Here you can find a comprehensive and, hopefully, helpful listing for young and teen poets.
Below you can find some great websites with poetry information and opportunity especially for younger writers and aspiring young writers.
There are also a collection of competitions that especially welcome entries from younger writers.
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| Young Poets Network | Children's Poetry Archive | Young Writers Network |
YM: The Poetry Society | Arvon Foundation Schools and Groups |
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An online resource from The Poetry Society for all poets up to the age of 25. |
The children's section of The Poetry Archive. |
Competitions, poetry and resources for young writers and teachers. |
A magazine for youth readers and writers of poetry. |
Arvon offer residential weeks for schools, young people and adult groups. |
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| Apples and Snakes |
Channel 4 Learning Book Box |
Muslim Young Writers |
Acumen Young Poets |
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England’s leading organisation for performance poetry and spoken word. |
Online education resources, games and activities for primary and secondary schools. |
Working towards raising the standards of child literacy and creative writing. Ages 5 - 16 yrs. |
Acumen Publishing now have a web page where young poets can upload their poems. |
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| Giggle Poetry |
The Poetry Zone |
Children's Poetry Bookshelf | The Children's Bookshow | |||||||
| Fun poetry for young readers, plus prompts for them to write their own. | Publishing poems by young people online since 1998 through prompts. | A book club for young readers aged 7 - 11 dedicated entirely to poetry. | Aims to delight and inspire children with great poems and beautiful illustrations. | |||||||
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| Young Writers Network | Poetry Society Youth Membership | GCSE Poetry Live |
Cicada Magazine |
The Claremont Review | ||||||
| Competitions, poetry and resources for young writers and teachers. |
Designed to put 11-18 years old in touch with what’s happening in the world of poetry. |
National tour of poets featuring on the GCSE syllabus. |
Online American teen poetry magazine with submissions, advice and competitions. |
International magazine for writers aged 13-19yrs. |
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| Xenith Magazine | Blue Pencil Online |
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| Publishing teen and young adult poems, stories, essays, plays, rants, and more. | A US magazine seeking to publish the best literary work by young writers (12–18) from around the world. | |||||||||
| Competitions for young poets (click on the image to visit the website) |
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Blue Pencil Online |
Buxton Festival Poetry Competition |
The Children's Bookshow | Global Canvas and Art Competition |
Divine Chocolate Poetry Competition |
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| Runs the annual Elizabeth Bishop Perizes for 12-18 yr old (currently on hiatus) | Annual open comp with youth and children's prizes. Competition opens in Jan. | Write from a set prompt For ages: under 9yrs and 9-11 yrs. 2015 comp closed 30 Nov. | Exhibition and poetry competition for groups and schools. Deadline 29th Jan 2016 |
Annual competition with Christian Aid for young writers in schools from age 6yrs. Close May '15 |
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| Ted Hughes Young Poets Award |
Fresher Writing Prize |
Ilkely Literature Festival Competition |
Jane Austen's House Museum Competition |
John Betjeman Prize |
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| For age groups: 6-10; 11-14; 15-18. Poems written from a prompt. Deadline Fri 15th Jan 2016 |
Various competitions for new writers (including students) |
For schools and individuals. Ages 11 to 18 (inclusive) 2015 competition closed Sept |
Annual writing competition for ages 11 to 17. 2015 competition now closed. |
For poets aged 10 to 13yrs. Writing to a theme. |
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| Ledbury Poetry Festival Prize | Mere Literature Festival | Poetry by Heart |
Poetry Rivals |
Foyle Young Poets of the Year | ||||||
| Annual competition with prizes for age groups 11 and under and 12 to 17. Deadline 7th July 2016 |
An annual competition with a junior section. |
A national competition to encourage students aged 14 to 18 to learn and recite poetry. |
A national competition for young poets and performance poets. Two age groups: under 18s and 18+. |
Prestigious Poetry Society competition for poets aged 11 to 17. Deadline 31st July 2016. |
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| Portico Poetry Prize |
Roundhouse Poetry Slam |
Slambassadors |
The Stephen Spender Prize |
Doing What Teenagers Do |
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| Two categories - 16yrs and over; 18yrs and under. The prize format is currently under review. |
Open Poetry Slam for ages 16 to 25 yrs. must have 2 videos of you performing Entries open in April. |
The Poetry Society's online poetry slam for ages 12 to 18 yrs. 2016 competition open in summer 2016 |
A competition for poetry in translation with a 14 and under prize and an 18 and under prize. |
An open competition for 11 to 16yr olds. |
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Poetry Together Competition 2016 |
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A new competition for poets under 18yrs writing with poets over 18yrs. Deadline 29th April |
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