The Lionel Bowen Young Creatives Award recognises and celebrates original creative work by young artists, writers and filmmakers. We acknowledge that AI is increasingly part of many creative workflows, and using it is not automatically excluded. AI use is permitted under our guidelines below. If AI tools have been used in the creative process, they must be disclosed. A brief statement of the AI tools used and how they contributed to the creation of the work must be provided at the time of entry. What matters is that the final submission reflects your own ideas, decisions and creative contribution.Acceptable use of AIAI may be used as a supporting tool during the creative process as long as you are the one making the creative decisions. It may be used to:Explore ideas and get inspirationGather information and conduct researchUse software with built-in AI functionality (for example, Photoshop, Blender or Procreate) to refine, edit or enhance work you have created yourselfUnacceptable use of AIEntries will not be accepted where:The final artwork, written piece or audio-visual works has been produced by AI in response to promptsYou are unable to describe your process or explain the creative choices behind your submissionIf a submitted work is later determined to be AI-generated, it will become ineligible for the award, even if it had previously been selected.What is considered AI-generated?For this award, AI-generated work refers to content created primarily by a machine based on instructions or prompts, with limited or no meaningful human creative input. Where AI is responsible for creating the work itself, the submission will not be considered original.Show how you created your workWe encourage all entrants to keep a record of their process by:Saving drafts and versionsMaking notes during developmentCapturing progress through screenshots, recordings or short videosBeing able to demonstrate how your work developed can help if questions about originality arise.Before you submitConsider the following:Was I responsible for the major creative decisions?Could I clearly explain how this work was made?Does this reflect my own perspective, style or creative intent?Would I be able to show evidence of my process if requested?Am I confident describing this as my own original work?If your answer is yes, your submission is likely aligned with the spirit of the Award.View all categories Back to top