RNIB World Book Day 2025 creative writing competition
As part of our World Book Day celebrations, we're delighted to announce our creative writing competition for children with a vision impairment.
As part of our World Book Day celebrations, we're inviting submissions from children with a vision impairment for a piece of creative writing (prose or poetry in any form or style is welcome), on the theme of 'friendship.'
The theme is inspired by Tom Palmer, whose book The Soccer Diaries is part of the World Book Day 2025 lineup, and will be available in audio and braille through the RNIB Library from the end of February. Tom will also be judging and giving feedback on our top three entries.
No previous creative writing experience is required. We're keen to receive submissions from as wide a field as possible. Applicants from traditionally marginalised groups are particularly welcome.
We can’t wait to read your submission and wish you the very best of luck!
Rules
- The competition is open to any child or young person between the ages of 5-12 years with a vision impairment in the UK.
- The competition runs from 9am on Saturday 4 January 2025 (World Braille Day) to midnight Friday 14 February 2024.
- Send in an original piece of writing up to 500 words in a Word document, .brf file, MP3 audio or MP4 video via email.
- All email entries must have the subject 'WBD competition.'
- All email entries to be sent to [email protected].
- Alternatively, send hardcopy print or braille via post to World Book Day Competition, RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) The Grimaldi Building, 154a Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JE. Please clearly mark that this is a World Book Day Competition entry on the envelope.
- The piece of writing must be based on the theme 'friendship.'
- Submissions must be in English or Welsh.
- The use of AI, such as ChatGPT is not permitted.
- Only one submission per author is allowed.
Prizes
The winner will receive a signed set of Tom Palmer’s books in their preferred format.
Some suggestions to inspire you, but feel free to come up with your own ideas too
- What makes someone a wonderful friend?
- Do you think you’re a good friend to others? Why?
- How do you choose who to have as a friend? Why is that?
- Is it possible to buy friendship? Why or why not?
- What do you think you’ll treasure more, memories of a great friendship, or having met a famous person?
- What is something that can be difficult in a friendship?
- How do you want people to think of you as a friend? Why?
- Can pets be your friends? Why or why not?
