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Competitions for teenagers in the UK Explore current competitions for UK teenagers aged 13 to 17, with direct provider links, eligibility and deadlines on Extrasurge.
Catalogue checked 11 October 2026 .
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Immerse Education Essay Competition 2027 Choose from more than twenty university-style subject questions and write a referenced academic essay for the chance to receive a full or partial scholarship for an Immerse programme.
Ages 13–17 Deadline 25 October 2026 Starts 3 August 2026 Free Online Immerse Education Competition Online Engineering Finance Computer science Medicine
See full listing details Portico Sadie Massey Book Review Competition 2027 Review a fiction, non-fiction, poetry or graphic title for the Portico Library's free annual reading and writing awards.
Ages 13–17 Deadline 22 March 2027 Starts 9 October 2026 Free Online The Portico Library Competition Online Marketing Drama Journalism
See full listing details Portico Sadie Massey Short Story Competition 2027 Create a short story set in the North of England for the Portico Library's free annual young writers competition.
Ages 13–17 Deadline 22 March 2027 Starts 9 October 2026 Free Online The Portico Library Competition Online Drama Marketing
See full listing details Future Voices Poetry Competition 2026 Write a poem about any subject for a free UK competition that offers publication, certificates for selected work and gift-card prizes.
Ages 13–17 Deadline 31 December 2026 Free Online Young Writers Competition Online Drama Marketing
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