Read an extract from the new Alex Rider!

Yes, there's a new ALEX RIDER novel publishing on 1st June - but you can read the first chapter from Alex Rider: Never Say Die (Walker Books) in advance here!

Jacqueline Wilson Writing Competition

This year's Jacqueline Wilson Competition is asking children aged 7-12 years to write a letter to an imaginary person who lives far away. Jacqueline Wilson will help to choose the winners.

www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk

Do you love writing stories set in the past?

The Young Walter Scott Prize, a creative writing prize for young people dedicated to historical fiction, is now open for entries to those aged 11-19 years.

www.ywsp.co.uk

StoryCon opens to Scottish teenagers

StoryCon, Scotland's biggest creative writing & illustration get-together for those aged 13-19 years, will take place on 24 and 25 June in Central Glasgow. Attendance is free to teenagers who live in Scotland.

www.thestoryis.co.uk/storycon-2017-agenda-workshops/

Programme your own event for young people

Book Week Scotland, which takes place during the last week in November, is offering a Young Programmers fund to enable young people to programme their own event for those aged 18-26. Applications must be in by Friday 2 June at 5pm.

scottishbooktrust.com/reading/book-week-scotland/about-book-week-scotland/book-week-scotland-young-programmers-fund

First YALC 2017 authors announced

Guardian children's fiction winner Alex Wheatle, Waterstone's Book Prize winner Patrice Lawrence and Costa Children's Book Award winner Brian Conaghan are among the authors taking part in YALC 2017 in London this July.

www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com/index.php/yalc

Reigate and Banstead Writes secondary winner

We are delighted to share the winning story from Reigate and Banstead Writes, a short story competition for local students. 13 year old Ben Herneman from St Bede's School, Redhill, won the Secondary category.

Competition for great writing

The Young Muslim Writers Awards are back and they are looking for great short stories and poems from those aged five to 16 years.

muslimwritersawards.submittable.com/submit