5-7
Super Me
A brand-new drawing contest for 5-7 year-olds.
Ideal for 6-13
Wonderverse
Ignite imaginations in any classroom and get your students writing with Wonderverse!
Ideal for 10-18
The Beautiful Truth
Inspire and engage 10-18 year-olds to write poems about what matters to them.
Elementary
Spook Squad
Exciting new creative writing contest ideal for 6-13 year-olds
Extended Closing Date
Friday 21st November 2025
Middle & High
Stranger Sagas
The brand new creative writing contest to inspire 10-18 year-olds.
Extended Closing Date
Friday 21st November 2025
All
Winter Wonderland
Write a poem in any style and capture the essence of winter.
Middle & High
Fright Club
Creative writing contest ideal for 10-18 year-olds
Extended Closing Date
Friday 21st November 2025
How it works...
1
Use the amazing FREE resources and engaging themes to inspire children and young adults to get writing.
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2
Send your 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!
Welcome to Young Writers
Inspiring Young Writers since 1991
"The students enjoyed the freedom of this project (Peculiar Pets). It got them excited to write."
Amanda Peterson, Christ The King School, NY
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"This is my sixth year using YW to publish my students' writing and they are so easy to work with! My students are always excited to use the provided theme and challenge themselves to be chosen!"
Katie Miller, Blue Eye High School
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