Submitting your writing to a competition is a great achievement in itself – but what happens after you send in your work?
When you submit your final entry, it is read by at least two of our volunteer readers, who help us to create a shortlist of the entries which stand out to them as being the most original, well-argued and/or well-written responses to the theme.
We use our readers’ advice to create a final shortlist, which we send to the judges. The judges then select their winners and runners up for each of our three age categories, as well as any highly commended entries for a special mention.
We will be announcing our judges in November, along with the judges for all of the Orwell Prizes. Follow us on Instagram @orwellyouthprize and X @orwellyouthpriz for updates.