What is the Usborne Young Writers' Award?

The award is an opportunity for children to write a story with a real author.

Five Usborne authors have each started off a story... and they need young writers' help to finish them!

The Usborne Young Writers' Award is the ideal classroom project for teachers to encourage enthusiastic writers during the summer term, and for parents and families to support writing at home during the long summer holiday.

What are the prizes?

How to get involved

Simply visit our dedicated Young Writers' Award website. This will have all the details of the competition, and you can download all five story starters, as well as comprehensive teacher's notes, special writing tips by each of our authors and the competition entry form.