Writing Competition

The Scottish Book Trust competition to write a comic, play, story, poem, a spoken word piece, or make a video, in the Scots language is now open.

Entries should be minimum 50 words – maximum 2,500 words.
Or 10 minutes of video/audio

Open to all 11-18 year olds

Closing date – 21 June 2023

Prizes
First prize: £100 book token and option to be at The Scots Language Awards to receive an award at a ceremony
Second prize: £50 book token
Highly commended entries: £25 book token

More info at SBT website and also some inspiration and tips from the judging panel.