The Roland Manuel Memorial Prize 2025

The first line you make on a page can embody your spirit and intention

A prize, open to all, for a sketch.

The name of the Prize is a reference to the idea that while you can work up a piece, and polish it, somehow the first lines you make on the paper always embody your spirit and your intention.

The prize, awarded in conjunction with the Blake Cottage Trust, is in memory of Roland Bonham Manuel whose private sketches and notes embody the vitality and freedom of the imagination.

•⁠ ⁠[ ] Free to enter

•⁠ ⁠[ ] First Line RoMan Prize £700

•⁠ ⁠[ ] Bognor Schools Student sketch Prize £200
sponsored by the Jim Brooks Family Trust

Rules: All entries should be submitted as JPEG's via the entry form or by emailing Blakefestival@gmail.com

From individuals who if short-listed will provide a valid name, address, email and age if under 18 as of 22/9/2025.

Student First Line Prize
is only open to 12-17 year olds who attend schools or live in the Bognor Regis area postcodes PO21 & PO22 - sponsored by the Jim Brookes Family Trust

Deadline for Entries
30 August 2025

For more information please visit https://rora.me.uk/