The 2024 YWSP is now open!
We are now accepting entries for the 2024 competition from young writers aged between 11 and 19. Stories of between 800 and 2,000 words, and set in a time before you were born, should be submitted before the closing date of 31st October 2024. The Terms and Conditions and an Entry form can be downloaded by clicking on this link: Ts and Cs 2024.
A shortlist will be announced in January 2025 and the judges will then decide on the winners in each category. Shortlistees and winners are notified but we are unable to notify unsuccessful entrants. The two overall category winners will be invited to the Borders Book Festival in June 2025 to receive their prizes – a £500 travel voucher and their work published in our printed Anthology.
If you have any questions about the YWSP, or you’d like a free copy of the 2023 Anthology, please do get in touch here. You can also sign up for our newsletter here to get all the latest news, or follow us on social media. Good luck and happy writing!