Celebrating new Black-British writing for children

Calling all unpublished and self-published Black-British picture book writers!

From 31 March 2025 to 30 April 2025, send us your finest manuscripts for a chance to win a £1250 cash prize from Hachette Children's Group, plus Society of Authors membership. 

There are two award categories this year: 

Get creative and send us your scripts by 30 April. We need your stories!

The prizes

The winner in each category will receive:

Four runners-up in each category will receive:

Please read our FAQs and Submission guidelines for more info.


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