The Alice Corrie Award honours the work of a much-missed editor, colleague and friend.
About this Event

The Alice Corrie Award honours the work of a much-missed editor, colleague and friend.

As an editor, Alice was kind and wise and endlessly enthusiastic. She was also utterly fabulous, much like her own picture book character, Fifi the Flamenco Flamingo. In recognition of Alice’s all round brilliance, Orange Beak are proud to announce an award in her name offering unpublished authors the chance to shine and to have the opportunity to be assessed and advised by an industry professional.

Alongside her career in children’s publishing, Alice was a cherished Orange Beak team member and the feedback she gave to many clients on their stories was invaluable. It is Orange Beak’s privilege to recognise Alice’s work as an amazingly talented editor and champion of picture book making, especially with new and aspiring picture book authors, by inviting applicants for this award, to ‘follow your dreams and be fabulous.’

ABOUT ALICE

Alice worked for many years as an editor at Random House (now Penguin Random House) and as a freelance editor and project manager. Alice worked on many, many books including:

Owl or Pussycat by Michael Morpurgo / illustrated by Polly Dunbar

Coming Home by Michael Morpurgo / illustrated by Kerry Hyndman

The Adventures of John Blake by Philip Pullman / illustrated by Fred Fordham

This Book Has Alpacas by Emma Perry / illustrated by Rikin Parekh

Charlie Stinky Socks series by Kristina Stephenson

The Marys Series by Gwynedd Rae / illustrated by Clara Vulliamy

The New Neighbours by Sarah McIntyre

Thornhill by Pam Smy

I Don't Like Books. Never. Ever. The End. by Emma Perry / illustrated by Sharon Davey

No! Said Rabbit by Marjoke Henrichs

Ready! Said Rabbit by Marjoke Henrichs

Alice’s vibrant intelligence and dedication to children’s books was matched by her empathetic approach to authors as expressed by Michael Morpurgo:

Said Michael Morpurgo of Alice: ‘She has, in my view, a unique insight, knowledge and understanding of how to make a story into a great book, a sensitive editor, a keen eye for detail, with a real feel for illustration and design. She’s a person I very soon realised I could rely on.’

It is Orange Beak’s wish to continue to advocate for new authors in Alice’s name.

PRIZES

There are 2 winning prizes:

Each winner will receive £100, alongside this they will be offered the chance to meet with an editorial industry professional online.

JUDGES

The award will be judged by the Orange Beak team and the special editorial judges of: Sarah Pakenham, Publisher, Scallywagg Press and Helen Mackenzie Smith, Picture Books Publisher, Simon & Schuster Children’s Books.

KEY DATES

The competition runs from Nov 6th 2024 until 11.59pm on 3rd March 2025 (UK Time Zone).
The x2 winners will be announced end of 28th May 2025.

The entries are £10 each through Eventbrite with some proceeds going to Child Bereavement UK

https://www.childbereavementuk.org/

See www.orangebeakstudio.com for all key information and FAQ