We’re delighted to be working with Stormzy’s #Merky Books and the Good Literary Agency on the #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize.
Competitions
100-Word Story 2018 Winners
Now in its fifth year, First Story’s 100-Word Story competition, judged by Vintage, is open to participating students, aged 11-18.
100-Word Story 2017 Winners
We’re delighted to announce the winner of the 2017 First Story 100-Word Story Competition in partnership with Vintage.
First Story has partnered with the BBC
First Story announced as one of two new partners of the BBC’s short story awards.
The winner of our Letters Live Six-Word Story Competition
We’re thrilled to announce the winner of the competition we ran in the lobby of the Freemasons’ Hall as a charity partner for Letters Live
Our 100-Word Story Competition Winners are in The Bookseller
The leading business magazine of the book industry has celebrated our young writers’ work.
100-Word Story 2015 Winners
Armed with only 100 words, our young writers have come up with some stunning entries for our 100 -Word Competition.
The Sunday Times publishes our young writers’ work
The overall winning poem in our First Story National Writing Competition by Mukahang Limbu has been published in The Sunday Times.
First Story National Writing Competition prize giving ceremony
Our prize giving ceremony and public talk will be held as past of LSE’s Literary Festival.
First Story National Writing Competition longlist announced
We are thrilled to announce the longlist for First Story’s National Writing Competition 2014-15.
First Story young writers dominate COMPAS Poetry Competition
Six – that’s right six – First Story young writers were shortlisted for the COMPAS ‘Poetry on the Move’ competition.
