D.H. Lawrence Children's Prize: Writing Competition

The D.H. Lawrence Children's Prize has now closed for entries for 2023.

The winners

Congratulations to our winners:

Age 12-16 Category

1^st Place, short story, ‘Village Park Memories’ by Grace

2^nd Place, short story, ‘Neighbourhood’ by Lucy

3^rd Place, historical short story, ‘My Neighbourhood, Greenwich’ by Kritika

Age 11 and under category

1^st Place, thriller short story, ‘Spooky’ by Isaac

2^nd Place, non-fiction piece, ‘My Neighbourhood Throughout the Year’ by Nathanael

3^rd Place, non-fiction piece, ‘My Neighbourhood’ by Emily

Best of Broxtowe

Poem, ‘Kingfisher at Attenborough Nature Reserve’ by Helen

Highly Commended

Humorous short story, ‘The Sausage that Jumped out of the Pan’ by Elodie

Highly Commended

Non-fiction piece, ‘Birds in my Neighbourhood’ by Ethan

The competition was made possible thanks to funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.