Last year’s winning cover
Help us design our cover!
Calling all kids – it’s time to get creative! The Big Issue is inviting all children, aged 12 and under, to design our cover this Christmas.
We’re looking for festive, fun and bright artworks that will wow everyone!
Get into the holiday spirt and let your creativity guide you. You can use pencils, paint, texta, crayons, collage, glitter, even your computer – the more razzle-dazzle, the better!
It’s a great way to support the magazine and the people who sell it – as well as get your artwork seen by folks all around Australia.
The winning work will take pride of place on the cover of Ed#726, on sale 22 November to 8 December.
How to Enter
Download the cover here or create your work on an A4 page, and get designing! (Pro tip: leave room for the masthead! That’s the Big Issue logo in the top corner. Our cover size is 195mm wide by 270mm high.)
Post your entries to:
Kids Cover Competition
The Big Issue
GPO 4911 Melbourne Vic 3001
Or email high-resolution (300dpi) jpg or pdf images to: kidscover@bigissue.org.au
Make sure you include an adult’s name and phone or email contact on all entries, plus the name and age of the child. And hang onto any original artwork until the competition is finished, in case we need to rescan it.
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! Read the terms and conditions here.
Entries close Monday 21 October. Good luck!
A sampling of last year’s masterpieces