How do you feel your school will benefit from holding a mini BWA competition?

"Extend pupils understanding of a wider audience"
Glenda Connaughton
Literacy Co - Ordinator
Montgomery Primary School
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"The pen is the tongue of the mind" - Miguel de Cervantes

Entry deadline

The deadline for entries to the Brit Writers' Awards is 5pm on Friday 25 February 2011 - or when we receive our 20,000th entry (whichever comes first).

To be in with a chance of becoming one of the UK's next writing stars in the Brit Writers' Awards, you will need to submit your entry to us by 5pm (UK time) on the closing date, Friday 25 February 2011.

However, we are only accepting 20,000 submissions this year, so will close the competition when we receive our 20,000th entry (whether this happens on 25 February or next week). Here's why!

So you don't miss out, register free with our website for updates.

Before you submit your work, it's a good idea to read through the judging criteria for the genre that's relevant to you so that you're sure about the requirements for your entry. And obviously do check out the rules.

Best of luck!

Ceremony 2010

[Pictured: an image from the Brit Writers' Awards Unpublished 2010 ceremony, at Indig02, The 02, London.]

From the team


Message from our CEO

We've received thousands of entries!
The deadline has now passed, and we're over the moon about the popularity of the first ever Brit Writers' Awards.

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