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Writing Competition!

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Do you love writing and want to have the chance to get published?

Do you want to get to see a show at the theatre?

Your writing could be the way to try and get you there!

Entries should be handed in to your teacher (hand-written or typed)

There are lots of tips and examples of previous winning entries on the website.

Any questions, ask your teacher or take a look on the website www.wickedyoungwriterawards.com

 

School Hand-in Deadline: Friday 14thFebruary

Competition Deadline: Monday 2nd March 2020

 

PRIZES

All winners:

  • Win four tickets to see the London production of WICKED at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.
  • Meet cast members after the show along with an exclusive backstage tour.
  • £50 worth of books/eBooks tokens to spend.
  • All 120 finalists’ entries get printed in the Wicked Young Writer Awards anthology.

MORE PRIZES FOR INDIVIDUAL CATAGORIES AND SCHOOLS TO  BE ANNOUNCED!

 

RULES

  • 750-word limit (not including the title words)
  • Entrants must be aged between 5-25 years old when entering the Wicked Young Writer Awards
  • Entries can be hand-written or typed
  • Writing must be original and your own ideas
  • No previously published worked will be accepted
  • Judges criteria: originality, narrative, descriptive language, characterisation.
  • Ensure that all students include their name, surname and age on the entry form
  • Open to UK residents only