Pop Up Projects & The Week Junior are looking for ten brilliant young writers across the UK aged 8 to 12 to help us change the world by submitting an original story or poem of no more than 500 words which inspires other children to think about the things they can do to help the planet.
The ten winners will see their story or poem published in Children For Change, a brand-new collection of stories, illustrations and facts inspiring young readers to ‘take an action’ - big or small, local or global – to protect our environments, alongside contributions from over 60 of the UK’s favourite children’s writers and illustrators.
Launching on October 7th 2024 as part of UN World Habitat Day, the Children For Change anthology will be FREE to download for every child and in every primary school in the UK.
Children For Change is being published by Pop Up Projects CIC. Children For Change has teamed up with one of the UK’s leading current affairs magazines for young people, The Week Junior, for the Children For Change national writing competition.
Judges: Konnie Huq, Author and Broadcaster, Vanessa Harriss, Editor of The Week Junior and Dylan Calder, Director of Pop Up Projects.
Entrants can submit their writing by visiting
pop-up.org.uk/childrenforchange where they will also find guidelines, terms and conditions plus writing tips.
Deadline: Friday 12th July 2024 at 3pm
Image credit: © David Roberts