Deadline: October 31, 2024
Applications are open for the Young Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2024. If you are aged between 11 and 19 and interested in history and writing, the Young Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2024 (YWSP) is ready to take you on an adventure! They are the UK’s only creative writing prize specifically for budding historical fiction writers. You could win a £500 travel grant, tickets to one of the UK’s best book festivals, and the chance to see your own work in print in a special anthology.
Honouring the achievements of the founding father of the historical novel, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world. With a total value of over £30,000, and now in its fifteenth year, it is unique for rewarding writing of exceptional quality which is set in the past.
Prizes
- The two overall category winners will be invited to the Borders Book Festival in June 2025 to receive their prizes – a £500 travel voucher and their work published in our printed Anthology.
Eligibility
- Open to young writers aged between 11 and 19.
- Stories must be between 800 and 2,000 words and set in a time before you were born.
Judging Criteria
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
- Historical relevance and accuracy
- Originality
- Plot
- Characterisation
- Language
- Attention to detail
- Enjoyment
Application
Submit by the closing date of October 31, 2024 to: The Young Walter Scott Prize, Bowhill, Selkirk, Scotland TD7 5ET.
For more information, visit YWSP.
