We ran our creative writing competition from 2014 to 2018 to get to the heart of what it means to care – the joys that can be experienced, the learning that comes with caring, and the way it changes us.
During the five years of the competition we received over a thousand entries, from both experienced writers and people who have never written a poem or short story before. We hope you enjoy reading their moving, sometimes funny and insightful words.
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