East Sussex Children's Book Award
East Sussex Children's Book Award
The East Sussex Children's Book Award is enjoyed by children aged 8 – 11 years, but everyone can take part!
Book Award Competitions 2026
Download and print competition forms below.
Completed competition entries can be sent in on the East Sussex County Council internal courier.
East Sussex County Council operates a free courier service between council properties – including schools and academies. To send items via the courier service, simply leave them in the courier ‘post collection tray’ for your team – this will probably be in your school office. Speak to your school admin team for more information. You do not need to use the postal service or buy a stamp to send us competition entries.
Competition entries should be sent to:
ESCBA Competitions
East Sussex Library and Information Service
Bexhill Library
Western Road
Bexhill-on-Sea
East Sussex
TN40 1DY
Closing date: 8 May 2026
Art Competition
Let your imagination run wild! We can’t wait to see your artwork based on this year’s shortlist.
Book Review Competition
How much did you enjoy reading it? Were there any parts you didn’t like? How did the book make you feel?
Creative Writing Competition
We want you to come up with a great piece of creative writing based on the shortlisted books.