Henrietta Branford Writing Competition
From Branford Boase Award
Resource type: Competition
Price band: Free
Key stage: KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5
Region(s): All of UK
The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition is a writing competition for young people aged 8-18 that runs alongside the Branford Boase Award.
Young writers are invited to submit entries that are inspired by a theme or an opening paragraph set by the winner of the Branford Boase Award for the previous year.
This year’s competition is looking for a short story, a poem, or a set of song lyrics written about a character who has ‘presence’. It is inspired by a line from 2023 Branford Boase Award winner Christine Pillainayagam’s book, Ellie Pillai is Brown:
‘I think you have presence, something special about you. Something different.’
Full entry details for the 2024 competition can be found here.
Timetable:
- The competition opens on February 12th.
- Entries must be submitted by Friday 31st May.
- The winners will be announced in July.
Read the six winning entries for the Henrietta Writing Competition 2023 here.
Cost: Free.
About the Branford Boase Award: The Branford Boase Award was set up in 1999 in memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford and her editor Wendy Boase.
Further resources:
- Find out more about the Branford Boase Award.
- Find more poetry and creative writing competitions for young people here.
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