You can enter up to 40 lines of poetry or a short story of up to 1000 words on any subject for your chance to win! The competition is completely free to enter, and there are some great prizes up for grabs. We will award prizes in two age categories, 10-13 and 14-17.

1st prize: £50 book token for your school library and £50 cash for yourself!

And see your work published on our website at www.writingeastmidlands.co.uk.

Ten highly commended pieces of writing from each age category, along with the overall winning pieces, will be published in our online anthology, The Beacon, here on our website. Have a look at last year’s winners. 

For more information and to book your place