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Wonderverse is a poetry contest guaranteed to ignite imaginations in any classroom and get your students writing.
Teach your students how to write poetry as they enter the Wonderverse, where anything is possible and imagination and creativity come alive!
What is Wonderverse? It's an exciting world of poetry and anything your students want it to be!
Inspire your students to dive into creativity to write a poem about any topic. Using any style or technique, they can write about incredible worlds or fantasy creatures, express their inner thoughts or emotions, describe their favorite people, places or hobbies, or write about your class topic.
🌟 Colorful graphic organizers to help your students plan their poems
🌟 Opportunity for your students to be published in a real book
🌟 Tie in with your class topic or book for cross-curricular links
🌟 No limits on poetry style or subject
🌟 Bookmark for every entrant and certificate for students chosen for publication
🌟 Free to enter
There's a wealth of free resources available to download, including example poems from past winners, a lesson plan and accompanying PowerPoint slide deck (also available as Google Slides), and how-to writing guides for poetry styles and techniques.
Wonderverse is ideal for 6-13 year-olds, but students outside the age range are welcome to enter, so it's a great opportunity to get your whole school writing!
Your students will love letting their imaginations run free, and we can't wait to see what they find in their Wonderverse!
Extended
Closing Date: Friday Jan 10, 2025
We've worked with over 20,000 schools. Here's what some of them have to say...
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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!
Thank you so much for another opportunity! The class really enjoyed this.
Justina Denapoli, Father Vincent Capodanno Catholic Academy, NYSee more...
The students enjoyed the freedom of this project (Peculiar Pets). It got them excited to write.
Amanda Peterson, Christ The King School, NYSee more...
Peculiar Pets was a great activity!
Anne Piccoli, Immaculate Heart Of Mary School, NYSee more...
Thank you for the intriguing prompts and engaging activities! I look forward to these contests each year.
Mike Carter, Millis Middle/High School, MASee more...
My students absolutely loved the challenge of writing mini sagas!
Darla Bubar, Edward Town Middle School, NYSee more...
The story starters are so fun!
Nichole Charbonneau, Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, MASee more...
My students look forward to this contest every year, and so do I!
Rachel Barnes, Monomay Regional High School, MASee more...
This was such a fun way to have my students engaged with their writing!
Christina Guertin, Midland Street School, NYSee more...
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!
To make sure your entries are valid, please follow the rules listed below:
Extended
Closing Date: Friday Jan 10, 2025
Only one entry per student.
There is no limit to the number
of entries per school. Teachers please submit your entries altogether where
possible!
Ask your students to write their poem (or an adult can
scribe/type it), ensuring their name, age and school name are included.
Work can be on the entry form or a letter-size sheet of
paper or typed (on a computer or in the Online Writing Portal).
Students' poems must be their own work!
Please note on the
entry if there is anything we need to take into consideration when reading the
work.
No line limit
Poems can be written in any style
US entrants only.
Free to enter.
Ideal for 6-13 year-olds. (Students outside this age range are welcome to enter.)
Copyright remains with the author.
If you are unsure on any rules or have any queries, please don't hesitate to Contact Us.
For Schools
The school that submits the best set of entries will win Young Writers' Award of Excellence.
PLUS every participating school receives a free copy of the book their students feature in!
(Remember, you receive 1 free copy for every 30 entries you submit! E.g. 1-30 entries you receive 1 copy, 31-60 entries you receive 2 copies, etc. Every participating school will receive at least 1 copy of the book their students feature in.)
For Pupils
Our 3 favorite published writers will each win a fantastic creative writing goody bag!
PLUS
Every entrant receives a bookmark, and we award a certificate of merit for all young writers chosen for publication.
(School and student winners will be chosen from entries received Nov-Dec 2024. Goody bag image is an example, contents may differ.)
Please ensure your name, email and school name and address are included with your entries if you send entries digitally via a non-Young Writers service.
Send by Post
Send your entries, along with your school entry form, to:
Young Writers Elementary 77 Walnut Street Unit 11 Peabody MA 01960
We can't wait to read your students' poems!
Jenni, Editor
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