Don’t forget: If you are aged 25 or under on the 1st May 2025 please enter your date of birth to ensure that your entry, or entries, also qualify for the Cygnature Prize.

We want to avoid having to disqualify your entry, so please ensure you read the competition rules before you submit your story or poem. The key points are:

• Stories maximum 3000 words. Poems maximum 40 lines.
• Stories should have double line spacing.
• Do not put your name, or anything to identify you, on your entry.
• The filename uploaded must match the title submitted.

To view the complete set of rules click here for stories and here for poems.

Thank you for entering our competition.