Love writing? Aged 11-18? We’re looking for the freshest, boldest words in Norfolk.
The Young Norfolk Writing Competition – the popular annual competition celebrating creative writing in all its forms – is designed for 11–18-year-olds living or studying in Norfolk.
Send us stories, lyrics, narrative for games, graphic stories, poems, spoken word, scripts, podcasts, plays, articles, journalism or essays, and you could be in with the chance of winning a range of prizes!
Categories
Category 1
- Poetry
- Lyrics
- Spoken Word
Category 2
- Fiction
- Creative Non-Fiction
- Illustrated writing e.g. Picture book, graphic novel, comics & storyboard
Word limits
Poetry, lyrics, spoken word, fiction, creative non-fiction
500 words or up to 40 lines for poetry
Illustrated writing
Up to four sides of A4
Audio entries
Up to five minutes in length
How to enter
The 2024 competition will open for entries in January 2024. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to find out more!
Your entries should be typed. You can use any programme such as Microsoft Word, Pages (Apple) or Google Docs.
Please ensure the name of your document is the same as your story.
If your piece is longer than the rules above we are afraid it will not be submitted to the judges.
Meet the winners
Are you a teacher?
Download tips for involving the YNWC in the classroom and your work with young people.
Young Norfolk Writing Competition is a partnership between National Centre for Writing and Young Norfolk Arts with support from Arts Council England and Norfolk County Council.
