Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers

The Solstice Nature Prize for Writing is open until 31st October 2025. It is a nature-themed creative writing prize for 7- to 25-year-olds

The Solstice Prize is a national, annual writing competition for young writers, which invites young people to take a closer look at the natural world, explore their relationship with it, or examine the challenges it faces, and write short stories, poems, and thought-provoking blogs in response.

In 2025, the organizer is looking for entries about any aspect of nature and offered prizes for winners in four age groups: 7-11, 12-14, 15-17 and 18-25 years. With regional prizes available in each age group for young writers who live in the East Midlands.

Prizes

• First-place winners in each age category will receive £100 and have their work published in the 2025 Solstice Anthology.
• Five Highly Commended runners up per age category will receive goody bags and also have their work published in the online anthology.
• There are also regional prizes for the best pieces in each age group for young writers living in the East Midlands.

The competition is open to UK residents (including all pupils at school in the UK).

Is this competition legit?YES! – Based on our research this event is legitimate and the organizer is well established. However, as with any event, please remember to do your own research before submitting your work.

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