Design a Poster This Summer | LCK Poster Design Competition 2025

What is the competition about?

Long Covid Kids (LCK) is excited to launch a Poster Design Competition this summer — it's open to anyone aged 5-21 years and we’d love you all to join in!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Is this competition for me?

If you are aged between 5-21 years old and enjoy getting creative this competition is for you.

There are two age categories.

1. 5-11 years

2. 12-21 years

Why should I take part?

There are two big reasons to get involved in this competition:

1. To provide an opportunity for children and young people to have fun, get creative, and enjoy a low-energy activity over the summer.

2. To involve children and young people in the creation of an amazing charity poster that we can use to help start conversations and raise awareness — on social media, in schools, at events, and more!

   
   

Where do I start?

Choose one of the following themes for your design. (You can enter the competition as many times as you like if you have lots of ideas)

1. Preventing Long Covid

2. How to help a friend/classmate with Long Covid

3. What children and young people with Long Covid need from parents/teachers/doctors

   
   

We know that through your lives experience you will have ideas to help raise awareness and for people to take action. We would love to see your ideas come to life!

Take your time and work on your design at your own pace. It's all about expressing yourself in a way that works for you. We are looking for clear, informative and eye catching designs. Think about designs that grab your attention!

Are there any prizes? ............Yes!

• Overall Winner - an amazing bundle of goodies: Galaxy Tab A9, a LogiK Case, Stylus and Screen Protector and a Wireless Skullcandy HESH EVO headphones.

• Winner 5-11 years - Wireless Celly Headphones, Amazon Voucher £20

• Winner 12-21 years - Wireless Celly Headphones, Amazon Voucher £20

Who will judge the designs?

All the designs received by 9pm BST on Friday 15th August 2025 will go to our international judging panel. More judges will be announced soon but so far we have...

• Sue McBean is a sailor and botanist with a long-standing background in public health. She spent most of her career teaching Public Health, Health Education, and Patient Education at Ulster University. Now working remotely for a university in Hong Kong, she continues to contribute to academic programs and is currently serving on a module panel evaluating degree-level poster designs.

• Christi C Neff worked as a technology specialist in a high school in Pennsylvania, USA before becoming a full time writer, artist and illustrator.  She is best known for the Agatha Jane series of children's books but also loves fairies and ravens and a ninja cat.

• Ziyad Al-Aly is Director of the Clinical Epidemiology Center, and the Chief of Research and Development Service at Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.  He is now known internationally for his work on Sars-CoV-2 using huge datasets to show the long-term effects and health risks assiociated with Covid infection. He has briefed the US Senate, and contributed to documentaries and other educational materials.

  
  

Judges will be looking for ability to communicate information clearly, engagingly and overall impression. 

When will the winners be announced?

• 3 Winners will be announced and notified on 29th August 2025.

• All the designs received will feature in a gallery blog on our website.

I have questions!

If you would like a little help and inspiration for your design, have any questions, or would just like a few tips to get you going - come along to our workshop run by Colin Pidgeon, LCK volunteer on the 26th July at 11am.

To register your interest or if you can't make the workshop and have any questions please email Colin; cpidgeon@longcovidkids.org

How do I enter?

• You can create your design on paper or digitally. 

• You can use paints and pens, collage or whatever works for you.

• Then photo or scan it and send it by email it in to; cpidgeon@longcovidkids.org

 It’s up to you whatever way you find works the best for you - go for it.

When do I need to submit my poster design?

We don't want anyone to miss out on taking part so it might be helpful to add this date to your calender, or even set an alarm!

All entries must be received by 9pm BST on Friday 15th August 2025 to be included in the competition.

So… get creative, take your time, and have fun! We can't wait to see what you come up with.

*By submitting a design you are agreeing to Long Covid Kids having full access to the deisgns and using them across the website and on social media.