Martha Mills young writers’ prize open for entries

‘We are looking for writing that is lively, unusual or otherwise original.’ Photograph: LRB

The Martha Mills young writers’ prize has opened for entries on the theme of “A Secret”.

The competition, run by the London Review Bookshop, invites 11- to 14-year-olds living in the UK to submit up to 500 words of any type of prose – such as a fictional story, a piece of schoolwork, or a diary entry – based on this year’s theme.