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Future Voices |
Poetry Competition

12-18

Your voice. Your words. Your poem.

Future Voices gives young writers aged 12-18 the freedom to write about whatever matters to them, in any poetic style they choose.

You could explore current affairs, identity, conservation, relationships, something you love, something you want to change, or anything else that inspires you. Your poem can be powerful, personal, funny or thought-provoking..

There are no set themes or styles, so this is your chance to express yourself, your way.

You can be inspired by any poetic style, such as:

✏️free verse
✏️rhyme
✏️sonnet
✏️narrative poem
✏️acrostic
✏️haiku and tankas

Future Voices is open all year round, so there is always a real audience for you to write for and a platform to share your voice.

How To Enter 

Please ask your parent/guardian for permission to enter before you do!

Email your entry along with your name and full address to: [email protected]

OR

Upload your entry at www.youngwriters.co.uk/competitions/enter

OR

Post your entry along with your name and full address to:

Young Writers - Future Voices
Remus House
Peterborough
PE2 9BF

Rules

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

  • Only one entry per person

  • Your work can be on the entry form or an A4 sheet of paper or typed. (An adult can assist!)

  • Please include your name, age and full postal address on their entry

  • Your work must be their own

  • Poems can be on any subject & in any poetic style

  • Copyright remains with the author

  • Free to enter

  • UK entrants only

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

Prizes

Future Voices Prize
The top poet in each book will win a £25 gift card of their choice and independent entrants are eligible to win.

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Closing Date: Thursday 31st Dec 2026