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Could you write a poem to amuse, excite or inspire children? That’s the challenge as the YorkMix Poems For Children […]

Eighteen young writers and poets have won awards in The Mount School’s Creative Writing Competition for the 2019 York Literature […]

We are so excited that we have reached 5,000 followers on our Twitter account (@YorkLitFest)! To celebrate this milestone we […]

Congratulations to Avril Joy who scooped the first prize in the YorkMix Poetry Competition 2019 with her poem, Skomm! Avril […]