The Wicked Young Writers’ Award 2015 closes on the 17th of April.
It’s free to enter and only open to writers 5-25 years old in Ireland and the UK.
You can submit stories, poems or drama of up to 750 words each.
Finalists aged 5-17 will have their entries published in a WICKED Young Writers Award 2015 anthology. Finalists aged 18 and over will have their entries published on the Wicked Young Writer’s Award website. The finalists will also be invited to an award ceremony at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in July 2015. One winner will then be selected from each age category. The winners will receive a certificate signed by Michael Morpurgo and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, a copy of the anthology, £50 books/eBooks tokens to spend, as well as £100 worth of books for their school library, and finally, four tickets to see the London production of WICKED at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, London and an opportunity to meet cast members after the show along with an exclusive backstage tour.
More here.