Parent’s Guide
This is a handy guide to help your
child complete the writing activity for
Young Writers’ Annual Showcase! We
hope you both enjoy the activity!
All 4-18 year-olds are invited to take part in
Young Writers’ Annual Showcase which celebrates
all styles of writing up to 1,000 words!
By entering Young Writers’ Annual Showcase, aspiring writers have the
chance to be published in a real book and every entrant receives a
bookmark to thank them for taking part. Writers selected for publication
also receive a special Annual Showcase certificate.
Here are some ideas Writing Tips
to inspire a new piece Look at work your child may have already written for fun or at
of work... school this year – see if they’d like to enter that, or review it to
see if they can improve or extend it.
Your child has up to 1,000 words, but they don’t have to write
Poem Speech that much!
If more than one idea to write about appeals to your child,
Story Song Lyrics suggest they try writing more than one piece and then
submit their best one.
Play Blog They could write a series of poems on a theme such as
animals, seasons, their favourite things – this could be
rhyme, free verse, acrostics, haikus, etc.
TV or Movie Letter
Use a notebook to plan their story idea, then chapters, then
Script get writing (or typing)!
Article
Check out the Young Writers blog for LOADS more writing tips,
Essay ‘How To’ guides and ideas at www.youngwriters.co.uk/blog.
Journal / Have a look at the videos on Young Writers’ YouTube channel
Memoir Diary for inspiration!
Read the previous years’ winners at our website.
How to enter: Prizes
1. Your child needs to write or type their A winner in each age category will be chosen once
entry (only one entry per person) or an the showcase is published in December 2024:
adult can write/type it for them
4 year-olds
2. Ensure your child’s name, age and 5-7 year-olds
address are included and their work is
8-11 year-olds
no more than 1,000 words
12-15 year-olds
3. Email your child’s entry to 16-18 year-olds
[email protected] or
upload it at www.youngwriters.co.uk/ Each winner will receive
competitions/enter. £100 and a trophy.
Closing Date: 13th September 2024
