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BBC2 500 words: Free to enter. 5-13-year-olds. Great prizes for the individual and their school. Closing date: in February.
National Flash Fiction Youth Competition: Free to enter. 16-19-year-olds. Closing date: February.
Wicked Young Writer Award: Free to enter. 5-25-year-olds with 5 different age categories. Closing date: March.
Writing Wizardry Competition: Free to enter. School Years 3-6 with two year catagories. Closing date 27th March.
Write on Art Prize: Free to enter. 15-18-year-olds. Closing date 31st March.
Orwell Youth Prize: Free to enter. 13-18-year-olds. Closing date mid May.
Young Writer Award: Free to enter. 16-25-years-old. Closing date 31st May.
Anne Frank Creative Writing Awards: Free to enter. 10-15-year-olds. Closing Date 30th June.
HG Wells Short Story Competition: Free to enter up to 21-year-olds. Closing date: July.
The Young Muslim Writers Awards: Free to enter. 5-16-year-olds. Closing date: 13th August.
The Sailsbury Story Prize: Free to enter. 4-11 and 12-18-year-olds. Closing date: 30th September.
Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story: Free to enter. Up to 10-years-old and 11-16-year-olds. Closing date: 30th September.
UNESCO and Idries Shah Foundation World Tales Short Story Competition: Free to enter- 12-25-year-olds. Closing date 15th October
BBC Young Reporter Competition: Free to enter. 11-15 and 16-18-year olds. Closing date: 26th October.
Benjamin Franklin Literary Prize: Free to enter. 18-25-year-olds. Closing date: end of October.
The Young Walter Scott Prize: Free to enter. 11-15 and 16-19-year-olds. Closing date: 31st October.
Planet Plymouth Writing Competition: Free to enter, 11-18 year-olds in education. Closing date: 2nd December.