Competition News Archive

An archive of competitions run by BooksfromScotland.com, plus news on Scottish prize winning authors and books. Most recent competitions at the top.

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December 2011

  • Saltire Society Award Winners 2011

    Thursday 01 December 2011

    The winners of the 2011 Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Awards announced at a ceremony at the NLS in Edinburgh.

November 2011

October 2011

  • John Burnside Wins Forward Prize

    Thursday 06 October 2011

    Leading Scottish poet John Burnside has finally won the Forward Prize for poetry, for his collection Black Cat Bone

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January 2011

  • Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2011 Shortlist

    Thursday 27 January 2011

    A number of Scottish books, including Tooth and Claw published by Whittles, are shortlisted for the 2011 Scottish Nature Photography Awards

  • Maggie O'Farrell Wins First Award

    Wednesday 05 January 2011

    Maggie O'Farrell has won her first major literary award, winning the Fiction Category of the 2010 Costa Book Awards for her novel The Hand The First Held Mine

December 2010

  • Scottish Shortlist at the Gourmand Awards 2011

    Tuesday 21 December 2010

    The shortlisted books in the "Scottish" category of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2011 have been announced.

  • Wigtown Poetry Competition 2011

    Monday 13 December 2010

    The Wigtown Poetry Competition is Scotland’s most prestigious poetry prize, and entries are being sought for the 2011 competition.

  • Let's Get Lyrical Writing Competition

    Monday 13 December 2010

    The Scottish Writers' Centre in collaboration with the ‘Let’s Get Lyrical’ initiative between Glasgow & Edinburgh - UNESCO Cities of Music & Literature - invites submissions of Short Stories & Poetry inspired by a Song Lyric for the Scot

November 2010

  • Saltire Society Winners 2010

    Tuesday 30 November 2010

    The winners of the 2010 Saltire Society Awards for Literature were announced at a ceremony on 29th November.

  • A Scottish Wave of Change Writing Competition

    Friday 19 November 2010

    A national story competition organised by A Scottish Wave of Change invites people from all across Scotland to respond to the question – what values should shape the future Scotland?

  • Saltire Society Book of the Year Shortlists 2010

    Wednesday 17 November 2010

    The shortlist for the Saltire Society's Book of the Year Award 2010 has finally been announced, with nine titles on the list, as well as the First Book and Research Books of the Year.

  • Costa Book Awards Shortlist 2010

    Wednesday 17 November 2010

    Two Scottish writers, a novelist and a poet, appear in the 2010 Costa Book Awards shortlists.

September 2010

August 2010

  • James Tait Black Winners Announced for 2010

    Monday 23 August 2010

    The winners of the 2010 James Tait Memorial Prize have been announced at a ceremony at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

  • Sorley MacLean Composition Competition

    Sunday 22 August 2010

    A new music competition has been organised by the StAnza Poetry Festival, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and the University of St Andrews

  • Kelpies Prize 2010 Winner Announced

    Friday 20 August 2010

    Congratulations to Aberdeenshire writer Caroline Clough, who was won the 2010 Kelpies Prize for Children's Writing for her novel Red Fever

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May 2010

  • Arvon International Poetry Competition 2010

    Thursday 13 May 2010

    The 2010 Arvon International Poetry competition opens on 13th May, and has an increased prize of £7,500

  • The Hidden Places of Scotland Competition

    Saturday 01 May 2010

    Are you "Staycationing" this year? Are you planning a holiday in Scotland? A chance to win the seventh edition of The Hidden Places of Scotland, a fantastic travel guide that will take you off the beaten track

April 2010

March 2010

  • 2011 Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition

    Monday 22 March 2010

    Details of the 2011 Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition, which has a total prize fun of over £7,000.

  • SAC SMIT Book Awards 2010 Shortlist

    Thursday 18 March 2010

    The shortlist for the 2010 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards, run by the SAC, was announced on 18th March

  • RL Stevenson Fellowship 2010

    Friday 12 March 2010

    The SAC is supporting the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, which offers a six-week writing retreat in France, plus a grant of £300 per week.

  • Corrag Competition

    Monday 08 March 2010

    Win a selection of six Scottish books in our March competition.

January 2010

December 2009

  • Inspired? Get Writing! 2009/2010

    Wednesday 16 December 2009

    The Inspired? Get Writing! competition is a collaboration between the English-Speaking Union Scotland, the SPL, and the National Galleries of Scotland

  • Carry A Poem - Competition

    Friday 11 December 2009

    As part of the Carry a Poem campaign organised by One Book – One Edinburgh, the Scottish Centre for the Book at Edinburgh Napier University is running a competition for all Edinburgh primary-school children

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November 2008

October 2008

  • Kelpies Prize 2009

    Wednesday 29 October 2008

    News of the 2009 Kelpies Prize, which is worth £2000

  • Mince Limerick Competition

    Friday 03 October 2008

    We're sure you'll find poetic inspiration in The Complete Book of Mince, so get your thinking caps on for our new Limerick competition!

  • British Book Design and Production Awards Shortlist

    Wednesday 01 October 2008

    Two Scottish publishers have been shortlisted for the 2008 British Book Design and Production Awards

  • Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2009

    Wednesday 01 October 2008

    The biennial Neil Gunn Writing Competition was launched on October 1st, and features prizes for adult, secondary and primary schools

September 2008

August 2008

  • "On the Edge" Short Story Competition

    Wednesday 13 August 2008

    How short can you make it? The Wigtown Book Festival is hosting a short short story competition - stories of 100 words or less are welcome

  • The McLellan Award 2008 for Play Writing

    Wednesday 06 August 2008

    The McLellan Award is a prize given for the best new play in Scots

  • Days Like This

    Friday 01 August 2008

    Days Like This is a new writing project organised by Scottish Book Trust and BBC Radio Scotland, and they are looking for true stories of extraordinary days

July 2008

  • Your Scottish Bookshelf - Prize Draw

    Monday 14 July 2008

    We have two Scottish history books to give away in our Summer Prize draw. What are your top Scottish books - what would be on your ideal Scottish bookshelf?

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December 2007

November 2007

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September 2007

  • Pushing out the Boat: Call For Submissions

    Tuesday 25 September 2007

    Pushing out the Boat, the anthology of writing from the North-East, is looking for short stories and poetry for its seventh edition.

  • Boardman Tasker Shortlist 2007

    Monday 17 September 2007

    Hamish Brown's The Mountains Look on Marrakech has been shortlisted for the 2007 Boardman Tasker Prize.

August 2007

July 2007

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May 2007

  • RLS Fellowship 2008

    Wednesday 30 May 2007

    Application details for the 2008 Robert Louis Stevenson Writing Fellowship organised by the Scottish Arts Council and the National Library of Scotland

March 2007

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December 2006

November 2006

October 2006

September 2006

  • The 2nd Wigtown Poetry Competition

    Saturday 23 September 2006

    News of the 2nd Wigtown Poetry Competiton, Scotland's largest poetry competion, with a £2000 1st price award.

  • Boardman Tasker 2006 Shortlist

    Wednesday 06 September 2006

    News of two Scottish titles which have been included in the 2006 Boardman Tasker shortlist.

August 2006

June 2006

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March 2006

  • Summer Short Story Competition

    Wednesday 22 March 2006

    To celebrate the launch of the website, we are launching a short story competition. The first prize is publication on the site plus £100 of books, which the winner may choose from the site. Closing Date: 30th June

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