We are calling on all artists aged 15 and under, to get creative and help us design a very special cover for The Big Issue – celebrating Earth Day 2026!
Show us what you love about our beautiful planet, and your artwork could be seen all around Australia – supporting our vendors, who sell the magazine.
The winning artist will also receive a grand prize: a $300 voucher for art supplies, thanks to Eckersley’s Art and Craft, plus a gift bag from our friends at Wilderness Society!
Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Oceans, forests, jungles and deserts
- Nature: Australian flora and fauna, your favourite wild animal
- Beautiful trees, plants, flowers
- Wildlife warriors – people planting trees, recycling, helping animals and making the planet a better place
Prizes thanks to:
How to Enter
- Download and print the cover template here, or create your work on an A4 page.
- You can use pencils, paint, textas, crayons, collage, glitter or even your computer – the more razzle-dazzle, the better!
- Don’t forget to leave room for the masthead – that’s the Big Issue logo in the top corner.
Submit your masterpiece through the digital form → → →
(High-resolution JPGs and PDFs only, please)
- Hang onto any original artwork until the competition is finished, in case we need to rescan it.
Or post your entry via mail:
Kids Cover Competition
The Big Issue
GPO 4911 Melbourne Vic 3001
- Make sure you include an adult’s name and phone or email contact on all entries,
- Plus the name and age of the child.
- We can’t return your masterpieces, but we will publish as many highly commended entries as we can possibly squeeze onto a page – and in an online gallery!
- If you are submitting multiple entries in the same package via post:
- Please write on the back of each masterpiece the artists name, age and class/school
- Plus one main contact on behalf of the group (ie, school art teacher etc) for competition updates!
Read the full competition terms and conditions here.
Entries close Monday, March 16. Good luck!
Submit your masterpiece!