Kids Cover Competition
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: ‘It’s a great act of love to look at a book with your child’

Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: ‘It’s a great act of love to look at a book with your child’
Scheffler has drawn many of Britain’s most beloved characters. As his latest book is released with Sophie Cashell, he has also taken on the very important role of judge for our upcoming Kids Cover Competition
How to enter Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition for 2026

How to enter Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition for 2026
Spring into action! Our popular Kids Cover Competition is back so get your entries in quick and your design could be on the cover of the Big Issue magazine
Letters: If billionaires stockpiled food, would we all be left to starve?

Letters: If billionaires stockpiled food, would we all be left to starve?
A reader writes that billionaires hoarding all the money should not be tolerated
10-year-old Ashton Whitaker from Hull wins competition to have drawing displayed on the cover of the Big Issue
10-year-old Ashton Whitaker from Hull wins competition to have drawing displayed on the cover of the Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2025
Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2025
‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025

‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025
Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition is back for Earth Day – judged by the legendary Chris Packham

Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition is back for Earth Day – judged by the legendary Chris Packham
Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas

Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas
Illustrator Oliver Jeffers shares advice for Big Issue’s Christmas Kids Cover Competition: ‘We’re all artists’

Illustrator Oliver Jeffers shares advice for Big Issue’s Christmas Kids Cover Competition: ‘We’re all artists’
Children’s author Oliver Jeffers: ‘Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have’

Children’s author Oliver Jeffers: ‘Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have’
Big Issue’s festive Christmas Kids Cover Competition is back for 2023

Big Issue’s festive Christmas Kids Cover Competition is back for 2023
‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner

‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner
Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen’s death: ‘You gotta earn your money on days like that’

Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen’s death: ‘You gotta earn your money on days like that’
Radio 1’s Greg James to judge Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition

Radio 1’s Greg James to judge Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Tidings of comfort and joy: Our Christmas Kids Cover Competition is open!

Tidings of comfort and joy: Our Christmas Kids Cover Competition is open!
TV stars and footballers are fighting the good fight – but let’s not forget those less visible

TV stars and footballers are fighting the good fight – but let’s not forget those less visible
How Puffin’s wartime spirit is keeping kids connected in isolation

How Puffin’s wartime spirit is keeping kids connected in isolation
Cressida Cowell’s advice on finding your magic in writing and creativity

Cressida Cowell’s advice on finding your magic in writing and creativity
The Big Issue Kids Christmas cover competition is back!
