The Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) Competition

January 6th—March 21st, 2025

Enter your child's story into the Young Mathematical Story Authors competition!

Pupils aged 4-16 years old are encouraged to take part in this year’s Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition. YMSA is an annual international competition, set up to help connect maths with literacy by having pupils create their own maths story picture book. The winner of each entry (4-7, 8-11 and 12-16 years old) will receive an award of £100, and their school will also receive £100. The submission deadline is Friday 21st March 2025. More information can be found here.

Key Dates

Entries open – Monday 6th January 2025

Closing date for entries – Friday 21st March 2025 (17:00 UK time)

Results publicly announced – Friday 30th May 2025