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Children's and YA Prize
The Jhalak Children’s and YA Prize accepts books for children, teens and young adults including picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, poetry, non-fiction, and all other genres by writers of colour and aimed at young readers.
Richly imagined and vividly drawn, Safiyyah’s War is brilliantly told by a young girl whose life is changed when she gets caught up in the French Resistance in Paris in World War Two. Growing up in the mosque, Safiyyah is an independent, adventurous and bookish child who spends a lot of her time ...
First awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize and its sister award Jhalak Children’s YA Prize founded in 2020, seek to celebrate books by writers of colour in the UK and Ireland. Both awards only accept entries published in the UK and Ireland by writers of colour, including but not limited to fiction, non-fiction, short stories, graphic novels, poetry and all other genres. The Jhalak Children’s and YA Prize accepts books for children, teens and young adults including picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, poetry, non-fiction, and all other genres by writers of colour and aimed at young readers. The prizes are also open to self-published writers. The Prize awards £1000 to each winner along with a unique work of art created by artists chosen for the annual Jhalak Art Residency.
