If you are aged between 11 and 19 and interested in history and writing, the YWSP is ready to take you on an adventure!  We are the UK’s only creative writing prize specifically for budding historical fiction writers. You could win a £500 travel grant, tickets to one of the UK’s best book festivals, and the chance to see your own work in print in a special anthology. Stories must be between 800 and 2,000 words, and set in a time before you were born.

This year’s competition will close on 31st October 2024,  and you can find out more about the rules on our How To Enter page.  If you need any writing tips, check out our Inspirations page.

Guide to Competitions for Young Writers 2024

We know how popular our guide to other writing competitions is, so we have updated it for 2024.  Once you’ve entered the Young Walter Scott Prize, you can find out about the wealth of other competitions for young writers here!