Why enter writing competitions?
We all love competitions. At Winzum we think that is self-evident – you only have to consider the sheer amount of things like online competitions, ITV competitions or the various radio competitions to see this. One of the lesser-mentioned type of competition, however, are writing competitions.
It is a shame, because there are still plenty of people out there who love short story writing, for example, and this creative practise can also have many different benefits.
In fact, writing competitions are wonderful for inspiring young writers to pick up the pen, whilst also giving the chance to win some pretty exciting competition prizes too. Keep reading for a few reasons why it is a good idea to enter writing competitions.
A great way to inspire people to write creatively
Be honest, how many people do you know these days that actively write creatively fairly often? For the majority of us the joy of creative writing has been lost, however as soon as you start you may realise that it is actually exactly what you needed.
Writing competitions are a great way of inspiring people to write creatively, and to subsequently experience the cathartic, fun and motivating act of writing something like a short story, novel or poem.
The prizes can be pretty awesome
Writing competitions probably aren’t what most people immediately think of when they are imagining awesome competition prizes, however writing competitions definitely have the ability to surprise!
Just take the Nobel Prize in Literature, for example, something you can read more about here [about the nobel prize in literature]. The prize for the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature equates to approximately £870,000! You see? Writing competitions can definitely be lucrative…
Writing competitions are a great way to inspire young writers
Writing competitions such as the young writers competition are an absolutely fantastic way of inspiring young writers to pick up their pens, something that could not be more important in the modern day. It is easy to forget how much creative writing can positively impact children’s education and general outlook on life, especially in a world where TV is typically a lot more popular.
Furthermore, some young writers competition prizes can be pretty great too. Take a look at our blog post on the best kids competition prizes [best kids competition prizes], for a lowdown on some of the things you can expect.
A few writing competitions to check out
Although writing competitions aren’t quite as popular as other things such as ITV competitions or radio competitions, there are still a fair few of them to check out. Obviously, nobody is saying you can just enter something like the Nobel Prize in Literature very easily, but this is just one writing competition out of many.
These days the young writers competition is probably one of the best, especially seeing as it is really inspiring young people to take up writing creatively.