Open until Jan 4Award · Post Wave Publishing UK
Post Wave Prize for Illustration 2027
- Illustration
A picture-book prize for illustrators who have not yet been published or commissioned in children's books. Entrants make a cover and one double-page spread on the theme "A Bridge to Another World." The winner gets £3,000, a funded trip to China and a showing at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2027.
- Deadline
- Jan 4
- Submissions open
- Oct 1
- Where
- Online (London, UK)
- Who can apply
- 18+, emerging or aspiring, not yet published or commissioned in children's books; worldwide; no AI
- How often
- Every year
Chosen and checked by Plya on Oct 15. Dates and terms come from the organizer; confirm them on their site before you apply.