WRITE950 | Chichester Cathedral launches creative writing competition for children and young people

Published 14:45 on 30 Apr 2025

As part of its 950th anniversary celebrations, Chichester Cathedral has launched Write950, an exciting creative writing competition designed to inspire children and young people across East and West Sussex to explore the Cathedrals fascinating history, characters and sacred spaces through the power of words. 

The competition is delivered in partnership with literacy charity Childrens Bookfest, local authors Simon Philip and Ali Sparkes, and Waterstones Chichester who are generously providing a wonderful prize for each category -  the opportunity to choose a brand-new book in the Waterstones Chichester store each month for a whole year!

Entrants must be the correct age for their category (see below) by the competition deadline Sunday 20th July 2025. The winner will be awarded their prize in a special ceremony at Chichester Cathedral in September 2025. 

We will also be running activities throughout May Half Term to help inspire and encourage writers taking part in Write950. More details will be announced on our website soon.