Are you a very young person* who likes to make stories? If so, this competition is for you! All you need to do is make a story, illustrate and send it to us by 05 March 2025, using the submission form below.
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Esse will read all the stories submitted and choose the winner(s)!
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If you've never made a story before, watch Esse's video on how to make a book. Making a story is easy peasy!
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Important dates: ​
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05 March: Submission Window Closes: Last day to submit your stories!
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19 March: Finalists announced
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30 April: Winner(s) announced and informed that their book will be published by British Isles Publishing.
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Guidelines & Eligibility
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Participants can be up to and including eight years old.
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Works must be the creation of the very young author, although adults can help with editing.
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Creations can be recorded first as an audio file and then be transcribed.
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There can be multiple young authors to a work. Schools can also submit a work created by a class of young students.
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
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We will be running another competition in the summer. Follow us for updates!
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SCHOOL RESOURCES
Curriculum Insert, lesson guide: flexible curriculum guide split into up to five sessions for your students to make stories and turn them into books!
Poster: to hang up in school corridors, dining halls and classrooms. Also useful for libraries, community centres and other places that work with children.
Flyer: to send home with your students and/or send by email to parents so they can encourage their children at home