Coram Voices 2025: Creative writing competition
Voices 2025, the creative writing competition for care experienced children and young people, opened for entries on Wednesday 11 December 2024.
Organised by the charity Coram Voice, Voices is the only creative writing competition specifically for care experienced children and young people. It provides a unique platform for them to showcase their creativity, celebrate their talents and shine a light on what it means to be care-experienced.
Since it was launched in 2015 by the charity Coram Voice, Voices has celebrated the creativity of thousands of children and young people from across the UK. 2025 marks Coram Voice’s 50th Anniversary, and we have chosen the theme ‘My Voice’ to place the voices of children and young people at the heart of our milestone year.
Previous participants have said the following about competition:
- “I was so excited that I could share my story with people that had experienced the same things as me. At the awards, I read out my story in front of everyone – I was really nervous but after I was really proud of myself.” - Rosie, runner-up in the Voices 2022 Primary School category
- “It's an incredible opportunity to get your voice, story and feelings out and I really encourage anyone who is eligible to take part!" - Claire, previous winner, judge, and co-host of the 2024 Awards Ceremony
The competition is open to care experienced children and young people aged 4-25. We are looking for poems, stories, articles, or anything else that fits the theme (up to 500 words). In response to popular demand, this year we are also opening the competition to songs and raps!
You can find out more, read winning entries from previous years and get top tips from previous year’s judges at coramvoice.org.uk/voices.
The closing date for entries is Sunday 23 March 2025.