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Competition | Win a Year's Membership to a Sketching Community

Iona Bower August 19, 2026

Win a year’s membership to Inspire, an online creative community, and enjoy daily sketch prompts with artist, Susan Yeates 


Does this sound familiar? You mean to sketch. You buy the sketchbook, you sharpen the pencil… and then life fills the gap before you get a chance to sit down.

If this is the case, this competition is for you. The Simple Things has teamed up with artist, author and creative educator, Susan Yeates (below), to offer one lucky reader a year’s membership to Inspire, her online sketching community, plus her brand-new Sketch-a-Day Card Deck. Together, the prize is worth over £315 and designed to keep your creativity alive all year.

Inspire is a warm, unhurried community for anyone who wants sketching to become a regular part of life rather than just a good intention. Each month brings a new theme, fresh tutorials, a live Zoom sketch-along, and a private, supportive community cheering you on. There’s no pressure to be good at it, and no way to do it wrong. It’s a chance to reconnect with yourself, reduce stress, and nurture a little personal growth – five minutes at a time, if that’s all you have.

Alongside the membership, you’ll also receive the Sketch-a-Day Card Deck, pictured below: 52 cards, 365 prompts, and a guidebook to help a daily sketching habit actually stick.

For more info, visit susanyeates.co.uk or follow on Instagram at: @susanyeatesartist

How to enter

For your chance to win an Inspire membership, plus sketching prompt cards, enter our competition by clicking the button below and answering the following question by the closing date of 12 October 2026.
Q: What is the name of Susan Yeates’s online sketching community?

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Terms and conditions

The competition closes at 11.59pm on 12 October 2026. One winner will be selected at random from all correct entries received and notified soon after. Subject to availability. The winner cannot transfer the prize or swap it for cash. Details of our full terms and conditions are on p125 and online at: icebergpress.co.uk/comprules. 

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Taking time to live well

We celebrate slowing down, enjoying what you have, making the most of where you live, enjoying the company of of friends and family, and feeding them well. We like to grow some of our own vegetables, visit local markets, rummage for vintage finds, and decorate our home with the plunder. We love being outdoors and enjoy the satisfaction that comes with a job well done.

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