Jericho Prize residencies

About the Jericho Prize writer and illustator residencies

Each year, we select and invite one Black children’s illustrator or writer to take up a paid Jericho Prize residency. Our resident creatives are ambassadors for the prize. They inspire new Black talent in children’s writing and illustration, and share advice about their craft and the publishing industry. They are also provided with opportunities to express and platform their creative skills, and to have input in shaping the Jericho Prize programme for the year.

Our residencies are always paid because we support the Pay the Creators initiative. Read below about our Writer-in Residence for 2026/27 and our previous residents.

2024 Illustrator-in Residence: Cabbi Charles

Cabbi was our first-ever Jericho Prize Illustrator-in- Residence for 2024.

She is a self-published author and illustrator of picture books who also writes children's chapter books and middle-grade titles. A lifelong learner, Cabbi was an illustration mentee on the 2023-24 Pathways into Children's Publishing programme.

Cabbi, a London-based creative, is also a Jericho Prize 2021 finalist, so we were thrilled to have her back to support the project as a resident artist.

Throughout the year, Cabbi created inclusive artwork in various forms, inspired by the Jericho Prize project. She completed several artwork commissions, led a workshop for aspiring illustrators, contributed to our blog and shared her experiences as a book creator.