The 2021 competition

On International Literacy Day 2021, we launched our My Twist on a Tale writing competition for its third year! 

The free competition, which we opened up to 4–19 year olds across the UK, encouraged young people to cast their minds ahead to the future and produce their own reflections on what tomorrow might bring.

The winning stories and poems ranged from earthlings zipping around on hoverboards and cyborg dogs to a space version of Romeo and Juliet and the need for new laws to keep people safe. 

We created audio versions of each winning story too. We hope you enjoy listening to them!