Author of Tomorrow Award
The Author of Tomorrow Award is designed to find the adventure writers of the future. Part of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, it is an annual competition open to young people across the world who have completed a short piece of adventure writing in English.
Prizes are awarded in three categories:
11 and Under | Up to 500 words | Prize: £100, plus £150 book tokens for your school
12-15 years | 1,000 - 2,000 words | Prize: £250, plus £150 book tokens for your school
16-21 years | 1,500 - 3,000 words | Prize: £1,000
Each shortlisted author also has their work digitally published on Booksmart, an app and online library run by global literacy charity, Worldreader. Each story will be online and available for readers anywhere in the world there is internet.
Submissions for the Author of Tomorrow are now closed, but will reopen on 1st March 2025.
