Wicked Young Writer Awards

Have you got a story to tell?

Entries are now open for the ninth year of the prestigious WICKED YOUNG WRITER AWARDS that Michael Morpurgo helped to set up in 2010. The Awards were created by the producers of the musical WICKED in partnership with the National Literacy Trust to encourage creativity and develop writing talent in young people. You can enter either a school or individual and entries close on 18 March 2019.

Full details can be found at www.WickedYoungWriterAwards.com

Finalists of the 2018 Wicked Young Writer Awards on stage at the Apollo Theatre, London. The Awards were presented by Radio 1’s Greg James.

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