Wolverhampton Literature Festival

31/03/2026

Submissions are open for our Young Person’s Writing Award, in collaboration with the Wolverhampton Literature Festival and the
City of Wolverhampton Council’s Libraries Service. Wolverhampton Today Wolverhampton Libraries

The award invites young people aged 11 to 18 to submit original, unpublished writing responding to the theme ‘Reading Places.’

More details ➡️ https://bit.ly/40ODnDH

31/03/2026

10/02/2026

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

📚✨ Calling all young writers! ✨📚

Got stories, poems, or ideas bursting out of your brain? This one’s for you 👇

🏆 Young Person’s Writing Award
🧒👧 Ages: 11–18
📅 Open: 6 Feb – 30 Apr 2026

🖊️ What can you submit?
Unpublished poetry, fiction, or non-fiction inspired by our theme:
Theme: Reading Places (Where do you read? Why does it matter? What happens there?)

📏 Word limits:
• Poetry: max 40 lines
• Prose: 250–500 words

📄 How to submit:
Send your work as a Word document, 12pt Times New Roman, including:
• Your name
• Age
• Email
• Postal address

📧 Email it to: [email protected]

⏰ Deadline: Midnight, 30 April 2026

🎉 What’s in it for you?
Winning entries will be published in the Reading Places Anthology 📖
…and you’ll be invited to the launch event!

So grab a pen, open a doc, and start writing—your words could be published! 💫✍️

08/02/2026

04/02/2026

🚨Due to the speakers being unwell, unfortunately The Escape From Kabul event will no longer be going ahead. Ticket holders have been contacted.