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Jericho Prize 2025 competition

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Jericho Prize 2025

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Competition rules

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Previous awards

Online writing courses, workshops and events

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

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

Workshop: Crafting emotive characters for children's books with Cabbi Charles

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Picture Book Script Clinic with Fiz Osborne

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  Picture Book Reading Group with Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Anna McQuinn

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Picture Book Foundation Course with Natascha Biebow

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Picture Book Speed-pitch event on Zoom

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Rhyming Picture Books: a Technical Guide with Mat Turner 

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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

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'You are doing a spectacular job, and long may your funding continue.' 

(Anonymous writer feedback, 2022)


In just three years, this is what the Jericho Prize has delivered and achieved...

3 competition winners, two of whom now have literary agents and one has a book publishing deal

5 writer mentorships

300 plus writers have received free manuscript feedback

16 free courses, workshops and author/illustrator talks

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About us

The Jericho Prize is a UK-based, not-for-profit Community Interest Company limited by guarantee. Registered company no. 15214720 

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