Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition 2026 – YOA

Deadline: April 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition 2026. The Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition is the world’s oldest worldwide writing competitors for colleges, which has been proudly delivered by the Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883.

Each 12 months, the theme is drawn from Commonwealth values and rules. It encourages younger folks to have interaction with urgent problems with the day, such because the surroundings, equality, and youth management, to foster an open-minded and empathetic worldview. This 12 months’s inspiring theme is Common Ground: Better Together.

Under the lengthy-time patronage of Queen Camilla, The Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition has reached over 200,000 younger folks, concerned some 5,000 volunteer judges, and inspired tons of of colleges to enter simply prior to now decade.

Benefits

• A winner will probably be chosen from every area of the Commonwealth (The Americas, The Pacific, Asia, Africa and Europe), and from these 5, one total winner will probably be chosen. All regional winners will probably be invited to London for every week of cultural and academic actions, culminating in an award ceremony. If you aren’t chosen as a winner, you’ll nonetheless be awarded a certificates, and you’ve got the possibility of successful one of many following: Gold Certificate, Silver Certificate or Bronze Certificate Certificate of Participation.

Eligibility

• You are eligible to enter the competitors if you’re 18 years or youthful and are a nationwide or resident of a Commonwealth nation or territory. If you might be 19 years previous or older by 30 April 2026, they encourage you to enter the Commonwealth Short Story Prize – Commonwealth Short Story Prize – Commonwealth Foundation.
• The most phrase rely is 1,000 phrases. Entrants mustn’t really feel any want to make use of up all obtainable phrases. There isn’t any minimal phrase rely, and judges mark based mostly on the standard of the writing, so longer entries is not going to mechanically rating greater than shorter entries.
• Wholly or partly AI generated work will not be accepted within the Competition, and the RCS has full discretion in making the choice about using AI to disqualify an entry or advocate that an entry is marked down.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, see FAQ and go to Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition.