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Whatever your students' thoughts about wintertime, they can let us know in a poem!

There’s a chill in the air, the leaves have fallen, and the nights are long and dark; winter is here.

How do your pupils spend their winter days? Perhaps waiting for the snow to go sledding, or all cozy in front of the fire with a yummy hot chocolate. Will they be eagerly awaiting Santa on Christmas Eve? What is their New Year’s resolution? Perhaps nature in winter will inspire their poem... For many, winter is a time for family, friends, and kindness as well as exchanging gifts and parties!

Whether your students love or dislike winter we would love to know, we can't wait to read their poems...

Poems can be written or typed, and there is no line or word limit - your students can let creativity and expression flow! Once their poems are ready, email, or upload their work to us.

Your students poems could be published in a special Winter Wonderland poetry book. Plus, our favorite poet will also win a prize!

Closing Date: January 31, 2025.

Closing Date: Friday Jan 31, 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!

Katie Miller, Blue Eye High School
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Competition Rules

To make sure your entries are valid, please follow the rules listed below:

Closing Date: Friday Jan 31, 2025
  • Only one entry per child. Schools can enter as many entries as they like.
  • Open to both schools & independent entrants.
  • Poems can be typed in Word, etc or written on sheet of paper.
  • The child's name & age must be included with their poem along with the school's name and address.
  • The poem must be the child's own original work.
  • Poems can be in any poetic form/style.
  • Free to enter.
  • US entrants only.

If you are unsure on any rules or have any queries, please don't hesitate to Contact Us.

For Schools

Participating schools receive a free copy of the book their students feature in.

For Pupils

Our favorite poet wins a $50 e-gift card of their choice.

Every entrant receives a bookmark and those poets selected for publication also receive a certificate of merit.

Enter Online

  Email

Email your entries to [email protected]

  Upload

Upload your entries

  Entrants type their entries online

Why not combine literacy and ICT by using the online writing portal? Entrants can type their work and you can submit them at the click of a button!

Writing Portal

  File Sender Services

You can use different file sender services to enter digitally, such as: WeTransfer, Google Classroom, Dropbox, Send Anywhere, Egress, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Smash, Files.com, Apple iCloud Drive, FileCloud

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 PS
77 Walnut Street
Unit 11
Peabody MA 01960

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Young Writers PS
77 Walnut Street
Unit 11
Peabody MA 01960

Closing Date: Friday Jan 31, 2025