The Young Writers Annual Showcase 2025

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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.

This writing contest is 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!

[Rules] =>

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.

[School Prizes] =>

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.)

[Student Prizes] =>

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.)

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The Young Writers Annual Showcase is an incredible way to celebrate your child's writing skills by giving them the opportunity to be published in a book.

From articles or blogs to poems and stories, you and your child 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 child's writing talent, help boost confidence and share their work with a huge audience.

❤️ Your child's 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

The Young Writers Annual Showcase 2025 has a 1,000-word limit, so let your child's writing talent shine!

How To Enter

Email your child's entry along with their name and full address to: [email protected]

OR

Upload your child's entry at our website: www.youngwritersusa.com/contests/enter

Mail your child's entry along with their, name and full address to:

Young Writers - Annual Showcase

77 Walnut Street, Unit 11,

Peabody MA 01960

[Independent Rules] =>

Only one entry per person.
Your child chooses the best piece of work they have written this academic year OR writes a brand-new piece.
1,000 word limit.
Your child's name and age name must be included on each page of their entry.
Your child's entry can be photocopied, 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.
Your child's entry must be their own original work.
US entrants only.
Entrants must be aged 4-18 years.
Copyright remains with the author.

[Independent Prizes] =>

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.

(Winners will be chosen from entries submitted in April-Sept 2025. The prizes will be sent next semester.)

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This contest is now closed.

If you have late entries, please email us at [email protected] and we'll do our best to accommodate them.

Open contests can be found here.

What happens now?

Our editorial team will process the entries and those that meet the contests criteria will be selected for publication. Letters will be sent out to those selected. Anyone not selected will have the chance to resubmit their work. Winners will be chosen once all the books in the series have been published.

Contest Timeline

Stage	Date	Status
Letters Sent	By 3^rd October 2025	⏳ In Progress
Books Published	15^th December 2025 - 19^th December 2025	⏳ Coming Soon
Winners Announced	30^th January 2026	⏳ Coming Soon

Please note we aim to keep these dates as accurate as possible but can be subject to change.

For more detailed information about your school's entries, please log in (or create) your teacher account here using the email you included on your teacher entry form.