London Youth Writing Award 2026

English-language writing award opening in November with a mentorship track.

“Small Rooms, Wide Worlds”

Creators aged 13 – 19 of any nationality. Applicants under 19 need guardian consent. Team entries of up to 4 members are accepted.

Required uploads: pdf. Images up to 20MB each, PDF up to 50MB, video via streaming URL, audio in WAV or MP3.

• Creativity25%
• Theme Understanding20%
• Expression20%
• Completion20%
• Potential15%

1. Applications open

   Nov 10, 2026

2. Applications close

   Feb 10, 2027

3. Preliminary review

   Feb 20, 2027

4. Final jury

   Mar 06, 2027

5. Results announced

   Apr 05, 2027

6. Overseas final & exhibition

   May 20, 2027

Award winners are invited to the London overseas final week. Grand Prize and Gold receive full travel support, Silver receives 50%, and every finalist receives exhibition space and a programme pass.

32,000원($25)

• Entries must be original, unpublished work by the applicant. Plagiarism leads to disqualification and revocation of any award.
• Applicants under 19 must complete the guardian consent step during application.
• Entry fees are fully refundable until the application deadline; the refund policy applies afterwards.
• The organiser may use submitted works for exhibition, publication and archive purposes with proper credit.