Ideal for 4-7
Super Me - Drawing Competition
BRAND-NEW drawing competition for 4-7 year-olds
Ideal for 7-12
The Magical Map
Creative writing competition ideal to get 7-12 year-olds writing imaginative stories
Ideal for 11-18
Fight or Flight
An exciting creative writing competition to engage 11-18 year olds and get them writing thrilling tales.
Ideal for all ages
Winter Wonderland 2025
Winter Wonderland - A poetry competition for 5-18 year-olds
Ideal for ages 11-18
Fright Club (11-18 Year-Olds)
What lurks in your imagination...? Get involved today in this ghost story writing competition for writers aged 11-18 years!
Ideal for ages 5-11
The Spook Squad (For 5-11 Year-Olds)
What lurks in your child's imagination...? Get them involved today in this ghost story writing competition for writers aged 5-11 years!
How it works...
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Use the amazing FREE resources and engaging themes to inspire children to get writing.
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2
Send children’s 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!
4
See confidence and engagement skyrocket!
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Welcome to Young Writers
Inspiring Young Writers since 1991
"We really enjoyed this - resources were useful and was lovely to read the poems, thanks!"
Megan Lister, Murrayburn Primary School
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"The students really enjoyed the activities and responded really well to all the resources"
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