If you are under 18 and love reading, or you run or are part of a school or library book group, then you should enter the Guardian young critics competition.

All you have to do is write and submit a book review (maximum 500 words) on one of the eight fabulous books longlisted for the Guardian children’s fiction prize 2016, as chosen by this year’s judges David Almond, SF Said and Kate Saunders. You can find more information in the Guardian children’s fiction prize longlist gallery of covers, blurbs and judges’ comments.

The Guardian children’s fiction prize longlist 2016:

1. Zana Fraillon, Bone Sparrow (Hatchette)
2. Alex Wheatle, Crongton Knights (Atom)
3. Malorie Blackman, Chasing The Stars (Penguin)
4. Tanya Landman, Hell and Highwater (Walker)
5. Brian Selznick, The Marvels (Scholastic)
6. Giancarlo Gemin, Sweet Pizza (Nosy Crow)
7. Martin Stewart, Riverkeep (Penguin)
8. Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, The Smell of Other People’s Houses (Faber)

So if you are under 18, attend a school in the UK or are home educated in the UK and love reading, you can enter the young critics competition. The first thing you need to do is carefully read the terms and conditions at the bottom of this page.

Next write your review (max 500 words) on one of the Guardian children’s fiction prize 2016 longlisted books.

Make sure your review reaches us by 17 October 2016. 10 winning individual entries and one winning school will be selected by a panel of judges including Guardian children’s books editor Julia Eccleshare and at least one external judge. When picking the winners, the judges will be looking for the most interesting, entertaining and thought-provoking reviews.

For more information and to get involved