Key Stage 3/ S1-S3 National Storytelling Week submissions

Guidelines

• Submissions will be open until 27th February. The word limit is 500 words and writing can be in any form e.g. lyrics, fictional stories, non-fiction writing, personal narratives.
• We will not judge submissions on spelling or grammar mistakes, but the writing should be coherent and clear.
• Please upload your submissions as a Word document. Please name the document the initials of the pupil e.g. Submission1_JD
• We cannot accept any submissions with the pupil's name in the document.
• There is no cap on the number of submissions per class or school. However, please note that you will need to upload a separate submission per pupil. We only accept one entry per pupil.

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If you have any questions about National Storytelling Week 2026, please email Young Writers: young.writers@literacytrust.org.uk