Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize
From Jhalak Prize
Resource type: Book awards
Price band: Free
Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4
Region(s): All of UK
The Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize is a prize for the best book published in the UK by a British or British resident BAME writer. It covers books for children, teens and young adults and is open to titles from all genres – picture books, graphic novels, fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
The winner is chosen by a panel of judges made up of authors from the BAME community.
See the shortlist announcement for the Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize 2024.
Timetable:
- The 2024 shortlist will be announced on 18th April 2024.
- The winner will be announced in May 2024.
Cost: Free.
About the Jhalak Prize: First awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize and its new sister award the Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize (founded in 2020) seek to celebrate books by writers of colour. They are unique in that they accept entries published in the UK by writers of colour. These include (and are not limited to) fiction, non-fiction, short stories, graphic novels, poetry and all other genres. The prizes are also open to self-published writers.
Further resources
- The Diverse Book Awards are awarded to the best inclusive fiction books published for children and Young Adults in the UK.
- Explore the Reflecting Realities section of the website for more resources to help you build an inclusive and representative library.
- For a full list of children’s book awards, click here.
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