October 17-23, 2021.

The 2021 poster will be released in late summer 2021.

Be a Poster Sponsor

TWA offers several levels of support to individuals, organizations, and agencies. Over 10,000 Wolf Awareness Week posters are distributed around the country to raise awareness of wolves and the fragile environment in which they live.

Your sponsorship helps the Timber Wolf Alliance educate communities about wolves. Please join us as a sponsor of the next poster. Poster sponsorship deadline is June 2020. More information on the 2020 Wolf Awareness Week theme will be coming soon.

For a pledge of $800+ you receive:

• 1000 posters (plus 50 additional posters per $50 pledged above $800)
• Logo placed prominently on the front of the poster
• Name and address on the back of the poster
• Name on the TWA webpage

For a pledge of $600 you receive:

• 600 posters
• Logo placed prominently on the front of the poster
• Name and address on the back of the poster
• Name on the TWA webpage

For a pledge of $150 you receive:

• 150 posters
• Name and address on the back of the poster

Become a sponsor or pre-order posters.

Each year the Timber Wolf Alliance’s Wolf Awareness Week poster celebrates a broad theme in wolf conservation. In 2021, our theme will be Wolves in Citizen Science. In 2020, we celebrated New Insights on Wolf Ecology & Stewardship, and in 2019, we celebrated Ma’iingan’s relationship with the Ojibwe as well as other Native American cultures within North America. Wolf Awareness Week posters have been created by Timber Wolf Alliance since 1990.

In 2021, we will be highlighting major citizen science projects happening nationally and the insights these projects have given us into wolf ecology and stewardship.

Ideally, we seek art or photography of wild wolves that displays wolves in the Great Lakes states ecosystems; However, we are grateful for any wolf art or photography submissions.

Please submit proposed art work to the Timber Wolf Alliance by May 28, 2021.  We expect to select the winner of the 2021 Wolf Awareness Week by June 1, 2021.

Submission Deadline

• May 28, 2021.

Competition Rules & Guidelines

1. SUBJECT: Entries must have as their subject gray wolves in their native environments.
2. REALISM: TWA is an organization dedicated to public awareness and education about wolves, and the image for the annual poster reaches thousands of people each year. For this reason, realism is preferred; accuracy in portrayal of wolves’ anatomy, pelage, and the surrounding habitat is critical.
3. ACCEPTABLE MEDIA: All entries must be original artwork or photos, conceived and created by the entrant. If the artwork submitted to the contest is a depiction drawn from a photograph taken by someone other than the artist, the artist MUST notify TWA of the photographer’s name and address. Previously published work is also acceptable.
4.  FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS: All entries must be submitted as a digital file format. No hard-copy photographs will be accepted. Files should be saved in JPG or TIFF format and must be 24 inches wide by 18 inches high with a resolution of 300 pixels per inch. If you can not meet these requirements, the original artwork must be available for TWA to photograph.
5. Submitting: Complete the entry form on this page and indicate your method of file delivery (FTP or mail). Each digital file, CD, or other digital media storage device must be labeled legibly with the entrant’s name, address, phone number, email, and artwork title and medium used.
6. FTP ENTRIES: Files can be uploaded to an FTP file hosting service (e.g. Dropbox or WeTransfer). TWA does not provide FTP service—files must be sent though your FTP. If submitting more than one entry, save all entries into a single folder and provide the url sharing link to that folder within the entry form on this page. Image files attached to an email will not be considered.
7. POSTAL ENTRIES: Save all entries on a single CD, DVD, or other external storage device. All entry materials (CD, DVD, or other digital storage devices) become property of TWA and will not be returned. TWA is not be responsible for the loss or damage of any images or digital storage devices submitted to the competition. Print a copy of the confirmation email you receive after submitting the entry form on this page and include it with your mail-in submission. Mail to: Timber Wolf Alliance Poster Contest, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, 1411 Ellis Avenue, Northland College, Ashland, WI 54806
8. JUDGING: All entries will be judged by the TWA poster committee and Advisory Council. There is no jury fee. Selection of the judges is entirely at the discretion of TWA. Entries will be judged on innovative handling of the subject, accuracy, mood, concept, craftsmanship, and reproducibility. The decision of the judges is final and may not be appealed.
9. PRIZE: The winning artist will be awarded $500. TWA may request to use the winning artwork on t-shirts, for which the artist will receive an additional $100.
10. RIGHTS: Copyright remains with the artist, with usage rights by the Timber Wolf Alliance for the poster, and any other subsequent use of artwork for promotional items.
11. For color separation purposes, the art piece selected as the winning entry must be available in the original or in a large format digital file, at least 300 dpi at 100%, for an 18×24 inch poster. The final product is a poster format and not a fine art print format.
12. Winning artists may be asked to provide pen and ink drawing(s) for the educational information on the back of the poster. Specifications will be discussed at that time. This piece(s) will be the property of the artist.
13. TWA may ask the artist’s permission to use his/her winning artwork for t-shirts, for which the artist would receive an additional $100.00. Please indicate on the application form if you are interested in allowing such use of your artwork.

Entry Form