INKHEAD are a group of writers in London who run creative writing workshops for young writers. Every year they also run a worldwide
short story competition for young people between the ages of 7 and 16. The thing that sets it apart from other competitions is that everyone receives a critique – winners get a long one, everyone else something much shorter.

The task is to write a story under one of the following titles:-

• Dangerous Diana’s Downfall

• The Spy At No. 10

• Welcome to the Hacienda

• Astronaut Adventure

• Who’s Laughing Now

length: 1000 words maximum

Entry fee: £5 per story – special arrangements for schools, libraries, youth groups.

Age categories:

• Category 1 – 7 to 9 year olds

• Category 2 – 10 to 12 year olds

• Category 3 – 13 to 14 year olds

• Category 4 – 15 to 16 year olds

Prize: One overall winner – £100, plus a full A4 page critique of the story, highlighting its strengths and suggestions to improve it and eight runners-up (2 in each age category) will also receive a full critique and a £25 book token. Winners and Highly Commended stories will be published in Inkhead’s next anthology.

Extras – All entries will be given a FREE short critique of their stories.

7 comments on “International Writing Competition for Young People”

1. eloisedesousa

   March 3, 2015

   

   Reblogged this on Thoughts by Mello-Elo.

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   • bridget whelan

     March 4, 2015

     

     Thanks for reblogging!

     Reply
     • eloisedesousa

       March 4, 2015

       

       My pleasure. 😀

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3. Rhoda Taylor

   August 13, 2015

   

   Just waiting for the next competition for children aged 10/13

   Reply
   • bridget whelan

     August 16, 2015

     

     Tell us more!

     Reply
     • Rhoda Taylor

       August 17, 2015

       

       Excellent, I’ll keep a look out. Thank you. Rhoda.

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