The Eva Ibbotson Award is open to young writers aged 11-15 who are writing in English as a second language and they can submit their own work or be nominated by an adult. Applications will close on 5 February.
This award is for a young person aged 11-15 based in the North of England. Entrants must be 15 years or under when the awards close. Young writers can submit creative work in any form including prose, poetry, scriptwriting, blogging, songwriting and rap.
There is one award winner each year. The award consists of a package of support created by New Writing North and is worth £500. The package will be tailored to the specific interests and needs of the winner, but could include anything from one-on-one mentoring with a professional writer, enrolment on a course, books, theatre tickets or a pass to a literature festival. The prize also includes a collection of Pan Macmillan books to the value of £200 to the winning pupil’s school library and a set of Eva’s books to the winner (and any runners up).
This award is judged by the family of Eva Ibbotson and New Writing North.
The 2025 winner was Lani Lajani, pictured below:
