ENTRIES FOR THE 2023 YOUNG CREATIVE AWARDS HAVE NOW CLOSED.
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To enter the Creative Writing category, please ensure your work is one of the following:
Please make sure your entry is:
Please note your entry will be rejected if it does not follow the entry rules. As part of the online entry system you should also submit a statement detailing your inspiration for what you have written, and why you feel it is important to write about it.
The judges recommend you ask someone to read through your work, and check your grammar and spelling as you may be marked down for errors.
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THE YCA 2021 CREATIVE WRITING WINNERS WERE:
Áine Mullan - "Heartwood" (11-15 age group)
Leah Chaplin - "The Disappearing Act" (16-18 age group)
Lottie Cox - "Flying The Nest" (19-24 age group)
Download our 2022 Creative Writing zine, to read the three winning entries, here.