Mythology Competition 2026
Students are invited to submit a piece of Creative Writing, Art or an animation in response to all or a part of:
Key Stage 2 – The Monster in the Maze: Theseus and the Minotaur
Key Stage 3 – The Spinner of Webs: Arachne and Athena
We would suggest students familiarise themselves with the myth through any anthology, and perhaps also listen to the myth being read.
Submissions, following the guidelines laid out below, should be made to tildesley20@gmail.com by 23:59 (BST) on Friday 17th April 2026.
Entry Forms
General Guidelines
- NO AI is to be used. There is a confirmation statement on the entry form to this effect. The responsible adult is agreeing that no AI has been used by submitting the entries.
- Schools may submit up to 10 entries per Key Stage. This can be a combination across the formats if preferred.
- All entries should be by individual students, not groups.
- All entries must be clearly labelled with the student’s name.
- Each school, or Home-Schooled parent/carer/educator, needs to submit an entry form, with their entry/entries.
- Please include a brief description in the relevant column of the work, e.g. what it is, and how it was completed (in class, in an afterschool club, as a homework assignment etc).
- Only first names should appear on the pupils’ work. This is as the winning entries may be published on the website. If you do not want your pupils’ work to be published, please note this clearly on the entry form.
- Please be aware that comic strips can be difficult to place in Creative Writing or Art. The school should place in the category they think is more suitable, and judges will judge accordingly.
- Following the judging process, schools and/or parents will be notified by email of prize-winning, or otherwise, entrants and book tokens will be posted accordingly. We aim to have at least one 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category, but this changes year on year according to numbers of entries. Please note that judges will try to give individual feedback, but this may not always be possible due to the number of entries.
- Key Stage specifications for those not following the UK curriculum are: Key Stage 2 – Years 3 to 6 (age 7 – 11); Key Stage 3 – Years 7 – 9 (age 11 – 14).
Categories
- Creative Writing
This can be a play, a retelling, a poem or any other creative written response. There is a word limit of 500 words and it should be submitted as a Word document. We are sorry but scanned, handwritten pieces will not be judged. All entries must be in English.
- Art
This can be a painting, a sculpture in any material, a collage or any other artistic endeavour. Please submit as a .jpeg, with views of all angles if appropriate and the right way up. The student should not be visible in any of the photographs. Please do not submit digital Art as it will not be judged; all pieces submitted should be 100% original and hand drawn or crafted.
- Animation
This can be silent, spoken or sung! It can be animated or use, for example, Play Mobil figures or home-made puppets. It should not use real people. Please submit as an unlisted YouTube link; this will enable access for both myself and the judges. The entries should be no longer than 5 minutes. Whilst we will endeavour to access any we are sent in different formats, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. This means judging of these entries may not be possible.
If you have any queries please contact Catherine at tildesley20@gmail.com. Good Luck to all entrants!
A reminder that the closing deadline is Friday 17 April 2026 at 23:59 (BST).
