Design Competition 2026

The competition is now closed.

Thank you to every student, teacher and school who took part in this year’s competition and shared their creativity with us. We were blown away by the imagination, colour and wonderful ideas captured in this year’s designs.

We’re delighted to announce our 2026 Design Competition winners!

🥇 First Place

Hope, 11

Bramfield Park PS

🥈 Second Place

Amina, 13

Fountain Gate Secondary College

🥉 Third Place

Samantha, 5

Earlwood Public School

Celebrating our amazing entries

Choosing our winners was no easy task! We received so many creative and imaginative designs from students across Australia, each offering their own take on the joy of reading.

We’d also like to celebrate some of the other wonderful entries we received. From colourful adventures and fantastical worlds to stories about friendship, imagination and the comfort of books, these designs captured just how much reading can mean to children.

Take a look through some of the entries below.

Thank you for taking part

A huge thank you to all the students who put their ideas on paper, and to the teachers, parents and schools who encouraged them to get involved. Your creativity helped make our 2026 Design Competition such a wonderful celebration of reading.