Calling all young storytellers!

By Barfoot & Thompson | Posted: Monday Aug 04, 2025

The 2025 Barfoot & Thompson Young Authors Challenge is back - and this year’s theme is "My Time Machine." Entries close Friday 15 August 2025.

If you could travel through time, where would you go?

Back to the past to witness history or meet a legend?

Forward to the future to explore new inventions or meet your future self?

Or somewhere completely unexpected?

Whether it’s an epic adventure, a touching poem, a sci-fi dream, or something totally unique, we want to hear your story!

Amazing prizes up for grabs for you and your school!

Learn more and enter here Young Authors Challenge 2024 | Barfoot & Thompson