Creative writing Anthology competition

WIN – Opportunity to read at the Cheltenham Literature Festival and have your writing published!

Deadline for submission for publishing: 19 January 2025

Our Creative Writing team are producing their new anthology with the theme of the Stars and we are excited to announce that students from local schools could be published alongside our University students. The theme can be interpreted in any way you choose, for example: Love, loss, tragedy, fate, we all live under the same stars, stars in science, stars and celebrity/fame, astrology, gods and myth, star-gazing and aspiration, astronomy, stars and religion, to name a few!

 Students can submit work as Prose, Poetry, Dramatic Writing, and graphic storytelling and the theme ​can cover any genre. Your creative options are endless.  

This opportunity is open to any student over the age of 16 by January 2025. The winners will be chosen after the deadline and will not only be published in the Anthology but will have the opportunity to read their piece at The Voicebox venue at the Cheltenham Literature Festival 2025! 

Please check the submission guidelines for formatting and other entry requirements. When ready, email your entries to [email protected] stating your name, age, year group and school/ college. Please note, entries will be edited before publishing. 

 For more information, you can email us.