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CALL FOR APILA’S FIRST PRINTING AWARD 2026

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Application Deadline: 15/02/2026

LOCATION: Spain

The publishing house Apila Ediciones, in collaboration with the School of Design of Aragón and with the support of the Zaragoza City Council, announces the Apila’s First Impression Award 2026, the fourteenth edition of an International Illustrated Children’s Book competition aimed at strengthening graphic and literary creation by supporting illustrators who have not yet published any books.

ELIGIBILITY:

All illustrators who wish to participate, of any nationality, over 18 years old, may enter this award without any limitation on the number of projects. A necessary condition for participation is not having any published children’s books with an ISBN until June 30, 2025. However, those who have one or more self-published books with an ISBN may participate, provided that these books were not published through a publishing house or editorial services company. In cases where the project is a collaboration (text by one person and illustrations by another), the condition of not having any published books applies exclusively to the illustrator. Additionally, the rights to the submitted works must be free of commitments to third parties.

The works submitted, written in Spanish or English, may be original or adaptations of stories free of copyright.

The award will be granted to one project only.

The projects may have any format but may not exceed 40 pages (20 double pages), including legal pages (credits page and title page) and flyleaves. The cover: the front cover, spine and back cover are not included in the 40 pages of the book.

BENEFIT:

The award will consist of the signing of a professional contract with Apila Ediciones for the publication of the selected work, which will include the payment to the author(s) of €4,000, equivalent to 10% of the value of the first print run of the book, as well as the dissemination and international distribution of the book.

In the event that the rights of the project are shared between the writer and illustrator, the percentage of 10% will be divided between them according to the prior agreement reached by both.

The winning author or authors shall, in said contract, transfer the rights of the book to Apila for publication and for the international management of those rights for a period of twelve years.

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QUEEN’S BUSINESS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM SUB SAHARAN AFRICA

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LOCATION: Northern Ireland

Queen’s Management School Sub Saharan Africa Scholarship is available exclusively for outstanding international applicants from Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia or Zimbabwe who choose to study postgraduate taught programmes at Queen’s Business School. No application necessary.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be a resident of Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia or Zimbabwe.

Applicants must hold an offer to study a postgraduate taught programmes at Queen’s Business School.

No application necessary.

If eligible, confirmation of your award will be issued with your offer.

All scholarships are offered subject to terms and conditions.

The Queen’s Business School Scholarship for Sub-Saharan Africa is available only to new students who hold an offer for a place on an eligible full-time postgraduate taught programme at the Queen’s Business School, starting in the academic year 2025/26 and prior to commencement of study have met any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter.

Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students paying NI, ROI, EU or GB fees are not eligible for the Queen’s Business School Scholarship 2025/26.

The discount is awarded for the first year of study only and is deducted from gross tuition fees upon enrollment.

The scholarship cannot be used in lieu of any required deposit, and no cash alternative is available.

Any Queen’s Business School Scholarship 2025/26 awarded is for entry to Queen’s University Belfast in the autumn semester of the academic year 2025/26 and cannot be used for 2026/27 entry or any other year.

If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred.

Students must be self-funded, i.e., the tuition fees are being paid by yourself or your parents at the full international tuition fee rate.

BENEFIT:

Scholarships of £6000 available exclusively for outstanding international applicants

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