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the awards
We offer a total of 8 prizes, worth over £8,000!
The second year of the Young Norwich Creative Awards in 2024 was a huge success, attracting nearly 250 entries from 16-25-year-olds living, working or studying in Norwich!
There are eight award categories: Creative Writing, Visual Art & Photography, Fashion & Textiles, Music, Film, Performing & Production Arts, Animation & Games Art, Creative Entrepreneur.
To enter you must be 16-25 years old and living, working or studying in Norwich. Your work must be original and all your own work. You may enter as many awards and as many times as you like.
Awards open for entry on 24 April and close 9am Monday 2 June 2025.
Winners will be announced at a special event at the Norwich Arts Centre on Wednesday 2 July 2025
The award for
Animation & Games Art
We are looking for submissions of one of the following:
Game Concept Art – Show us your vision for a game! This could be a series of environments, characters, or UI/UX designs, along with a short explanation of the game idea.
2D or 3D Animation / Motion Graphics / Digital Story – Share a short animation, motion graphic, or digital story (max 5 minutes). This could even be something designed for VR!
The award for
Performing & Production Arts
Performance:
There is no theme or specific brief, it is your creativity we want to see expressed, and so do please think outside of the box and create something that inspires you, others, and us. We are looking for:
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Audio or video recording of the entrant’s performance (maximum 5 minutes). Please ensure you provide credits for writer, director, sound, filmmaker as appropriate.
Production arts:
Please respond to the creative brief in the information sheet, in whatever medium you feel you excel at. The types of submission we are expecting to see include (but are not limited to):
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Lighting design
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Sound design
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Costume/set designs
The award for
fashion & Textiles
Your entry should include:
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Photographs of the outfit, garment or accessory you have designed and made (this can include shoes, hats, bags, jewellery, or other fashion accessories); and/or photographs of original textile designs (print, embroidery, weave, knit etc.).
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Evidence of the process you took from your initial inspiration or concept, through idea generation and refinement of those ideas, to your final design.
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Entrants are encouraged to show examples of the type of materials and fabrics used for their design, although this not compulsory.
The award for
Music
We would like all entrants to accompany their music with the following:
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A lyric sheet (if your piece uses lyrics).
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What instruments you would use to perform the piece in a live environment.
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If you are using samples or ideas from elsewhere, please include and credit the source(s) and why you chose to use them to enhance the piece.
The award for
Creative Writing
We are looking for submissions of one of the following, delivered as a Word document, clearly typed, in 14 point sans serif (or mp3 audio file):
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A poem – maximum 100 lines
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A short story or script – maximum 3000 words
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Blog post – maximum 1000 words
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A piece of factual journalism – maximum 2000 words
Norwich freemen's award for
Creative Entrepreneur
This award is for potential development of an idea to start up a creative business in the city. There is no theme or specific brief, it is your creativity we want to see expressed, so do please think outside of the box and create something that inspires you, others – and us. The submission should include:
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A PowerPoint presentation of 10 slides or less containing:
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A Business Plan (1000 words max, mp3 audio file accepted) detailing your idea, marketing, budget and plans for the first six months.
How to Enter
Submissions for the Young Norwich Creative Awards should include completion of the online entry form and a link to a Google Drive containing digital copies of your work. All work must be completely original.
This is a project to demonstrate the levels of creative ambition of the young people in Norwich. Please tell us where your inspiration has come from and how you created the work, as this will also be considered as part of the judging process. Please include this as a Word document (400 words max) or mp3 audio file within your Google Drive folder.
In the spirit of this award, we would ask that the work not be explicitly profane or designed to cause offence.
Thanks for entering and good luck!
Shortlisted entrants will be informed by 23 June 2025 and invited to an evening of celebration on Wednesday 2 July 2025.
The judges’ decision is final.