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Wonderverse |
Poetry Contest

Ideal for 6-13

Wonderverse Video

Enter Wonderverse, the exciting world of poetry!

What is Wonderverse? It is anything you want it to be!

Inspire your child 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 their family.

Check out the video trailer

Benefits of Entering

🌟 Colorful graphic organizer to help your child plan their poem

🌟 Opportunity to be published in a real book

🌟 Fantastic goody bag to be won for the top 3 writers

🌟 No limits on poetry style or subject

🌟 Free to enter

There's a wealth of free resources available to download, including example poems from past winners, and how-to writing guides for poetry styles and techniques.

Wonderverse is ideal for 6-13 year-olds, but entrants outside the age range are welcome to enter.

Your child will love letting their imagination run free, and we can't wait to see what they find in their Wonderverse!

How To Enter

Email your child's entry along with their, name and full address to: [email protected]

OR

Upload their entry at www.youngwritersusa.com/individual-entry or use the link below.

OR

Mail your child's entry along with their, name and full address to:

Young Writers - Wonderverse
77 Walnut Street
Unit 11
Peabody, MA, 01960

Closing Date: December 20, 2024

Rules

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

  • Only one entry per child.
  • Ask your child to write their poem (or an adult can scribe/type it), ensuring their name, age and address are included.
  • Work can be on the entry form or a letter-size sheet of paper or typed.
  • Poems must be your child's 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.
  • Copyright remains with the author. 

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

Prizes

Wonderverse Prize

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 to all young writers chosen for publication.

(Winners will be chosen from entries received Nov-Dec 2024. Independent entrants are eligible for student prizes. The goody bag image is an example, contents may differ.)

Closing Date: Friday Dec 20, 2024