The Phoenix comic and David Fickling Books to sponsor prizes at JK 2026

Both companies will be providing 8 prizes across the JK Sprint race, for the winners of the 8 junior classes. The prize(s) will be either a year's subscription to The Phoenix comic* or £50 worth of DFB books, at the choice of the prize winner.

The Phoenix is the UK’s fastest growing weekly comic for 7–14-year-olds. It’s packed with incredible comics, inspiring drawing guides, puzzles, and plenty more to inspire kids to get reading, writing, and drawing.

David Fickling Books has been publishing worldwide bestselling books since 1999, with titles including modern classics The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust. Since going independent 10 years ago DFB is now the home of multiple bestselling, award-winning titles, including Jamie Smart’s Bunny Vs Monkey and SF Said’s Tyger.

Good luck!

*UK only