The Solstice Prize for Young Writers Closing date: 30th November 2018. Prizes: 1st prize: £50 cash for the entrant £50 book token for their school/college. There will also be a range of giveaways and writing treats for the ten most highly commended pieces in each age category. Entry fee: Free. Looking for: Poetry (up to 40 lines) and short stories (up to 1,000 words) on any subject. It's completely free to enter and prizes will be awarded in two age categories: 10-13 and 14-17 years. Further info: Work will be published on www.writingeastmidlands.co.uk Website: http://www.writingeastmidlands.co.uk/solstice-prize- 2018/ Children's Writing Short Story Contest - Annual Winter Writing Competition Closing Date: 31st December 2018 23:59 GMT. Prizes: Top Prize: Amazon Kindle e-Reader, Course e-gift voucher and a beautiful collection of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairytales. The winner and any runners-up will be announced in February 2019 on our extra special blog post. Entry fee: Free. Theme: Retelling of the Snow Queen. Looking for: Stories of 500 words (or 2,500 characters). Further info: The winner and any runners-up will be announced in February 2019 on our extra special blog post. Website: www.WriteStorybooksforChildren.com/winter- writing-competition Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival Closing date: 13th January 2019. Prizes: There are three age groups: Up to 11 - prize £50; 12 to 17 - prize £70; 18 and over - prize £200. Entry fees are £4 per poem for the '18 and Over' age group, and free of charge for the 'Up to 11' and '12-17' age groups Further info: Shortlisted poems will be included in a specially printed poetry booklet which will be given free to all shortlisted poets and will be available for purchase in the festival. Website: http://www.sheptonsnowdropfestival.org.uk/ Keats-Shelley Prize - Young Romantics Poetry Prize Closing date: 14th January 2019. Entry fee: Free. Looking for: Poems on the theme of ‘Wandering’ or ‘Fiery Dust’. Further info: Poems should be no more than 30 lines in length. No more than 2 poems. Entrants must be 16 and no more than 18 on 1st January 2019. Email: susanna.seekings@talktalk.net  Website: https://www.keats- shelley.org/young_romantics_prize_2019 Keats-Shelley Prize - Young Romantics Essay Prize Closing date: 14th January 2019. Entry fee: Free. Looking for: Entrants are invited to review a passage from Lord Byron’s dramatic poem Manfred that chimes with the poetry theme of ‘Wanderings’ (Act III, scene IV). (Can be downloaded from website.) Entries should be no shorter than 600 words and no longer than 1000. Submit up to two reviews. Entrants must be 16 and no more than 18 on 1st January 2019. Email: susanna.seekings@talktalk.net Website: https://www.keats- shelley.org/young_romantics_prize_2019 National Flash Fiction Youth Competition 2019 Closing date: 8th February 2019. Prizes: £100, £75 and £50 in Waterstones vouchers. Free entry. Looking for: Stories up to 360 words by AS, A and Scottish Higher students aged 16-19. Email: flash.magazine@chester.ac.uk  Website: http://www.chester.ac.uk/flash.fiction/youthcompetition 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…