Young Writers

Young Writers aims to encourage young people to engage in creative writing. They have worked with schools, parents and young writers since 1991 by:

Running national poetry and creative writing competitions through schools.
Providing free resources to teachers to aid them in teaching young writers.
Providing poetry and creative workshops for young writers.
Awarding prizes to both schools and pupils across the UK.

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