New Competition

Word Weaving

The competition for Issue 64 might be a bit of a brain teaser.

Your challenge is to take each of the five words below and weave them into a poem.

Although everyone will start with the same five words it's surprising how they will take the writer on a unique journey.

You will find examples on page 15 of Write On Issue 63.

The words that you must include in your piece are

seed, turn, accept, drop, hue

You may change the tense or pluralise the words. See our blog pages for prompts and tips: schoolforyoungwriters.org/blog

Terms and Conditions are below

Two winners in each age group will receive a $30 Scorpio Books Voucher.

DEADLINE: FRIDAY APRIL 11 2025

Many thanks to Telling Tales: Scorpio Children’s Books for their generosity in assisting with prizes for this competition.

Please read the competition guidelines, terms and conditions below.

All submissions must be via our online form using the ENTER NOW button above.
Please take a moment to check your writing- is it your very best work?
The Word Weaving Poetry Competition is limited to 16 lines of poetry, not including the title
Ask a teacher or parent to read it over and give you some feedback.
Please format your work in size 12, Times New Roman, black.
No pictures or illustrations please - let your words create the pictures.
Please ensure your entry's title is at the top of your page.
All entries will be judged blind, so please do not include your name or school anywhere on your entry.
Work can be entered as .doc or .pdf files only.
Please make sure you pay your entry fee. This goes towards paying the judges. We are a charitable organisation. Please pay your entry fee ($6.00 per individual entry, or $30.00 for every six entries from a school to our Bank Account: The School for Young Writers 03 1704 0036137 000 Code: Your surname (individuals) or your school’s name (groups) Reference: COMPETITION). Schools with multiple entries may request an invoice.
No simultaneous submissions - please don’t send your writing to another publication or competition until after October 30 2024
If you are selected as a winner we may make small edits before publication.

Closing date: Friday, April 11 2025

Winning entries will be published in Write On Issue 64 June 2025. Winners will be contacted by late May.

No correspondence will be entered into. The judges’ decision is final.