Welcome to Words of the Wetlands; our national youth writing competition celebrating creativity, nature and the incredible wildlife found in beaver wetlands. We’re inviting children under 12 across England, Scotland and Wales to share their poetry skills by creating a handwritten acrostic poem inspired by beavers and the amazing wetland wildlife they support. Through imagination, curiosity and storytelling, we hope to give young people a chance to connect with nature and to use their voices to speak for our precious wetlands.
Entries will be accepted from 1st November until 31st December 2026 OR until 10,000 entries have been made. If 10,000 entries are made, an announcement will be made to indicate that the competition is closing early.
Winners will be announced publicly in March 2027 with prizes awarded thereafter.
Anyone aged 5-11 years who is in education, whether this be through school or independent learning. Children may enter as individuals, however prizes will be awarded on a group level, such as to the winner’s school or home-ed group. There is a maximum of 5 entries per class/group so we encourage some pre-submission shortlisting if possible.
Workshop with award winning author, poet and children’s laureate 2022-2024 Joseph Coelho
Book vouchers and certificates
Certificates and merch
Please get in touch via competition@beavertrust.org and we’ll do our best to answer your queries. Please do not send submissions to this email address as they will not be included. Entries must be submitted via the form above.
