Sunday Times/Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award Closing date:8th June 2018. Prizes: £5000, 3x£500. Free entry. Looking for: The best full-length published or self-published work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry by an author under 35. Email: STimesPFDaward@societyofauthors.org Website: http://www.youngwriteraward.com/award/ Wells Festival of Literature - Young Poets (16 - 22 inclusive) Closing date: 30th June 2018. Prizes: Top prize - £150 plus a year's subscription to The Poetry Society Entry fee: £3.00. Further details: 35 Lines. Website:http://www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/ Wells Festival of Literature - Young Poets (16 - 22 inclusive) Closing date: 30th June 2018. Prizes: Top prize - £150 plus a year's subscription to The Poetry Society Entry fee: £3.00. Further details: 35 Lines. Website:http://www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/ Divine Chocolate Poetry Competition Closing date: Poems in Welsh by 30th April 2018; Poems in English by 30th june 2018. For poems on the theme 'Celebrating Divine Chocolate', 7- 11,12-16 and 17+ Prizes: Divine chocolate, goodies, book tokens, Do You Speak Chocolate book by judge Cas Lester Free entry. See website for further info. Website: http://www.divinechocolate.com/annual-poetry- competition-2018 Ghost Stories Closing Date: Open All Year Round For Prizes see website. Ghost Stories - we've all heard them and we've all been scared by them at one time or another. They can be terribly scary or simply funny, but either way they have been an attention-grabbing form of storytelling for centuries and leave people wondering whether what they've heard is fact or fiction! CLICK HERE… Poetry Idol Closing Date: Open All Year Round Who do you idolise? Is it your mum or dad? Your best friend? Your brother or sister? Perhaps there is a famous person, from a sports or film star to an author or musician that you admire and aspire to be like. Why are they your favourite person and why do they inspire you? CLICK HERE… Teen Poets Closing Date: Open All Year Round Teen Poets invites young adults aged 13+ to write a poem. If you're a teen, your voice needs to be heard and this is the place to get your message across! CLICK HERE… Pet Poetry Closing Date: Open All Year Round Write about your pet, your favourite animal or create a creature! Perhaps you'd like to write from an animal's point of view or about conservation? We can't wait to read your animal- inspired poems! Open to young writers aged 4-18 years old. CLICK HERE…