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This year Young Writers celebrates turning 30!

We're inviting young writers aged 4-18 years to join in The Big Poetry Party this summer...

Poems can be inspired by any theme and written in any style!

Ideas to write about...
- Celebrate your favourite person, place or thing
- Your best day ever
- Something that makes you happy
- Your hopes & dreams for the future
- The seasons
- Nature and animals
- A birthday-themed alphabet poem

The Big Poetry Party is an excuse to celebrate - we'd love for you to be involved, and join us in this incredible Young Writers milestone!

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One entry per person.

Poems can be on the entry form or an A4 sheet of paper or typed.

Poems can be written in any poetic style & use any poetic techniques.

Poems must be the entrants only original work.

Entrants must have a UK address to take part.

The competition is open to young writers aged 4-18 years old.

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Our favourite 3 x published poets will each win a Big Poetry Party Bag, that includes a Kindle Fire HD and is worth over £150!

There are 3 age ranges, and a winner will be chosen from each category:

1 x 5-8 years
1 x 9-13 years
1 x 14-18 years

Winners will be chosen, announced and awarded their prize in late December 2021.

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Thank you to everyone who took part in The Big Poetry Party to celebrate 30 years of Young Writers. We loved reading every entry, are very proud of the birthday anthologies and we are delighted to announce the winners, who each received a big poetry party bag packed full of prizes!

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