ALT Graphic advertising the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, the annual competition for young people which runs in conjunction with the Branford Boase Award. This year’s theme for the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition is inspired by the book that won the Branford Boase Award in 2024, Steady For This by Nathanael Lessore. Nathanael’s book is bright, funny, joyful and fresh; it makes readers laugh out loud.What the judges of the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition are looking for this year are pieces of writing that will put smiles on their faces, even better, make them chuckle or laugh out loud! You may choose whatever you want to write from the following: Ideas from your imagination or something that really happened. A short story or a description (no more than 600 words). A poem; or song lyric (no more than 40 lines). Rap lyrics, in honour of the star of Steady For This, Shaun, aka MC Growls You can write less than 600 words or 40 lines but not more.