Competition
Through MY EYES International Competition 2026/27 (poetry, art, short film)
Never Such Innocence
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 26 February 2027, 127 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- aged 9 to 18 (entrants aged 15 and under must be submitted by a parent, guardian or teacher)
- Where
- Online entry form
Free international competition for young people aged 9 to 18 to share their view of war and conflict in a poem, artwork or short film. Winners have their work published in a digital booklet, get a prize pack and are invited to special opportunities. No entry fee. Closes Friday 26 February 2027.
The facts
- What you get
- Free, no entry fee
- Where
- Online entry form
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- aged 9 to 18 (entrants aged 15 and under must be submitted by a parent, guardian or teacher)
- a poem (one page), artwork or short film of your own; any language, with a translation or subtitles
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: “Your poem, artwork or short film, plus the entrant's details on the online form; entrants aged 15 and under are submitted by a parent, guardian or teacher who agrees to the rules by check-box.”
2. Dates
- Closes 26 February 2027, in 127 days.
- Aim to send it by 23 February 2027. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a competition
General advice from us, the same for every competition. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Read the rules and the judging criteria first, and write to them.
- Check who owns your work after you enter. The rules usually say.
- Submit a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
If there is an interview or a test
- If there is a final or a pitch, practise out loud and time yourself.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Never Such Innocence's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Never Such Innocence's own website on 10 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.