PAINT OUR ANGELS’ WINGS
Picture Book Contest
Paint Our Angels’ Wings is a Picture Book Contest for Children with Disabilities (CWDs) organized by the Lawrence S. Ting Foundation since 2022. The contest aims to raise community awareness and provide better educational materials for CWDs in Vietnam.
Over the past 2 years, the contest has received:
Individual
participants
High-quality picture
books for CWDs
The entries in the competition are selected for display at the annual Children Art Exhibition by Children with Disabilities. These picture books are also adapted into materials for the first Digital Library for CWDs in Vietnam.
Let's make old learning materials
more magical for CWDs
JUDGES
Author
PHẠM THỊ HOÀI ANH
Winner of The Picture Book Award for Southeast Asian authors, first prize in the Samsung Kidstime Competition in 2015. Author of the books “Trái Tim Của Mẹ” (Mother's Heart) and “Mỗi ngày 15 phút yêu con” (15 Minutes of Loving You Each Day)
Artist, author
LƯƠNG LINH
Co-Founder of the social enterprise Hello Sunbox, Vietnam: Established with the aim of creating positive change in the community through art projects and book publishing. The author and illustrator of the book “Kể chuyện trên mặt nước” (Telling Stories on Water) and the co-author and illustrator of the book “Ngày xửa ngày nay” (Once Upon a Time)
PRIZES
All participants in "Paint Our Angels' Wings" contest will receive a certificate of participation from Lawrence S. Ting Foundation.
Group
Students 6 - 17 years old
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Prize
First -
5.000.000 VNĐ
& Laptop ASUS ExpertBook P1 (P1403)
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Prize
Second - 3.000.000 VNĐ
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Prize
Third - 2.000.000 VNĐ
Group
College Students 18 - 21 years old
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Prize
First -
10.000.000 VNĐ
& Laptop ASUS ExpertBook P1 (P1403)
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Prize
Second - 5.000.000 VNĐ
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Prize
Third - 3.000.000 VNĐ
Group
Workers & other age 22 - 35 years old
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Prize
First -
10.000.000 VNĐ
& Laptop ASUS ExpertBook P5 (P5405)
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Prize
Second -
5.000.000 VNĐ
& Laptop ASUS ExpertBook P1 (P1403)
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Prize
Third - 3.000.000 VNĐ
Group
Voting
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Prize
First - 5.000.000 VNĐ
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Prize
Second - 3.000.000 VNĐ
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Prize
Third - 2.000.000 VNĐ
TIMELINE
August
1
- Contest Register Gate Opens
- Workshop Register
16
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Online Workshop:
Judge Lương Linh
23
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Online Workshop:
Judge Hoài Anh
September
6
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Sharing from Winner
previous year
13
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Offline Workshop in
Ho Chi Minh city
October
1
- Artwork Submission gate opens
- Voting starts
4
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Sharing from Winner
previous year
10
- Contest Register gate closes
- Double voting point starts
11
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Sharing from Winner
previous year
17
- Double voting point ends
November
1
- Minigame
15
- Artworks Submission gate closes
25
- Voting ends
December
15
- Result Announcement
WORKSHOP
16.08.2025
- Online
Workshop Online 1
- Mr. Lương Linh
Learn about picture book illustration.
23.08.2025
- Online
Workshop Online 2
- Ms. Phạm Thị Hoài Anh
Learn about picture book content creation.
13.09.2025
- Offline
Workshop Offline
- Mr. Lương Linh, Ms. Phạm Thị Hoài Anh
Creating picture books just got easier!
Q&A
Are there any mandatory requirements for the size and design of the picture book?
The final artwork must be in landscape format, A4 size.
The artwork must have a minimum of 12 pages, maximum of 32 pages including the cover, and the total number of pages must be divisible by 4.
When can I submit my artwork?
The competition will open for early submissions on October 1st 2025.
Contestants who submit their artwork during the early submission period: From October 10th to October 17th will receive the advantage of having their votes counted higher.
The final deadline for submitting artwork is: 11:59PM on November 15th 2025.
How to register for the competition?
To register for the competition, please create an account on the contest website first.
After successfully registering an account, contestants can register for the competition, register for Workshops and vote for artwork.
In addition to the prizes for winning contestants, what other benefits are there?
All contestants who register for the Paint Our Angels’ Wings contest can also register for Workshops (limited number of participants) within the framework of the competition.
Contestants who submit eligible artworks will receive Certificate of participation from Lawrence S. Ting Foundation.
For winning contestants, certificates will be sent in hard copy by post. For contestants who have submitted valid entries, certificates will be sent by email.
Are hand-drawn picture books accepted for the competition?
Hand-drawn or digital picture books are both accepted.
Please note that if the artwork is hand-drawn, it must be scanned into a PDF file and meet the size, resolution, and paper orientation requirements of the competition when submitted to the organizers.
How are the artworks scored?
The artworks will be scored based on 3 criteria: Content, Illustration and Meaningfulness by judges with high knowledge and expertise in picture book creation.
The scoring criteria and scoring scale will be specified in the competition Terms and Conditions.
What will the picture books be used for after the competition is over?
Valid picture books after the competition will be added by Lawrence S. Ting Foundation to the digital library for disabled children in appropriate formats and posted on communication and education channels for non-profit purposes, as well as exhibited at the Children’s Art Exhibition (if chosen).
Who can register for the competition?
The competition is open to three groups of participants:
Group 1 – Students: Ages 6-17
Group 2 – College Students: Ages 18-21
Group 3 – Workers and Others: Ages 22-35
Contestants can register to participate individually or as a team (no more than 3 people). Each contestant can participate in the competition both as a team and individually. The members of a team do not have to be the same age, but they must all belong to one of the three age groups of the competition.
Is it mandatory for children with disabilities to be a human character?
The children with disabilities character in the story does not have to be a human character and can be anthropomorphized, but it must be illustrated correctly with the disability of the character chosen by the contestants.
