Arts Richmond Young Writers Festival 2026/27
Create a free account to applyWrite a short story or poem for a competition judged in four age groups. If shortlisted, you could hear your work performed on stage by young drama students at a gala in Richmond, and see it published in a professionally printed anthology.
Arts Richmond’s Young Writers Festival is an annual creative writing competition for young people in Richmond upon Thames. It invites entrants to show their writing skills through short stories or poems, with entries judged across four age groups.
The competition is open to young people who live in the borough or attend schools or clubs there. Winning entries receive prizes, and shortlisted writers are invited to a gala awards event in Richmond, where their work is performed on stage by young drama students.
A professionally printed anthology of shortlisted pieces is also produced and sold, giving selected writers an additional opportunity to see their work published and shared more widely.
4 December 2026
Location
- Must live in, attend a school in, or attend a club in the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames.
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