The longlist for the 2025 Klaus Flugge Prize is out!

This is the tenth year of the Klaus Flugge Prize, which was set up in 2016, in honour of esteemed publisher Klaus Flugge, a hugely influential figure in picture books and founder of publishing house Andersen Press. The prize is awarded annually to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s book illustration; the winning illustrator receives a cheque for £5,000.

The Klaus Flugge Prize is the only prize specifically to recognise a published picture book by a debut illustrator and over the last ten years.

(Please note: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham by Kate Temple and illustrated by Annabel Wright is not currently available through Bookshop.org)