The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) Educational Writers’ Award is awarded to an outstanding example of traditionally children’s non-fiction book that stimulates and enhances learning. This year's Award focuses on books for the 5-11 age group.
The total prize money is £2,000, shared between author and illustrator.
The ALCS Educational Writers’ Award was established in 2008 by ALCS and the Society of Authors, “to celebrate educational writing that inspires creativity, encourages students to read widely and builds up their understanding of a subject beyond the requirements of exam specifications.”
Entry criteria:
The work to be a single-volume, non-fiction (with or without illustrations), of genuine merit for the 5-11 age group.
The work to have been first published in the UK, in the English language.
The work to have been published within the previous two calendar years, i.e. 2023 and 2024.
Submissions must not contain AI generated works.
Find out more here.
Deadline for submissions: 1 July 2025