This year’s theme is ‘Animals’, inspired by Lawrence’s collection of animal poetry such as ‘Snake’ and ‘Baby Tortoise’.
Entrants should submit a short story or poem on the theme to be in with a chance of winning a prize across three age categories - aged 4-7, aged 8-11 and aged 12-16.
First prize in each category will win a Kindle, with runner up and highly commended prizes of up to £50 in National Book Tokens.
There will also be a special ‘Best of Broxtowe’ prize in each age category.
Successful entrants will be invited to an awards ceremony at the DH Lawrence Birthplace Museum in Eastwood on August 2 - and have their work entered into a digital exhibition on August 28 as part of the annual DH Lawrence Festival.
Entries close on May 31 and can be made online or by postal entry.
Winners will be notified by July 2 and invited to the award ceremony on August 2.
More details and terms and conditions can be found at broxtowe.gov.uk/lawrencechildrensprize
Carolyn Melbourne, museum and collections officer at The DH Lawrence Birthplace Museum said, “We picked the theme of animals because Lawrence often wrote about them, using his powers of perception to portray how they think and feel
"I think it will be a great theme to get young budding writers engaged and I’m very excited to see what they write.”