The organisers of the Wicked Young Writer Awards have announced the 120 finalists who are in the running for this year’s awards which will take place at the London home of Wicked, the Apollo Victoria Theatre on 20 June 2019. Now in its ninth year, the finalists were chosen by a judging panel headed by […]
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Wicked Young Writer Awards – winners announced
A seven-year old’s moving poem about homelessness and a teenager’s poignant account of an old man’s past recollections at the moment of his death were among the winning works in the eighth annual Wicked Young Writer Awards. The winners were revealed at a special ceremony last week at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, the West End […]
Eighth Wicked Young Writers Awards opens for business
Leys Primary School in East London was the setting for the launch of the eighth Wicked Young Writer Awards. The Dagenham school was chosen to host the launch as winners of the prize for entering the highest number of submissions to the 2017 awards, 160 in total. The event also included a tailor-made Wicked writing […]
Wicked Young Writer Awards – winners revealed
A seven-year old’s moving poetic tribute to his late aunt and a teenager’s short story tackling the difficult subject of mental health were among the winning works in the seventh annual Wicked Young Writer Awards. The winners were revealed at a special ceremony at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, the West End home of Wicked, attended […]
Wicked Young Writer Awards finalists revealed
The names of the 115 finalists in the running for the seventh annual Wicked Young Writer Awards have been revealed. Confirmed by the judging panel once again headed by How to Train Your Dragon author-illustrator Cressida Cowell, the finalists were chosen by teachers from both primary and secondary school sectors. Championed by Patron Her Royal […]
Wicked Young Writers Awards 2017 launched
How to Train Your Dragon author-illustrator Cressida Cowell will return as head judge for the seventh annual Wicked Young Writer Awards. Launched in 2010, the prestigious awards were created by the producers of the multi award-winning musical Wicked in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust and aim to recognise excellence in writing, encourage creativity and […]
Winners of Wicked Young Writer Awards revealed
The winners of the sixth annual Wicked Young Writer Awards were revealed at a special ceremony at London’s Apollo Theatre today (Friday). In an event hosted by Gaby Roslin with prizes presented by head judge How to Train Your Dragon author-illustrator Cressida Cowell, more than 100 finalists and their families gathered to discover who had claimed […]
Wicked Young Writer Awards 2016 – all the details plus news of non-fiction category
Budding young writers as young as five years old are being invited to enter this year’s Wicked Young Writer Awards. The awards were created by the producers of the multi award-winning musical Wicked in 2010 in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust. Spearheaded by bestselling author Michael Morpurgo, the aim of the awards is to […]
Wicked Young Writers’ Award winners revealed – and show confirms new charity partnerships
The 2015 Wicked Young Writers’ Award today announced its winners during a ceremony involving 120 shortlisted finalists at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, home of the multi award-winning classic musical Wicked. Now in its fifth year, the award encourages young people aged 5–25 years old to use writing as a means of expressing themselves, celebrating the production’s themes and values of […]
