We're thrilled to share a testimonial from 2022-2023 Jericho Prize entrant Siobhan Graham! 🌟 Listen as S.P. Graham shares her journey through the competition and the impact it’s had on her writing career, and offers valuable advice to aspiring writers considering entering. ✍🏾📚

Our talented Illustrator in Residence, cabbi charles, talks us through her creative process. This commissioned piece for the Jericho Prize, inspired by children's love for reading, captures the magic of storytelling! Check it out on our FAQ page! lnk.to/FAQs_🎨✨

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✨Check out this clip from our Rhyming Picture Books Workshop earlier this month!✨Matthew Turner shares insights on the power of rhyme and rhythm in children's stories. Start thinking about how you can weave these elements into your own picture books! 📚

Birmingham readers - I'm so excited to be interviewing Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy about his warm-hearted, moving and funny novel, NORTHERN BOY! 🌈 Set in 1981, it's "Joyful, defiant and dazzling". Join us at The Heath Bookshop on 14th Sept 🎟️🎟️ the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/62853/i…

🥳 so much information and support for writers on the Jericho Prize website! #kidlit

Congratulations Faye Akpalu, the winner of our Summer Book Giveaway! 🎉📚 We hope you enjoy the book, keep writing and creating magic Faye! Thank you to everyone who participated, stay tuned for more! ✨

If you consider yourself a working-class person, especially one of colour, who likes to read, please give a few minutes to this survey from York St John's University! yorksj.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ae…

Wonderful news! 🎉🎉🎉

Join us on 14 September 2024 for an exclusive talk and Q&A with the award-winning author-illustrator Ken Wilson-Max! Gain valuable illustration tips and get your questions answered! 👉🏿lnk.to/KenQnA

Applications for the BBC Writers Open Call opportunity will open from 12 noon on Tuesday 5th November 2024 until 12 noon on Tuesday 3rd December 2024. Time to get polishing those scripts!   You can find the terms and conditions of entry on our website, and make sure to have a

Due to a huge surge in submissions this week, we have had to close our free Picture Book Script Clinic earlier than originally planned. We've reached capacity after receiving 130 scripts in total! Thank you to all who submitted—your feedback will be ready by the end of October!

Fab-looking opportunity for “emerging or established writers from diverse backgrounds to each write a high-quality fiction book based on the GPI’s archives of Black British history.”

As part of our series, Jericho Journey: Alumni Stories, we’re thrilled to share insights from 2021 Jericho Prize finalist, Ellah Dinnall! In this Q&A, Ellah reflects on her writing journey, the impact of the Jericho Prize, and offers advice to aspiring writers🌟✍🏽

Here's some reasons not to miss our free Talk & Q&A with award-winning author-illustrator Ken Wilson-Max & our Illustrator in Residence, cabbi charles! This Saturday at 11:30AM on Zoom. Secure your spot now! 👉🏿lnk.to/KenQnA #BlackBritishIllustrators

Calling all emerging children’s book illustrators!📕🎨 Our mentoring programme will give your craft a final polish and help you launch your career as a fully-fledged children’s book illustrator. (1/3)

Very pleased to finally be able to say - it's Publication Day! Black History for Every Day of the Year - written with my siblings Yinka and Kemi Olusoga. 366 stories of people achievements, inventions and events. Out now.

THREAD: Today we open submissions for #JhalakPrize2025 with an expanded portfolio of THREE awards including the inaugural #JhalakPoetryPrize along with our extraordinary panels of judges. These shall be our ninth awards and we could never have foreseen this journey!

📣ATTENTION ILLUSTRATORS 📣 Last few tickets left for our FREE exclusive event with Ken Wilson-Max and cabbi charles! Book now to secure your spot 👉🏿 lnk.to/KenQnA

🚨FINAL REMINDER!🚨 Tomorrow at 11.30am, we have our exclusive FREE Picture Book Illustration Talk and Q&A with Ken Wilson-Max and cabbi charles! Don’t miss out on this event, we’re so excited for it! LAST REMAINING TICKETS, so grab one now! 👉🏿 lnk.to/KenQnA