Children's Poetry Competition

Theme: Senses of Spring

Details

Age range for entries: 7-11 years

Length: up to 40 lines

Results to be announced and prizes of book vouchers to be awarded in the last week of May 2025.

1st prize £25, 2nd prize £15, 3rd prize £10

The winning and commended stories and selected illustrations will be displayed on our website and Facebook page.

Rules

(a) Each applicant to declare age;
(b) school or other organisation (in Glossopdale area) to be identified;;
(c) each entry to be signed by responsible adult certifying that the work is the child’s own Submission:
If possible, please submit via the BookFest website using the form below. Alternatively, handwritten or typed entries can also be accepted. Please hand these in to Glossop Library; the Glossop BookFest team will collect them.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE MAY 16 May
Judges: Members of the Glossop BookFest team

How to Submit your entry

Using the form below

You can send the story and any illustrations as an attachment (JPG, PDF, docx or .Zip file formats are preferred) or alternatively you can paste the story text directly into the form.

Via email

Send your entries to hello@glossopbookfest.co.uk

By Hand

Hand your entries in to Glossop Library; the Glossop BookFest team will collect them.

Age range 7 - 11 years

Please attach your file here.No Files ChosenAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, jpe, gif, png, bmp, mka, pdf, 7z, xla, xls, xlt, xlw. Max. file size: 1 MB

If required, you can paste the story text here

If required, please supply any further information

I have read the rules

I confirm that this is the original work of the child

15 + 12 =