Martha Mills young writers’ prize 2025 opens for entries

This year’s competition for 11- to 14-year-olds, in memory of the budding writer who died aged 13, is on the theme of A New World

The third year of the Martha Mills young writers’ prize is now open for entries.

Eleven- to 14-year-olds living in the UK are invited to submit pieces on the theme of “A New World”. Current children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce will help judge this year’s prize.