31 October 2025
- What
- Briefs launch
- Info
- Top brands issue real world briefs
Real brands. Real briefs. Our awards for students and emerging creatives build portfolios, kickstart careers and get you noticed.
The New Blood Awards discover and showcase the fiercest new talent in design, advertising and beyond.
To enter, select a brief set by a global brand.
Key dates
Unmissable deadlines
17 March 2026, 5pm GMT
- What
- New Blood Awards Deadline
- Info
- Deadline to submit your entry to the New Blood Awards
July 2026
- What
- New Blood Festival
- Info
- Bringing industry and new creative talent face to face
July 2026
- What
- New Blood Ceremony
- Info
- Pencil levels revealed at the ceremony
31 October 2025
- What
- Briefs launch
- Info
- Top brands issue real world briefs
17 March 2026, 5pm GMT
- What
- New Blood Awards Deadline
- Info
- Deadline to submit your entry to the New Blood Awards
July 2026
- What
- New Blood Festival
- Info
- Bringing industry and new creative talent face to face
July 2026
- What
- New Blood Ceremony
- Info
- Pencil levels revealed at the ceremony
31 October 2025
- What
- Briefs launch
- Info
- Top brands issue real world briefs
17 March 2026, 5pm GMT
- What
- New Blood Awards Deadline
- Info
- Deadline to submit your entry to the New Blood Awards
July 2026
- What
- New Blood Festival
- Info
- Bringing industry and new creative talent face to face
July 2026
- What
- New Blood Ceremony
- Info
- Pencil levels revealed at the ceremony
Info & guides
Download everything you need to know:
Tutor packEssential infoNailing your entryPreparing your entriesTerms and conditionsWhat winning meansDiscover hints and tips
'Brief In 2026’ is a free New Blood Awards course that shares the insights and guidance to help you aim for that elusive Yellow Pencil.
New Blood Briefs 2026
Whether you think in type, motion, strategy, experience, words or worlds — there’s a brief here waiting for your perspective.
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The New Blood Pencil case
