Home of new Black-British children's writers

Online writing courses, workshops and events for 2024

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Picture Book Foundation Course with Natascha Biebow

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  Picture Book Reading Group with leading picture book authors

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Picture Book Script Clinic with Fiz Osborne

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Picture Book Illustration Talk and Q&A with Ken Wilson-Max

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Rhyming Picture Books: a Technical Guide with Matthew Turner 

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 #PitchJPPB24 on Twitter/X for Black-British picture book writers

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Picture Book Industry Speed-pitching Event on Zoom

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'Ask Me Anything!' Picture Book Q&A with Anna McQuinn

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Jericho Prize Illustrator in Residence: Cabbi Charles

Writers' hub

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Writing a children's book: tips from authors

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Mentors

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Writers' resources

Jericho Prize 2025 competition

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Jericho Prize 2025

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Competition rules

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Previous awards

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