Participating in these contests also allows children to experience the nature of competitive writing with deadlines, topic selection, and word count parameters. Below is a list of writing competitions geared toward young to middle school-aged children and the corresponding guidelines for each. Poetic...
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I wanted to write and illustrate my own comic strip for years. If I could draw better, that would still be my fantasy job. It wasn’t until my first year in college that I began writing children’s book in the hopes of one day getting published. For about the next nine years,...
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This yearly competition is special in that it encourages kids aged 5-10 to work together to write a piece of work in the form of a children’s book. The 21-29-page book must be created by a group of at least three students. The winning book is published and sold across the country...
• Children's and Young Adult Novel (1st prize: £625)• Writing Without Restrictions (1st prize: £275).Entry fees: from £8 to £18.50.Deadline: 31 May 2025 See details The Plough Poetry Prize 2025 Description The Plough Poetry Prize is an international competition for a poems...
Since there aren't many poetry competitions, don't limit yourself to writing poetry contests. Participate in short story and essay contests. Question: Is there a mailing list for any of these free international writing and non-writing entry contests? Answer: In some contests, yes but not many...
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We will not accept plays written for children, musical theatre (however. where appropriate the play may contain music and also where appropriate may have songs of no more than 5 mins duration). We will accept adaptations providing there are no copyright payments required by PEEL as the prod...