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The Young Writers Annual Showcase 2025 | Creative Writing Contest | 4-18 Year-Olds
Celebrate your students' writing this academic year!
Share the amazing writing your students have created...
The Young Writers Annual Showcase is an incredible way to celebrate your students' writing skills by giving them the opportunity to be published in a book.
From articles or blogs to poems and stories, you and your students can choose their favorite or best piece of writing from this academic year, up to 1,000 words.
It’s the perfect way to celebrate your students' achievement, boost confidence and showcase your school’s writing talent!
❤️ Your students' work could be published in a book alongside other budding writers from across the United States
🏆 The best writers each win $100 and a trophy - could it be a student from your school? This year we'll also be awarding the school who submits the best set of entries a trophy too!
The Young Writers Annual Showcase 2025 has a 1,000-word limit, so let your students' writing talent shine!
Closing Date: Friday Sep 12, 2025
We've worked with over 20,000 schools. Here's what some of them have to say...
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This is my sixth year using YW to publish my students' writing and they are so easy to work with! My students are always excited to use the provided theme and challenge themselves to be chosen!
Thank you so much for another opportunity! The class really enjoyed this.
Justina Denapoli, Father Vincent Capodanno Catholic Academy, NYSee more...
The students enjoyed the freedom of this project (Peculiar Pets). It got them excited to write.
Amanda Peterson, Christ The King School, NYSee more...
Peculiar Pets was a great activity!
Anne Piccoli, Immaculate Heart Of Mary School, NYSee more...
Thank you for the intriguing prompts and engaging activities! I look forward to these contests each year.
Mike Carter, Millis Middle/High School, MASee more...
My students absolutely loved the challenge of writing mini sagas!
Darla Bubar, Edward Town Middle School, NYSee more...
The story starters are so fun!
Nichole Charbonneau, Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, MASee more...
My students look forward to this contest every year, and so do I!
Rachel Barnes, Monomay Regional High School, MASee more...
This was such a fun way to have my students engaged with their writing!
Christina Guertin, Midland Street School, NYSee more...
This is my sixth year using YW to publish my students' writing and they are so easy to work with! My students are always excited to use the provided theme and challenge themselves to be chosen!
Thank you so much for another opportunity! The class really enjoyed this.
Justina Denapoli, Father Vincent Capodanno Catholic Academy, NYSee more...
The students enjoyed the freedom of this project (Peculiar Pets). It got them excited to write.
Amanda Peterson, Christ The King School, NYSee more...
Peculiar Pets was a great activity!
Anne Piccoli, Immaculate Heart Of Mary School, NYSee more...
Thank you for the intriguing prompts and engaging activities! I look forward to these contests each year.
Mike Carter, Millis Middle/High School, MASee more...
My students absolutely loved the challenge of writing mini sagas!
Darla Bubar, Edward Town Middle School, NYSee more...
The story starters are so fun!
Nichole Charbonneau, Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, MASee more...
My students look forward to this contest every year, and so do I!
Rachel Barnes, Monomay Regional High School, MASee more...
This was such a fun way to have my students engaged with their writing!
Christina Guertin, Midland Street School, NYSee more...
Competition Rules
To make sure your entries are valid, please follow the rules listed below:
Closing Date: Friday Sep 12, 2025
Only one entry per student, there is no limit to the number of entries per school. Teachers please submit your entries altogether where possible!
Your students choose the best piece of work they have written this academic year OR write a brand-new piece. You do not need a student entry form to enter as work can be photocopied/scanned straight from your students' books.
1,000 word limit.
Each student's name, age and school name must be included on each page of their entry.
Entries can be a photocopy, typed, scanned, handwritten or scribed by an adult.
All genres and styles of writing are welcome to be submitted.
Work entered into the showcase will be considered for publication in the Young Writers Annual Showcase 2025.
Entries must be the entrant's own original work.
US entrants only.
Entrants must be aged 4-18 years.
Copyright remains with the author.
If you are unsure on any rules or have any queries, please don't hesitate to Contact Us.
For Schools
The school that submits the best set of entries is awarded the Young Writers Award of Excellence!
PLUS every participating school receives a free copy of the book their students feature in!
(The more entries you send, the more free books you’ll receive: E.g. Send 1-30 entries & you'll receive 1 free copy, send 31-60 entries you'll receive 2 free copies, etc.)
For Pupils
A winner in each age category will be chosen once the showcase is published (end of 2025):
4-11 year-olds
12-18 year-olds
Each winner receives $100 and a trophy.
Every entrant receives a bookmark and writers selected for publication receive a certificate of merit too.
(School & student winners will be chosen from entries submitted in April-Sept 2025. The prizes will be sent Dec 2025.)
Enter Online
Email
Email your entries to [email protected]
and please ensure your students' names and ages are on their work, and that you include your name, school name and school address in your email. Thank you!
Please ensure your name, email and school name and address are included with your entries if you send entries digitally via a non-Young Writers service.
Send by Post
Send your entries, along with your school entry form, to:
Young Writers Annual Showcase 77 Walnut Street Unit 11 Peabody MA 01960
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