Creative Writing Prize 2026
A collaboration between the Outreach Team in the Faculty of Classics and our friends at the Ashmolean Museum

Are you aged 11-18?
Do you love writing and the ancient world?
Enter our creative writing competition.
Open to entrants in 3 categories:
Ages 11-13
Ages 14-16
Ages 17-18
The winner (+1 guest) in each age category will be invited to an object handling session at the Ashmolean Museum, with real ancient artefacts!
Deadline for entries: Sunday 15 March 2026
See here for further details.
Note: this is not a Classical Association event – please contact the organisers directly with any enquiries.