Arts Richmond Young Writers' Festival is open to all young people who either live or attend school/clubs in the Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is a chance to demonstrate writing skills of any form: stories,descriptive writing,poems, playlets,lyrics for songs-whatever the imagination can devise.
Entries are judged in four age groups with prizes for all winning entries.
All shortlisted entrants will be invited to a gala awards event at prestigious venue
The Exchange on Sunday 23rd March 2025.
Entry rules are simple: entrants may write about any subject of their choice, in any format (e.g. a poem, story, play script, news item etc.) not exceeding 500 words or 25 lines for a poem. ENTRIES MUST BE IN TYPED FORMAT (Hand written entries will be disqualified)
Extracts from longer pieces will be accepted. All entries must be exclusively the entrant's own work. Only one entry per Young Writer
Entries will be judges in the following Categories.
· School Years 4 and under
· School Years 5 and 6
· School Years 7 and 9
· School Years 10 and over.
Send Your entry to:
Arts Richmond Young Writers Festival
ETNA Community Centre Room 21, 13 Rosslyn Road, Twickenham, TW1 2AR.
Or email: YWentries@artsrichmond.org.uk
Please give full name, address, telephone number, email, date of birth, school year, and school or club you are attending in a covering letter/email or form provided by your school. (NAMES ENTERED DIRECTLY ONTO WORK WILL DISQUALIFY THE PIECE)
Deadline: Friday 6th December 2024
I am very happy to be working with Arts Richmond and their Young Writers’ Festival. I have recently moved to Richmond and love the area…in fact my most recent book is set here.
More to the point, I’m always keen to encourage young people to develop their creative skills and if they’re living in this area, there’s plenty to inspire them. Just walking along the river, in the park or on the green, we’re surrounded by history and enchantment and there are stories everywhere.
Good luck. And get writing!
Anthony Horowitz
Check out this great video
Young Writers Entry Template 2024 (pdf)
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