Youth Writing Competition 2025

Youth Writing Competition 2025 –  Hear My Voice.

Entries are now closed.

Thank you for the record breaking number of entries received this year. Watch this space for announcements about the winner and their mentoring sessions.

A yellow poster with black text. The text is centred throughout Logo: AberWritingFest 2025 4th – 5th April 2025 Text: Youth Writing Competition FREE and open to all from Year 3 to Year 13 Theme for this year: Hear My Voice We warmly invite you to write a speech Share your views – on a topic of your choice Stop us in our tracks with your voice Be candid, clear, and confident Make us laugh or think, agree or disagree – your shout Make your words count – Have your voice heard! Maximum two entries per individual. Entries in any written form are welcome – up to 300 words. Entries in English and/or Welsh. Deadline – Last shout out for entries: Thursday 6th March 2025 @ 11:59pm. Winners announced week beginning Monday 17th March 2025 Presentation: Saturday 5th April 2025 @ 11:30am the Melville Theatre, Abergavenny, NP7 5UD. How to enter You can use an online form or ask for a form to be emailed to you: www.abergavennywritingfestival.com or email us entries@abergavennywritingfestival.com Winners will receive mentoring sessions with some of Wales’ inspiring creatives and writers… Claire Fayers, Bethany Handley and Sheldon the Rapper. Mentoring sessions to take place after the presentation at the Melville Theatre on 5th April 2025. Text ends. Underneath are sponsor/funder logo’s and writing festival social media.

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