Foyles poetry award opens for entries

The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2018 is now open for entries to any writer aged 11-17. The deadline for entries is midnight (BST) 31 July 2018.

foyleyoungpoets.org

Sign up for StoryCon 2018!

Storycon, Scotland's creative writing and illustration conference - designed by teenagers for teenagers, is taking place in Glasgow on 23-24 June and teenagers can now sign up for their free place.

www.thestoryis.co.uk/storycon/

Free Writing Friday

Are you a writer as well as a reader? Bestselling author Cressida Cowell is launching a new campaign called 'Free Writing Friday' to get more children to write for pleasure.

Writing competition with 'China' theme

The Liverpool Literary Festival Writing Competition is looking for your stories of up to 500 words on the theme of China, and the competition will be judged by the author Philip Pullman.

www.liverpool.ac.uk/literary-festival/china-stories/

Authors fight to save our seas

50 top UK children's authors and illustrators including Michael Morpurgo Jacqueline Wilson, Chris Riddell and Quentin Blake are behind a new campaign, Authors4Oceans, to save our seas.

www.authors4oceans.org

Design a t-shirt for YALC

If you're a YA fan then how about designing a t-shirt for this year's YALC (YA Lit Con) (27-29 July) - and you could win a VIP Entrance to the event! You have until 4 May to send in your entry.

www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com/index.php/zones/yalc

Schools shadow prize shortlists

The shortlists for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been announced and thousands of young people around the UK will now 'shadow' the awards.

Finish a story started by Beetle Boy author!

Can you think of a great way to finish this story started by Beetle Boy author MG Leonard?!

www.branfordboaseaward.org.uk/HBWC/HBWC_current/henriettabranfo1.html