There are three categories to choose from: Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction and Children's Book. I chose the latter as I felt like it would allow me to experiment with illustration a bit more.

From the brief:

"Talking Turkeys is an unconventional collection of straight-talking poems about heroes, revolutions, racism, love and animal rights, among other subjects, that will entice many new readers to poetry. A ground-breaking children’s poetry collection – playful, clever and provocative – this is performance poetry on the page at its very best.

Who’s Who

I used to think nurses

Were women,

I used to think police

Were men,

I used to think poets

Were boring,

Until I became one of them.

Benjamin Zephaniah is one of the most high-profile authors writing today, with an enormous breadth of appeal, equally popular with adults and children. His collections Talking Turkeys, Wicked World and Funky Chickens broke new ground in children’s poetry. He is the only Rastafarian poet to be shortlisted for the Chairs of Poetry for both Oxford and Cambridge University and has been listed in The Times’ list of 50 greatest post-war writers.

You are invited to design a cover look for Talking Turkeys to bring this original and unforgettable book to new readers. Primarily aimed at children aged 8 to 12, your design should ensure that these poems are a must-read for every child. Your cover design needs to include all the cover copy supplied and be designed to the specified design template (B format, 198mm high x 129mm wide, spine width 7mm), incorporating the Puffin branding and all additional elements such as the barcode. Please refer to the Submissions Details page for full details on how to submit your entry. Copyright must be cleared for all images used in your cover design and you must include a credit line on the back cover of your design for any third-party images used. For example: ‘Cover photograph by Joe Bloggs’." - penguin.co.uk