Continuing Yen’s strong tradition of supporting upcoming female talent, the Yen Art Awards return.

The competition is open 5 December, 2012 – 22 May, 2013 and will culminate in an exhibition of the winner and runners-up at Gaffa in Sydney on 27 June, 2013.

To be eligible to enter, you must be female, an Australian citizen and aged between 18 – 35 years old. See the terms and conditions for more information.

The first successful 300 entrants win a tin of STAEDTLER sketching pencils valued at $21 so get your entries in now.

This year's Yen Art Award is now closed for judging.

The 20 selected finalists will be listed on the Yen website on 24 May.