Junior journalist opportunities
Explore the press opportunities for children and young people in the UK. From press events and festivals to book reviews and competitions, First News helps aspiring reporters gain real journalism experience.
If you are interested in any of the current opportunities below, please email [email protected]. For junior journalist reports, we require 150-200 words and a few hi-res photos of your experience. We welcome reports from everyone, regardless of ability!
We update this page regularly with new opportunities. Last updated: 09/10/26.
Visit the new Nature Gallery at Horniman Museum and Gardens
What? The much-loved Horniman Museum and Gardens has announced that its Natural History Gallery will reopen to the public as the Nature Gallery. A junior journalist is invited along to be one of the first to see it!
The Gallery has been fully refurbished and the displays reimagined to celebrate the amazing variety of life on Earth and explore humankind’s place within, and impact on, nature.
Get in touch to go along and write a review for First News.
When? Press preview is on Thursday 4 February 2027.
Where? Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Rd, London SE23 3PQ.
Find out more at horniman.ac.uk.
Visit Dickensian London: The Magic Lantern City
What? A new exhibition is launching at the Charles Dickens Museum all about the famous writer’s life in London.
Visitors can check out an original manuscript for Oliver Twist, Dickens’s walking stick, the front door knocker from his home in Camden Town and lots more.
A junior journalist is invited to the Charles Dickens Museum, where Dickens lived, to write a review of the exhibition for First News.
When? From 21 October.
Where? The Charles Dickens Museum, 48-49 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LX.
Find out more at dickensmuseum.com.
Feature in Your News!
If you want to be a junior journalist for First News and go to cool press events or write about something that you’re passionate about, get in touch by asking a trusted adult to email us at [email protected].
Write a book review and have it featured in First News!
Do you have thoughts on a book you have read recently that you want to share with others? Why not write a book review for us? Here’s what you’ll need to do:
- Write 100-120 words on any type of book – chapter books, graphic novels, fiction, non-fiction… even audiobooks are all welcome! No person, reader type, format or genre is excluded
- Tell us what the book is about, what you most enjoyed about it, how the book made you feel and if you had any favourite parts
- Suggest which type of reader would enjoy it
- A picture of the reader holding the book is welcome, too, but not essential
- You could even submit a review as a whole class
Send all book reviews in to [email protected] or by clicking the button below.