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2026 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Children and teenagers aged up to 19 years who enjoy writing are challenged to enter the 2026 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, with a story about a place or person they know well.
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Poetry speaking competition Poetry by Heart 2026 opens for entries
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Thursday, October 2, 2025
Poetry By Heart, a national poetry speaking competition, opens today, National Poetry Day, 2 October 2025, with a call to all schools in England to sign up - and with a preview of Poetry By Heart: the Movie, the inspiring new feature film documentary following schools as they enter the...
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BBC's 500 Words writing competition is back for 2025
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
The 500 Words competition is now open, challenging children aged five to 11 years to write a short story in up to 500 words for the BBC's annual competition. Judges are looking for stories that will make them "laugh, cry or just be blown away by what we are reading". <s...
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Global reading challenge from World Kid Lit
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Thursday, August 14, 2025
Where will you travel by book? World Kid Lit is launching a reading challenge for schools to encourage international and inclusive reading. The World Kid Lit Reading Challenge Award is open for entries from 1 September to 10 October. Winners will be awarded for...
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Join the Summer Reading Challenge 2025
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Monday, June 23, 2025
You can take part in the Summer Reading Challenge at your local library or online. The challenge runs from 21 June to 30 September and follows a theme of nature and the great outdoors with Story Garden. Join the Summer Re...
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Perform poetry for the CLiPPA 2025 award
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Schools around the country are shadowing the CLiPPA poetry award, with children choosing their favourite poems to perform and helping to spark a life-long love of poetry. The best performers could also win a place at this year's CLiPPA Poetry Award in London!
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Year 3: Design a Bookmark Competition
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Monday, March 17, 2025
The Children's Bookshow is challenging Year 3 children (ages 7-8 years) to design a bookmark featuring a favourite bird, in a competition run in partnership with the British Trust for Ornithology. The competition asks children to design a bookmark with a picture...
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2025 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The 2025 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition is now open for entries! The competition is open to writers aged up to 19 years and the closing date is Friday 30 May 2025. The judges are looking for <s...
