Ideal for 5-8 years
Monster Mayhem
What kind of monster will they create?
Extended Closing Date
Friday 13th November 2026
Ideal for 6-13 years
Camp Scare
A campfire. A full moon. A rustle in the bushes... What happens next?
Extended Closing Date
Friday 13th November 2026
Ideal for 6-13 years
Switch It Up!
Change one thing. Imagine Everything.
Ideal for 10-18 years
SOS Sagas: Wanted
Everyone Wants Something...
Extended Closing Date
Friday 13th November 2026
Ideal for 10-18
The Great Poetry Escape
A different world is just a page away!
Ideal for 10-18 years
Fright Club
Can you scare someone in just 100 words?
Extended Closing Date
Friday 13th November 2026
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Winter Words
How it works...
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Use the amazing FREE resources and engaging themes to inspire children and young adults to get writing.
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Send your work to Young Writers - our editors read every poem and story we receive!
3
It’s time to celebrate as children become authors published in a real book!
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Inspiring Young Writers since 1991
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