Wow. Wow! WOW! We received 225 entries in our Marvelous Map Contest. They are all so beautiful and inspirational and informative and unique. Some are really funny, others are super hip, lots are really cute and a bunch are true masterpieces! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the great artists who so joyfully share their artistic talents and travel insights with us and armchair travelers everywhere.

Picking only 6 winners was almost impossible and we could NOT have done it without the help from our celebrity judge, Lilla Rogers. Lilla  represents some of the greatest illustrators in the world and we really respect her aesthetic sensibilities and style. A big thanks to Lilla!

Also, our publisher has been keeping an eye on all the maps that have been rolling in and they are very keen on the idea of They Draw and Travel, the Book! As always, we'll keep you updated!

So, without further ado, here is the $1,000 Grand Prize Winner and the 5 runner-up winners of $200 each. Click on the image to view a larger version and to leave a comment for the artist!

Congratulations everybody!

$1,000 Grand Prize Winner
Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok by Pinyada Ratanasungk from Bangkok, Thailand
Our judge Lilla says that she loved this map especially "...for the gorgeous, masterful drawings, the color palette, the unique and fresh imagery, the ability to pique interest in the location." We couldn't have said it better ourselves!

$200 Runner-Up Winner
The Fantastic Antarctica by Aneu Martinez from Barcelona, Spain

$200 Runner-Up Winner
Home Sweet Seattle by Cheryl Lee from Seattle, WA

$200 Runner-Up Winner
Our "Datcha" near Tashkent, Uzbekistan by Yulia Drobova from Tashkent, Uzbekistan

$200 Runner-Up Winner
Aylesford, UK by Rebecca Bradley from Baltimore, MD

$200 Runner-Up Winner
Miyajima, Japan by Megumi Goto from Tokyo, Japan

There were so many awesome maps that we had to create a few Honorable Mention categories. Each of these artists will receive a free copy of the They Draw and Cook book when it's released on October 4.

Awwwww! 
San Francisco Animal Map by Naomi Bardoff from Oakland, CA

Most Informative
Yamakasa Festival in Fukuoka, Japan by Takashi Hatu from Fukuoka, Japan

Awesome Energy 
Brussels Center, Belgium by Philippe Debongnie from Brussels, Belgium

Fresh Perspective 
Nashville, Tennessee by Sharisse Steber from Nasheville, TN

Totally Hilarious
Fooling Around the Skiathos Island by Tomek Giovanis from Athens, Greece

Most Romantic
In (My) Bruges by Madi Andronic from London, UK

So Sweet!
Lisboa - Eléctrico 28 by Angela Sbandelli from Italy

Very Clever!
The Seattle Sound by Mia Pizzuto from Kirkland, WA

Least Likely Place to Ever Get Mentioned in a Travel Guide 
Warren, Ohio! by Alex Savakis from Pasadena, CA

Beautifully Designed!
Andalucia, Spain by Benjamin Bay from USA

Wow!
In Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey by Margaret Hagan from Palo Alto, CA

Map Most Likely to be Printed Out and Hung on Salli's Studio Wall!
Charleston, South Carolina by Jessica Pollak from Providence, RI

Festive!
Festival Map of Sapporo, Japan by Deborah Davidson from Sapporo, Japan

Map Most Likely to be Turned into a Hit TV Mini-Series!
The Path of Most Resistance: The Life & Imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots by Lisa Graves from Medway, MA

Oh, we wish we could go on and on with this list of Honorable Mentions because so many more maps deserve special attention. Our publisher is going to kill us when we tell them how many books we're giving away, but this is all just too fun!

Thanks everybody - this contest was a blast :-)

Nate & Salli