The Wicked Young Writer Awards are sponsored by the award-winning musical Wicked in association with the National Literacy Trust.
Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall is Patron of the Awards, set up to recognise excellence in writing & creativity and to help develop literacy in young people.
Acclaimed author & illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon books, Cressida Cowell, will return as Head Judge for the awards. Michael Morpurgo is also honorary judge of the awards.
Watch this video on the 2016 Awards to see how the Awards can benefit pupils.
NB: The For Good Award for Non-Fiction, is also open for 15-25 year olds to write essays/articles that recognise the positive impact that people can have on each other, their communities & the world we live in.
To find out more about the competition, check out our Carpe Diem entry, which contains all the details.
Prizes!
All winners will receive 4 tickets to see the London production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre and the opportunity to meet cast members after the show along with an exclusive backstage tour.
Younger categories (5-7, 8-11 and 11-14) also win £50 worth of books/eBooks tokens to spend, as well as £100 worth of books for the winners’ school library donated by Hachette Children’s Books and a bespoke Wicked workshop for their school!
Older categories (15-17, 18-25 and For Good Award for Non-Fiction) also win £50 worth of books/eBooks tokens to spend and an exclusive writing experience with one of the Awards’ literacy partners.
How to Enter:
The Wicked Young Writer Awards are open for entries until 13th March 2017.
Entries can be a maximum of 750 words.
Stories can be in any style and on a topic of your choice.
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