Barbara Petchenik Children's Map Competition

Welcome to the digital archive of the Barbara Petchenik Children's Map Competition, maintained by Carleton University Library.

The Barbara Petchenik Competition is a biennial map drawing competition for children. It was created by the International Cartographic Association (ICA) in 1993 as a memorial to Barbara Petchenik, a past vice-president of the ICA and a cartographer who had a lifelong interest in maps for children. The aim of the contest is to promote the creative representation of the world in graphic form by children.

The competition is held first at a national level. National winners then compete in the international round, which takes place the following year during the International Cartographic Conference. Maps are exhibited during the conference and international winners are selected.

After the completion of the final round, maps are sent to Carleton University Library. The Library archives the physical copies of all map entries. Digital copies are added to this collection, which contains all entries received since the competition began in 1993.

For more information about the competition and how to participate, please see the following resources:

• Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition: https://icaci.org/petchenik
• ICA Commission on Cartography and Children: http://lazarus.elte.hu/ccc/ccc.htm