Rotary Young Writer

Show your writing skills and let your imagination run wild!

This competition offers participants the chance to express themselves and get creative with the written word.

Using this year’s theme, as seen in the Information Pack, participants can choose to write fiction or non-fiction, a story or a poem. It’s your chance to be imaginative.

The competition is open to young writers up to the age of 17 (as of 31st August 2024).

Download the 2024/25 competition Information Pack and Poster and contact your local Rotary club for an entry form.


Meet the winners 2023/24

Stories and poems about identity, companionship ​and connection were the powerful winners in the ​2023/24 Rotary Young Writer competition. Read more >

Rebecca Eapen came out on top in the Junior category with her moving tale of a dog who loses its owner in the battlefield.