The Jericho Prize for Children's Writing is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) that supports emerging, unpublished and self-published Black-British children's writers. We are a home for these writers, offering a launchpad for their careers as children's book authors. 

Founded in 2021 by former teacher and educational book editor Fabia Turner, we are passionate about making UK children's publishing accessible to Black writers both in terms of knowledge and opportunities. Although we have been running for three years, we became a CIC in 2023 to formalise our commitment to this cause.

OUR MISSION

To break down barriers in traditional children's publishing and showcase Black-British writing talent.

WHAT WE DO

We offer a biennial writing competition for emerging Black-British children's writers aged 18 plus and a writer development programme. 

All of our opportunities and resources are free of charge to writers. Our current focus is on picture book fiction, including rhyming books, but we may extend into children's poetry and non-fiction or books for other age groups later.

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