Competitions
My Day At…
Young Writers nursery competition is tailored for nursey children. Creative writing can be difficult at such a young age but with the template entry forms it encourages the imagination. The competition helps develop children’s speaking and listening skills, increases their awareness of rhyme and provides a sense of achievement from the completed work they have created. Find out more >>>
Travel Back in Rhyme
The educational poetry competition combining literacy and history. Travel Back in Rhyme is the new poetry competition from Young Writers for 2011-2012. We are inviting teachers to send in poems by pupils aged 7-11 to be considered for publication in regional anthologies. The editorial team will select poems on the basis of imagination, expression, interpretation of poetry, use of language and description. Find out more >>>
My First Riddle
My First Riddle invites teachers to send us their Key Stage 1 pupils’ best riddles to be in with a chance of winning the top cash prize for their school. Pupils will have the chance to win book tokens! Find out more >>>
Postcard Poets
Keep inspiring your pupils through the summer holidays with our new ‘Postcard Poets’ competition. We are inviting pupils from across the globe to send us their poems on a postcard whenever, where ever they feel inspired. The top five poets will be awarded with a family fun day of their choice. Find out more >>>
Express Yourself
Express Yourself is the new poetry competition from Young Writers for 2011-2012. We are inviting teachers to send us poems by pupils aged 11-18 to be considered for publication in regional anthologies. The school with the best set of entries will receive £1,000 and six runner-up schools will receive cash prizes. Pupils have the chance to win over £1,000 in book tokens! Find out more >>>
Christmas Crackers
Yes, that’s right, that time of year is fast approaching again. Before we know it the sparkly lights will be going up in town centres, people will be decorating trees and carols will be echoing out of every radio. Share with us your poem about this time of year. Find out more >>>
Teen Poets
Teen Poets invites children from across the globe to write a poem telling the world how they feel and what matters to them. The best published poem will receive Love2Shop vouchers! Find out more >>>
Ghost Stories
Ghost stories – we’ve all heard them and we’ve all been scared by them at one time or another. They can be terribly scary or simply funny, but either way they have been an attention-grabbing form of storytelling for centuries and leave people wondering whether what they’ve heard is fact or fiction! Find out more >>>
Everybody Writes Day
Everybody Writes Day is being held on the 21st October. For this day we are inviting children to send in poems and short stories with a general theme in mind. Winners will have the opportunity to be featured on our Everybody Writes Day dedication page and also the chance of winning a Writing is Fun book. Find out more >>>
