The BBC Young Writers’ Award
What?
Now in its ninth year, the BBC Young Writers’ Award with Cambridge University challenges young people in the UK aged between 14-18 years to submit stories of up to 1,000 words. Shortlisted writers’ stories are professionally recorded and made available on the BBC, with the shortlist invited to an award ceremony broadcast live on BBC radio, where the winner is announced. More information is available at bbc.co.uk/ywa
When?
Submissions for the 2023 award are open until 9am (GMT) Monday 20th March 2023.
How?
Entry instructions, Terms & Conditions and a Privacy Notice are available here.
Author
Helena
Helena Steel founded the Story Room in 2013 and has never looked back. She has tutored children for their 11-plus exams for the past 17 years and is a partner at www.succeed11plusmocks.co.uk She is in awe of children’s minds; how they can absorb and retain information, their brilliant creativity and how they can improve across the whole curriculum (including foreign languages, science and maths) with a little help with their English. She studied Law at UCL, is a qualified solicitor, a published poet and has been a judge on the BBC 500 words competition.She has helped hundreds of children gain entry to schools including; City of London (girls and boys), St.Pauls, Dame Alice Owens, Latymer, Henrietta Barnet, Queen Elizabeth Boys, Haberdashers (girls and boys), St Albans, Channing, St Michael’s Catholic School, U.C.S, Dubai College (U.E.A), Sevenoaks, Highgate, Merchant Taylor, Benedeen, North London Collegiate, Highgate, Mill Hill, Palmers Green High, St John’s (Enfield), Queenswood, Haileybury and more...
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