award!

Submissions are open to any current Professional ISCA Member. Deadline for submission is midnight EST on April 15th, 2026.

This year's subjects are: King Felipe VI - Jacinda Arden - Keanu Reeves - Meryl Streep - Usain Bolt - Jasmine Paolini

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

The first place winner will receive the following:

• Their winning artwork will be printed in the WHA 11th Edition catalog and the 2026 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 ISCAcon35 awards banquet
• An invitation to Italy to participate in the WHA ceremony in late August/early September 2026 (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 11th Edition catalog and the 2026 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 ISCAcon35 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.

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Congratulations to our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners from 2025! You can see their winning submissions below.

1st Place: Lindsey Olivares

2nd Place: Ray Gorlin

3rd Place: Svetlana Novikova

Thank you to our 2025 jurors: Daniel Stieglitz (Germany), Kev Jackson (USA) and Hitomi Ishihara (Japan)

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