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The Beautiful Truth |
Poetry Competition
| Ideal for 11-18


The Beautiful Truth Video

A poetry competition to inspire and engage 11-18 year-olds as they write about what matters to them.

Empower your students with this inspiring poetry competition

The Beautiful Truth will ignite a passion for poetry in your students, helping them discover the freedom of creative expression. This engaging activity will also give them a fresh appreciation for the power of words.

Start by watching the inspiring video, which sets the stage for an exciting journey into poetry writing. Then, download the lesson plan and accompanying PowerPoint presentation - everything you need to get started is at your fingertips. We’ve done the planning so you can focus on what matters most: teaching!

The resources are designed to empower students of all abilities to become confident poets. With the freedom to write poems on any theme and in any style, creativity knows no bounds. You can also tie poetry into other subjects, such as PSHE, by encouraging students to write about societal or personal issues.

Benefits of entering
🖊️Empowers students to express themselves
🖊️Allows students to flex their creativity and imagination
🖊️Develops transferable skills including self-reflection, empathy and communication
🖊️Free resources to inspire creativity and teach poetry writing techniques
🖊️Open theme: link to your current learning or let students write about what matters to them
🖊️Opportunity for your students to have their work published
🖊️Amazing prizes for schools and students
🖊️Free to enter

Request as many entry forms as you need and we will post them out to you free of charge, so you can get your whole school involved.

If you haven't tried the Online Writing Portal yet (where your students type their work during a lesson or as homework) check it out today at www.youngwriters.co.uk/teachers

We can't wait to see what your students choose to write about as they reveal their Beautiful Truth. 

Extended Closing Date: Friday 8th Nov 2024

We've worked with over 20,000 schools. Here's what some of them have to say...

What a fabulous inspiring title. For students who have felt lost in a rapidly changing culture, this title has provided inspiration and an outlet for the student voice.

Mia Khalaf, Brockenhurst College
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Printed Resources

Save money on printing, let us know how many you'd like of the resources below, and we'll pop them in the post for you!

Student Entry Form
Teacher Information Folder
Poster

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Online Writing Portal Student Guide
Online Writing Portal Teacher Guide
How To Plan A Poem
Advanced Poetic Techniques
Acrostic Planning Sheet
Diamante Planning Sheet
Riddle Planning Sheet
The Bricks That Built Me Worksheet
Word Doc Entry Form
PowerPoint Presentation
Poetic Techniques Worksheet
Teacher Information Folder A4
Teacher Information Folder
Student Information Guide
Teacher Entry Form
Example Poems
Lesson Plan
PDF Presentation
Poster
Student Entry Form

Competition Rules

To make sure your entries are valid, please follow the rules listed below:

Extended Closing Date: Friday 8th Nov 2024
  • Only one entry per student, there is no limit to the number of entries per school. Please submit your entries altogether where possible!
  • Entries must be your students' own original work. (Please note on the entry if there is anything we need to take into consideration when reading the work.)
  • Poems can be submitted on the entry form or an A4 sheet of paper or typed (on a computer or using the Online Writing Portal)
  • Each student's name, age and school name should be included on their entry.
  • UK entrants only.
  • Copyright remains with the author.
  • Free to enter.
  • If you are unsure on any rules or have any queries, please don't hesitate to Contact Us.

    For Schools

    The school that submits the best overall set of entries will win £1,000 and Young Writers' Award of Excellence. 

    One runner-up school will win a huge poetry book bundle.

    PLUS every participating school receives a free copy of the book their pupils feature in!

    (Remember, you receive 1 free copy for every 30 entries you submit! E.g. 1-30 entries you receive 1 copy, 31-60 entries you receive 2 copies, etc.)

    The runner-up prize is a magnificent poetry book bundle which includes a copy of each book in the photo. A huge thank you to Bloomsbury Publishing PLCHachette Children's GroupPan MacmillanWalker Books LtdTrokia and Quarto for donating all the wonderful poetry books this term's competitions that are an incredible asset to any school classroom or library!

    For Pupils

    Our 5 favourite published poets will each win £50 and a trophy!

    PLUS

    Every entrant receives a bookmark and sticker. We award a certificate of merit to all young writers chosen for publication.

    (Winners will be chosen from entries received in the Autumn Term 2024. Prizes will be awarded in the following term.)

    Enter Online

      Email

    Email your entries to [email protected]

      Upload

    Upload your entries

      Entrants type their entries online

    Why not combine literacy and ICT by using the online writing portal? Entrants can type their work and you can submit them at the click of a button!

    Writing Portal

    Send by Freepost

    Send your entries, along with your school entry form, to:

    FREEPOST RSLY-AUJA-RAHY
    Young Writers SS
    Remus House
    Peterborough
    PE2 9BF

    We're looking forward to reading your students' poems

    Jenni, Editor

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    FREEPOST RSLY-AUJA-RAHY
    Young Writers SS
    Remus House
    Peterborough
    PE2 9BF

    Extended Closing Date: Friday 8th Nov 2024