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The Beautiful Truth |
Poetry Contest

Ideal for 10-18

The Beautiful Truth Video
Ignite a passion for poetry in your child with The Beautiful Truth and help them discover the freedom of creative expression. 

Start by watching the video, which will engage your child and kick-start their ideas. 

There are more free resources to download which are all designed to empower and inspire children of all abilities. They can write their poem on any theme and in any style, giving them the freedom to explore their creativity.

Benefits of entering
🖊️Empowers young adults to express themselves
🖊️Allows writers to flex their creativity and imagination
🖊️Develops transferable skills including self-reflection, empathy and communication
🖊️Free resources to inspire creativity and learn poetry writing techniques
🖊️Opportunity for your child to have their work published
🖊️Amazing prizes
🖊️Free to enter

We can't wait to see how your child expresses themselves with The Beautiful Truth.

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 - The Beautiful Truth
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 10-18 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

The Beautiful Truth Prize

Our 3 favorite published writers will each win a $50 Amazon gift card.

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.)

Closing Date: Friday Dec 20, 2024