The competition is open to 7-12 year old children living in and attending school in Jamaica. The competition will run from May 1-31, 2026.

Entries will be accepted for the Poetry Performance, Poetry Writing, Essay and Poster competition categories using the theme. “There’s A Winna Inna Me” (the belief that there is a champion within each child, expressed as strengths, talents, unique traits or even hobbies).

The adjudication panel will include some of Jamaica’s leading creative writers and graphic designers.

•  7-9 years old
• 10-12 years old

• Submit a poem (written or video performance), essay or poster by May 31, 2026, under the theme “There’s a Winna Inna Me” (the belief that there is a champion within each child, expressed as strengths, talents, unique traits or even hobbies).
• Each submission must bear the child's name and age
• All entries must be submitted via sabrenamcdonald.com by 4:00pm on Sunday May 31, 2026
• Children can submit entries in more than one category 

• Poetry- Written Submissions
  • Must be an original work, not aided by artificial intelligence
  • Works can be written in Standard English and/or Jamaican language.
  • Must not exceed 2 pages (typed, font size of 12pt)- PDF, JPEG or PNG

• Poetry- Performance Submissions
  • Must be an original work, not aided by artificial intelligence
  • Works can be performed in Standard English and/or the Jamaican language.
  • Performances can be supported by audio accompaniment (track and/or musical instrument)
  • Must be submitted as a video, not exceeding 3 minutes and not exceeding 100MB. Large size video entries may also be submitted via the entrant's YouTube link to be placed in the form.
  • A maximum of three performers are allowed for each poetry performance submission.

• Essay Submissions
  • Must be an original work, not aided by artificial intelligence
  • Works must be written in Standard English and can include use of the Jamaican language
  • Must not exceed 500 words (typed, font size of 12pt)- PDF, JPEG or PNG

• Poster Submissions
  • Must be an original work, not aided by artificial intelligence. Posters can be drawn/illustrated, painted, done as a collage or any style of original design.
  • Must be submitted as an image (photographed/scanned), size- PDF, JPEG or PNG and should not exceed 5MB.
  • Entries should avoid the use of copyright-protected images. Open source, copyright-free image sites such as the following are recommended-
    • unsplash.com
    • pixabay.com
    • pexels.com
    • freepik.com
    • vecteezy.com
    • shopify.com/stock-photo
    • splitshire.com
    • stocksnap.io
    • stock.adobe.com/free