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England's leading creative writing charity for young people

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Competitions

Eco-poetry competition winners 2022

15 June 2022 //  by First Story

The environment is a frequent focus in the creative writing produced by First Story participants. Every year the contents of our published anthologies demonstrate how much young people care about the …

Category: Competitions, News

100 Word Story Competition Winners 2022

31 March 2022 //  by First Story

The entries for this year's 100-Word Story Competition were as vibrant and thought provoking as ever. We were completely blown away by the creativity and craft of the young writers who took …

Category: Competitions, News

Six Word Story 2021 shortlist and winners announced

19 January 2022 //  by First Story

The 2021-22 academic year went off with a bang with the Six Word Story Competition! Inspired by Ernest Hemingway's six word story, we challenge our young writers to entice us in just six words, a real …

Category: Competitions, East Midlands, News

Celebrating our very first set of ecopoetry competition winners!

7 July 2021 //  by First Story

What a year it’s been! A year more turbulent than ever with the effects of a global pandemic creating an acute social, political and economic crisis more pressing than any other in living memory for …

Category: Competitions, News, North of England

100-Word Story Competition winners 2021 – What a year!

7 June 2021 //  by First Story

It’s almost unimaginable to think back to last year’s 100-Word Story Competition, the deadline for which closed just before the first ever lockdown. How things have changed since! How our stories have …

Category: Competitions, News, North of England

Six Word Story 2020 shortlist and winners announced

24 February 2021 //  by First Story

This year’s Six Word Story Competition is a real reflection of life during the pandemic. Some of the stories are funny and whacky; some of the stories (in fact, maybe most) are quite dark – perhaps …

Category: Competitions, News

Announcing the 100-Word Story Competition 2019/20 winners

30 March 2020 //  by First Story

It’s been another brilliant year for our 100-Word Story competition. Our fabulous judges over at Vintage books have picked their top three favourite entries from those submitted from across the …

Category: Competitions, News

Regional Writing Stars – Autumn term

3 March 2020 //  by First Story

This autumn, First Story ran a fun new bi-annual competition called Regional Writing Stars. This competition is designed to highlight regional voices and provides us – the team at First Story, across …

Category: Competitions, East Midlands, News

Watch: Six Word Story 2019 finalists showcase

20 February 2020 //  by First Story

In December, we piloted an exciting new platform to showcase and celebrate the shortlisted young writers in our annual Six Word Story competition. For the first time, 12 finalists saw their …

Category: Competitions, News

BBC Young Writers’ Award 2020 Launches

16 January 2020 //  by Jessica Fear

It’s that time of year once more: the BBC Young Writers’ Award is now open! We're encouraging young writers, aged 13–18, from across the country to submit your best short stories (up to 1,000 words) …

Category: Competitions, News

Six Word Story 2019 shortlist and winner announced

10 December 2019 //  by First Story

It's been another great year for our Six Word Story competition. With the sheer variety and ingenuity on offer, shortlisting this year was tough. Somehow we settled on our top 12, before handing over …

Category: Competitions, East Midlands, News

#Merky Books Collaboration

28 March 2019 //  by First Story

Curated by Stormzy, #Merky Books is a home for a new generation of voices. An imprint of Penguin Random House UK, #Merky is dedicated to publishing the best new fiction, non-fiction and poetry. It …

Category: Competitions, News

100-Word Story 2018 Winners

1 March 2019 //  by First Story

Now in its fifth year, our 100-Word Story competition is open to all First Story students, aged 11-18. Entries can be prose or poetry and can be on any theme. Judged by Vintage, the competition gives …

Category: Competitions, News

100-Word Story 2017 Winners

21 March 2018 //  by First Story

First Story and Vintage are delighted to announce the winner of the 2017-18 First Story 100-Word Story Competition. Armed with only 100 words, First Story students have come up with some stunning …

Category: Competitions, News

First Story has partnered with the BBC

28 September 2017 //  by First Story

The BBC recently announced First Story and the University of Cambridge as the new partners for its short story awards, in a three-year collaboration starting in 2018. First Story will support the …

Category: Competitions, News

The winner of our Letters Live Six-Word Story Competition

25 March 2016 //  by First Story

A big thank you to all those who entered the Six-Word Story Competition that First Story ran at Letters Live – there was a delightful array of funny, moving and clever entries that we hugely enjoyed …

Category: Competitions, News, Supporter Stories

Our 100-Word Story Competition Winners are in The Bookseller

10 February 2016 //  by First Story

The winners of this year's First Story’s 100-Word Story Competition, judged by Vintage Books, have been featured in The Bookseller. This is just one more way to give them a huge …

Category: Competitions, News

100-Word Story 2015 Winners

2 February 2016 //  by First Story

The judges at Vintage Publishing were hugely impressed with the inventiveness and creativity of all entries, and after a long deliberation process we are excited to announce the overall winner and the …

Category: Competitions, News

The Sunday Times publishes our young writers’ work

1 March 2015 //  by First Story

The overall winning poem in our First Story National Writing Competition has been published in The Sunday Times paper and online, celebrating the achievements of the winner Mukahang Limbu from Oxford …

Category: Competitions, News

First Story National Writing Competition prize giving ceremony

22 January 2015 //  by First Story

First Story’s National Writing Competition public talk and prize giving ceremony will be held as part of LSE’s Literary Festival Date: Monday 9 March 2015Time: 6-7.30pmVenue: Sheikh Zayed …

Category: Competitions

First Story National Writing Competition longlist announced

22 January 2015 //  by First Story

We had a record number of entries from state secondary schools across the country all responding to the theme of ‘Home’.  We feel truly privileged to have received and read so many entries of …

Category: Competitions

First Story young writers dominate COMPAS Poetry Competition

27 January 2014 //  by First Story

First Story were incredibly excited to learn that not one but, six students at First Story school Oxford Spires Academy, were shortlisted for the COMPAS ‘Poetry on the Move’ …

Category: Competitions, News

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