BBC Blast is the BBC’s youth creativity service offering free creative learning opportunities for 13 – 19 year olds across the UK. For full details about the project visit the website : http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/
BBC Blast is currently running an art & design competition until Monday 8 February 2010, challenging young people to design an album [...]
Calling all potential authors! Diverse Voices Award Update
The Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award 2010
Closing Date for Entries – Friday 26 February 2010
The deadline for entries is fast approaching and submissions have already started to arrive – we are anticipating even more in this second year. The Award aims to promote diversity in children’s [...]
The Anne Pierson Award for Young Writers 2010 continues to encourage Cumbria’s emerging writers to develop skills, confidence, and of course, offers the opportunity to win a share of prizes worth £1,000. This special award will be judged by playwright Kevin Dyer, Booker shortlisted novelist Sarah Hall and award-winning poet Jacob Polley, plus our special [...]
WATERSIDE OPEN 2010
National exhibition and competition open to makers/artists in any medium (except live art) with six cash prizes ranging from £150 to £500. Submission deadlines: Friday 8 January 1-6pm and Saturday 9 January 10am-4pm.
To download an application form and for further information go to www.watersideartscentre.co.uk or
With his black & white close-up of an apple, young Jon McGovern was the winner of the Eden Arts photography competition in the summer, and now he’s gained a national prize. He was awarded the title of Young Landscape Photographer of the Year by the BBC (news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8314105.stm) with this stunning photo, which will [...]
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Ben Bradshaw launched the UK Young Creative Entrepreneur Awards for 2009/10 at the beginning of this month.
There are eight awards in total relating to different creative disciplines, one of which is music. The other categories are communications, design, fashion, interactive, publishing, screen and visual arts.
Upon [...]
The National Trust is searching for new writing to help celebrate the power of a very special place – Castlerigg Stone Circle – by way of a poetry competition.
The winning poem will appear on new information boards on site, credited to the poet, and the poet will also win £30 of gift tokens for Bluebell [...]
Mediabox is running a competition for young disadvantaged 13 to 19 year olds in association with ‘My Game’
Those lucky enough to be selected can take part in a filmmaking workshop and receive £500 towards making a film.
For more information click on the following link:
www.media-box.co.uk/yourgame/
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Introducing the EDEN ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION ‘09! We are a running a photgraphy competition from June to August 2009 with the theme of ‘Eden’. You can interpret that however you like; from the biblical Eden, to places, people, or whatever. And any photograph is eligible, whether digitally enhanced or not, as we’re looking for CREATIVE [...]
Grand Words is a one-act play writing competition for anyone over 18 living in Lancashire; Cumbria; Manchester; Liverpool; and the unitary authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn with Dawen. Plays must be for no longer than 30 minutes and for no more than three actors. The winning play will recieve £100 and a production of their [...]