Youth Writing Contest 2025
The contest celebrates its 38th year in 2025. Entries are accepted from Monday, June 2nd, 2025 to Thursday, July 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm.

Contest Rules & Permission to Publish

Please read and confirm you have read and understand the statements.

Submit Writing Piece

Before submitting your work please ensure the following:
  • Uploaded FILE NAME is the SAME as the TITLE OF YOUR ENTRY. Your submission may be disqualified if your file name and title of your entry do not match. 
  • Your name does NOT appear anywhere in the file name. Correct file name example: "SunshineAndKittens.docx"
  • Your name does NOT appear anywhere in the document.
  • For short stories and poems submit ONLY .doc and .docx files.
  • For comics submit ONLY .pdf and .png files. 
  • For Random text-based entries submit .doc and .docx files. If the file contains illustrations or images submit .pdf or .png.

I am submitting:*

Title of Entry:*

Does your submission contain images or illustrations?*

Upload your submission:*
Individual uploaded files must be in .docx or .doc and cannot be larger than 16Mb. For security reasons, .exe files are not allowed and files uploaded must be from your local computer. Network/remote path files will not be accepted.

Upload your submission:*
Individual uploaded files must be in .pdf or .png and cannot be larger than 16Mb. For security reasons, .exe files are not allowed and files uploaded must be from your local computer. Network/remote path files will not be accepted.

Upload your submission:*
Text-based entries must be in .doc and .docx format. Individual uploaded files cannot be larger than 16Mb. For security reasons, .exe files are not allowed and files uploaded must be from your local computer. Network/remote path files will not be accepted.

Upload your submission:*
Submissions containing illustrations or images must be in .pdf or .png format. Individual uploaded files cannot be larger than 16Mb. For security reasons, .exe files are not allowed and files uploaded must be from your local computer. Network/remote path files will not be accepted.

Contact Information

First Name:*

Last Name:*

Phone :*

Email:*
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Library Card #:*
Note: Library Card must be in your name (not another family member’s card).

Apt # - Street Address:*

City:*

Postal Code:*

More About You

Select Home Library:*
Note: The one that you use most or is closest to you.

What year were you born?*

How old are you today?*
Note: In order to qualify you must have been born between 2007 and 2013.

How did you hear about the Youth Writing Contest?*
(Select all that apply)
Information we collect and why we collect it.

Personal Information is collected for the purposes of allowing entries to the Youth Writing Contest run by Surrey Public Library. Surrey Public Library is collecting this information under the authority of the Library Act and section 26 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. For questions regarding the collection of personal information, please contact the Director of Administrative Services, 10350 University Drive, Surrey, BC V3T 4B8 604-598-7303.



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