Author of Tomorrow | Dare. Dream. Write.
The Author of Tomorrow Award is designed to find the adventure writers of the future. It is an annual competition open to young people across the world who have completed a short piece of adventure writing in English. Prizes are awarded in three age categories:
11 and Under | Up to 500 words | Prize: £100, plus £150 book tokens for your school
12-15 years | 1,000 - 2,000 words | Prize: £250, plus £150 book tokens for your school
16-21 years | 1,500 - 3,000 words | Prize: £1,000
Ten shortlisted authors will have their work digitally published on Booksmart, an app and online library run by global literacy charity, Worldreader. Each story will be online for at least a year and available for readers anywhere in the world there is internet.
Submissions are open 9th January 2026 - 19th April 2026 (closing 23.59pm BST).
