Young Writers

Young Writers We aim to promote poetry and creative writing in children aged 5-18 by offering free resources to teachers, parents and writers.

Our competitions give young writers the opportunity to develop their skills and see their work in a published book! At Young Writers UK we've been working with schools, parents and young writers across the world since 1991. Our aim is to promote poetry and creative writing within children from ages 5-18 years. We offer free resources for writers, parents, and teachers including writing tips, newsl

etters, lesson plans and activities to inspire children to develop their creative writing abilities and fall in love with English. Our competitions are for children of all ages, they're free to enter, and give young writers the opportunity to see their work in a published book! https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/

Some of our awards:

The Best Of The Solutions Awards 2020
Survival Sagas: Mission Series – Innovation (finalist)

The Solutions Awards 2019
Survival Sagas: Mission Series – Innovation (winner by public vote)

Education Resources Awards 2018
Stranger Sagas - Free Resources (finalist)

Education Resources Awards 2017
Once Upon A Dream - Free Resources (finalist)

We are now closed for the New Year holiday. Lines will reopen at 8am on 2nd Jan 2026!
31/12/2025

We are now closed for the New Year holiday. Lines will reopen at 8am on 2nd Jan 2026!

What are your New Year's Eve plans? Drop us a 🥳 for partying, or 😴 for an early night and see you on the other side!
31/12/2025

What are your New Year's Eve plans? Drop us a 🥳 for partying, or 😴 for an early night and see you on the other side!

There's only one thing I want to know... How many books did you get? Which one are you going to read first? Show us your...
29/12/2025

There's only one thing I want to know... How many books did you get? Which one are you going to read first? Show us your book hauls in the comments. MMM fresh books.

Merry Christmas!
25/12/2025

Merry Christmas!

We are now closed for the holidays. Lines will reopen on 29th Dec at 8am. We hope the holiday brings you peace and joy, ...
24/12/2025

We are now closed for the holidays. Lines will reopen on 29th Dec at 8am.

We hope the holiday brings you peace and joy, in whatever form you need it.

It's day 24 & the final day of our Christmas advent! Have you seen Santa flying across the sky yet? Maybe it's too early...
24/12/2025

It's day 24 & the final day of our Christmas advent! Have you seen Santa flying across the sky yet? Maybe it's too early! To make it easier to track Santa use this Santa Tracker

https://santatracker.google.com/

It’s Day 23 of our Christmas advent!Can you finish the lyrics to these famous Christmas songs? 🎄
23/12/2025

It’s Day 23 of our Christmas advent!

Can you finish the lyrics to these famous Christmas songs? 🎄

How long did it take for the first 'I'm bored'? 😄 5 minutes after screentime ended if they're anything like mine! Set th...
22/12/2025

How long did it take for the first 'I'm bored'? 😄 5 minutes after screentime ended if they're anything like mine!

Set them a fun challenge - write a line starting with each letter of 'winter'. Voila! They've written an acrostic poem! Enter it into Winter Wonderland.

https://tinyurl.com/4r6b9kw9

It’s Day 22 of our Christmas advent and we’re officially in Christmas week!What’s still left on your to-do list before t...
22/12/2025

It’s Day 22 of our Christmas advent and we’re officially in Christmas week!

What’s still left on your to-do list before the big day arrives? 🎄✨

It's day 21 of our Christmas advent and today we have a round of This Or That for you! Let us know in the comments which...
21/12/2025

It's day 21 of our Christmas advent and today we have a round of This Or That for you! Let us know in the comments which you prefer!

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Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive
Peterborough
PE29BF

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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We have loved working with schools, parents and young writers across the world since 1991. Our aim is to inspire and promote how amazing poetry and creative writing is within young people from the ages 5-18 years. We are very proud to be the 2018 Education Resource Award Winners in the Marketing Campaign Of The Year for our resource pack Stranger Sagas!

Thank you for supporting us.