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.
January 2010
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Don Paterson Wins Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
Friday 01 January 2010Congratulations to Don Paterson, the first winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry under the Laureate-ship of Carol Ann Duffy.
December 2009
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Inspired? Get Writing! 2009/2010
Wednesday 16 December 2009The Inspired? Get Writing! competition is a collaboration between the English-Speaking Union Scotland, the SPL, and the National Galleries of Scotland
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Carry A Poem - Competition
Friday 11 December 2009As 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
November 2009
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Saltire Society Awards 2009
Monday 30 November 2009The five winners of the 2009 Saltire Society Literary Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Edinburgh
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Saltire Society Shortlist 2009
Tuesday 24 November 2009Details of the Scottish books shortlisted for the 2009 Saltire Society Literary Awards have been announced
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Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book Awards 2009
Tuesday 24 November 2009The winners of the 2009 Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books have been announced
October 2009
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2009 Forward Prize Winners Don Paterson and Robin Robertson
Wednesday 07 October 2009Congratulations to Don Paterson and Robin Robertson, who have both won at the 2009 Forward Prize awards
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Wigtown Poetry Competition 2010
Saturday 03 October 2009The 2010 Wigtown Poetry Competition, which will be judged by Liz Lochhead, will be launched at the Wigtown Book Festival
September 2009
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Cairngorm John Shortlisted for Boardman Tasker 2009 Award
Tuesday 08 September 2009Cairngorm John, the biography published by Sandstone Press, has been shortlisted for an award
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Gorgie City Farm Poetry Day Competition
Tuesday 01 September 2009Gorgie City Farm are hosting a poetry competition to help celebrate National Poetry Day, and are looking for submissions
August 2009
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Kelpies Prize Winner 2009 Announced
Thursday 27 August 2009The winner of the 2009 Kelpies Prize has been announced, and the winning book will be published in October this year.
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Robin Jenkins Literary Award Shortlist Announced
Wednesday 05 August 2009The shortlist for the Robin Jenkins Literary award for environmental writing has been announced
July 2009
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ESRC Genomics Network Short Story Competition Winners
Wednesday 08 July 2009The winners of the first ever ESRC Genomics Network Short Story Competition have been announced
June 2009
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Canongate Win Publisher of the Year Award
Tuesday 02 June 2009Edinburgh publishers Canongate have been announced as the 2009 Publisher of the Year by BBIA
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Callum Macdonald Memorial Award 2009 Winner Announced
Monday 01 June 2009The winner of the 2009 Callum Macdonald Memorial Award for poetry publishing has been announced.
May 2009
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James Tait Black Memorial Award Shortlist 2009
Thursday 14 May 2009The shortlist for the 2009 James Tait Black Memorial Awards have been announced
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Quick Read Learners' Favourite Award Winner Announced
Wednesday 13 May 2009Patience Thomson's 101 Ways to Get Your Child to Read has won the 2009 Quick Read Learners' Favourite Award
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Scottish Pamphlet Poetry Award Shortlist - CMMA 2009
Wednesday 13 May 2009The shortlist for the 20092 Callum Macdonald Memorial Award has been announced.
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Royal Mail Awards 2009 Shortlist
Wednesday 06 May 2009The shortlist for the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books has been announced. Over 11,000 children in Scotland have registered to vote for this year's winner
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Carol Ann Duffy Named As New Poet Laureate
Friday 01 May 2009Carol Ann Duffy has been named the UK's first female poet Laureate, a position she will hold for 10 years
April 2009
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Keith Gray Shortlisted for Carnegie Medal
Friday 24 April 2009Edinburgh author Keith Gray has been shortlisted for the 2009 Carnegie Medal award
March 2009
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BBIA Bookselling Shortlists 2009
Monday 09 March 2009The regional shortlists for the British Book Industry Awards Bookshop of the Year have been announced
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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards 2009 Shortlist
Thursday 05 March 2009The shortlist for the 2009 SAC book awards - sponsored by Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust - have been announced
January 2009
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Barrington Stoke Nominated for Award
Friday 23 January 2009Congratulations to Edinburgh-based Barrington Stoke, who have been nominated for an IPG award
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Romantic Novel of the Year 2009 Shortlist
Monday 19 January 2009Glasgow author Linda Gillard has been shortlisted for an award, alongside Susanna Kearsley
November 2008
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Saltire Society Shortlist 2008
Monday 17 November 2008News of the shortlisted books for the 2008 Saltire Society Literary Awards
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UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award 2009
Wednesday 05 November 2008The deadline for the British Council's UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award 2009 is Friday 7th November.
October 2008
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Kelpies Prize 2009
Wednesday 29 October 2008News of the 2009 Kelpies Prize, which is worth £2000
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Mince Limerick Competition
Friday 03 October 2008We're sure you'll find poetic inspiration in The Complete Book of Mince, so get your thinking caps on for our new Limerick competition!
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Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2009
Wednesday 01 October 2008The biennial Neil Gunn Writing Competition was launched on October 1st, and features prizes for adult, secondary and primary schools
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British Book Design and Production Awards Shortlist
Wednesday 01 October 2008Two Scottish publishers have been shortlisted for the 2008 British Book Design and Production Awards
September 2008
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Watermill Bookshop Wins Award
Thursday 18 September 2008The Aberfeldy Watermill Bookshop has won the 2008 Independent Bookshop of the Year award
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School Competition: Making Books in Scotland
Saturday 13 September 2008The People Behind the Pages is a competition for primary school children in the Edinburgh area
August 2008
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"On the Edge" Short Story Competition
Wednesday 13 August 2008How short can you make it? The Wigtown Book Festival is hosting a short short story competition - stories of 100 words or less are welcome
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The McLellan Award 2008 for Play Writing
Wednesday 06 August 2008The McLellan Award is a prize given for the best new play in Scots
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Days Like This
Friday 01 August 2008Days 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
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Your Scottish Bookshelf - Prize Draw
Monday 14 July 2008We 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?
June 2008
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Barrington Stoke Competition Winner Announced
Thursday 26 June 2008Congratulations to Becky Wright from Morgan Academy, who has won Barrington Stoke's latest writing competition.
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SAC Sundial Award Winners 2008
Friday 20 June 2008Scotland's first Makar, Edwin Morgan, has won the SAC Sundial Book of the Year award for 2008.
May 2008
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British Book Industry Awards 2008
Friday 16 May 2008Scottish winners at the 2008 British Book Industry Awards for design and editing
April 2008
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5th Nibbie for Rowling; 1st for McGregor
Wednesday 09 April 2008News of Scottish winners at the 2008 Galaxy British Book Awards, the "Nibbies"
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Competition
Monday 07 April 2008Enter our competition to win a slip-cased, hardback edition of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
March 2008
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David Toulmin Competition
Monday 31 March 2008The deadline for the David Toulmin short story competition is set for 31st March 2008.
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Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition
Tuesday 25 March 2008Vital Synz, the Glasgow poetry society, have launched a £5000 poetry competition in honour of Edwin Morgan
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Scotland Street Creative Writing Competition
Wednesday 19 March 2008Glasgow Museums are hosting a creative writing competition about school days
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Sundial Book of the Year Shortlist 2008
Tuesday 04 March 2008The shortlist for the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Awards have been drawn up
January 2008
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A L Kennedy wins the 2007 Costa Book Awards
Tuesday 22 January 2008Congratulations to A L Kennedy, winner of the 2007 Costa Book Awards
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Costa Winners 2007
Thursday 03 January 2008Congratulations to A L Kennedy and Ann Kelley, winners of the 2007 Costa Book Awards
December 2007
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Maw Broon's Cookbook Limerick Competition
Wednesday 19 December 2007And for something completely different, get your thinking hats on for our limerick competition.
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Guthrie Nominated for Spinetingler Awards
Wednesday 19 December 2007Edinburgh writer Allan Guthrie has been nominated for a "Best Novel - New Voice" award at the first Spinetingler Awards
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The BooksfromScotland.com New Year Quiz
Tuesday 18 December 2007We have five fantastic books to give away in our New Year Quiz - but be quick, there's not much time!
November 2007
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Costa Awards 2007 Shortlist
Wednesday 21 November 2007Two Scottish books have been shortlisted in the 2007 Costa Book Awards
October 2007
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Fresh Shortlisted for Glen Dimplex Award
Tuesday 23 October 2007Scottish writer Mark McNay's début novel has been shortlisted for a New Writing award in Ireland
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Happenstance Story Competition
Sunday 07 October 2007Independent publisher HappenStance Press are running their second short story competition.
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Nominations for Blue Peter Award
Wednesday 03 October 2007The shortlist for the 2007 Blue Peter Book Awards have been announced.
September 2007
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Pushing out the Boat: Call For Submissions
Tuesday 25 September 2007Pushing out the Boat, the anthology of writing from the North-East, is looking for short stories and poetry for its seventh edition.
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Boardman Tasker Shortlist 2007
Monday 17 September 2007Hamish Brown's The Mountains Look on Marrakech has been shortlisted for the 2007 Boardman Tasker Prize.
August 2007
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Ùr-Sgeul DVD Competition: 3 Gaelic DVDs to be Won
Wednesday 01 August 2007In conjunction with Ùr-Sgeul and the Gaelic Books Council we have three DVDs to give away
July 2007
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Carry Me Down Wins Award
Thursday 19 July 2007Carry Me Down by MJ Hyland has won the 2007 Hawthornden Prize.
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2007 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
Thursday 19 July 2007Four Scottish novels have been longlisted for the 3rd Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award, part of the Harrogate Festival.
June 2007
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Neil M Gunn Writing Competition 2007
Friday 29 June 2007Three age groups are invited to enter the 2007 Neil M Gunn Writing Competiton
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Sundial Scottish Arts Council Awards Winners Announced
Thursday 14 June 2007The category winners of the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book Awards have been announced.
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Fidra Novel Writing Competition
Wednesday 06 June 2007Fidra Books have launched a competition to find their first novel. They are looking for a new book which will fit their publishing programme, and should be in the 9-14 age range.
May 2007
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RLS Fellowship 2008
Wednesday 30 May 2007Application 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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British Book Awards 2007
Thursday 29 March 2007Two Scottish winners and five additional nominations at the 2007 British Book Awards were announced.
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Welsh Book of the Year
Tuesday 06 March 2007Jim Perrin's The Climbing Essays has been nominated for the English Language Welsh Book of the Year award.
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Barrington Stoke Wins Publishing Award
Monday 05 March 2007Edinburgh publisher's Barrington Stoke have won an IPG award for their children's titles.
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Dundee Book Prize Winner Announced 2007
Thursday 01 March 2007The winner of the 2007 Dundee International Book Prize is announced, and the winning book will be published by Polygon.
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World Book Day Competition - The Eejits
Thursday 01 March 2007Win a signed copy of Matthew Fitt's fantastic Scots translation of Roald Dahl's The Twits - The Eejits
February 2007
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BRAW Awards 2007 - Register Your Interest
Tuesday 20 February 2007BRAW are inviting organisations to register their interest in helping to judge the 2007 BRAW/Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book awards.
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Colour In Kidnapped Competition!
Thursday 15 February 2007Help David Balfour and Alan Breck Strewart escape the brig of the Covenant by colouring in this exciting scene from the Kidnapped Graphic Novel
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Winner of Costa Book of the Year Announced
Thursday 08 February 2007The winner of the 2007 Costa Book of the Year has been announced at a ceremony in London
January 2007
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Kidnapped Review Competition!
Wednesday 31 January 2007A chance to win 6 fantastic Kidnapped posters and a signed copy of Kidnapped - The Graphic Novel, just by writing a short review of the book.
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Three Scottish Books Shortlisted for Costa Book Awards - Category Winners Announced
Wednesday 10 January 2007Three Scottish authors have been shortlisted for the 2006 Costa Book Awards.
December 2006
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Roderick Watson's The History of Scottish Literature: Competition
Friday 01 December 2006In conjunction with Palgrave MacMillan, BooksfromScotland.com have five copies of Roderick Watson's two-volume 'History of Scottish Literature' to give away.
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Allan Spence wins Spirit of Scotland award
Friday 01 December 2006News of the 2006 Spirit Of Scotland Awards.
November 2006
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Jim Perrin wins Banff Mountain Prize
Friday 03 November 2006News of Jim Perrin's success at the 2006 Banff Mountain Book Festival.
October 2006
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Goss First Novel Winner
Monday 23 October 2006Congratulations to author Mike Stocks, winner of the 2006 Goss First Book Award.
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Hallowe'en Competition
Monday 16 October 2006Three spooky children's books to be won in our quick Halloween competition.
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Robin Robertson Wins the Forward Prize for Poetry
Thursday 05 October 2006Robin Robertson has won first prize in the 2006 Forward Prize for poetry.
September 2006
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The 2nd Wigtown Poetry Competition
Saturday 23 September 2006News of the 2nd Wigtown Poetry Competiton, Scotland's largest poetry competion, with a £2000 1st price award.
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Boardman Tasker 2006 Shortlist
Wednesday 06 September 2006News of two Scottish titles which have been included in the 2006 Boardman Tasker shortlist.
August 2006
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Scottish Success on 2006 Booker Longlist
Tuesday 15 August 2006News of Scottish entries to the 2006 Man Booker Longlist
June 2006
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TES Scotland/Saltire Prize for Educational Publishing
Friday 23 June 2006Hodder Gibson's 'How to Pass Standard Grade Music' won the 2006 TES Scotland/Saltire Prize for Educational Publishing
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Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship
Thursday 01 June 2006Information on the 2007 National Library of Scotland/Scottish Arts Council Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship.
May 2006
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West Dunbartonshire Novella Award
Wednesday 31 May 2006West Dunbartonshire Libraries are offering a £500 prize for their Novella Award.
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James Meek Awarded the Ondaatje Prize
Wednesday 24 May 2006James Meet awarded the Ondaatje Prize for his novel The People's Act of Love.
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Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books: 2005 Shortlist
Friday 05 May 2006Nine titles have been shortlisted for the new Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books in a prize organised by BRAW, the Network for the Scottish Children's Book.
April 2006
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Michel Faber shortlisted for National Short Story Prize
Tuesday 04 April 2006Scotland-based author Michel Faber has been shortlisted for the £15,000 National Short Story Price.
March 2006
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Competition: The Hidden Places of Scotland
Friday 24 March 2006Courtesy of Travel Publishing, we have five copies of the latest edition of "The Hidden Places of Scotland" to win in our quiz. Competition now closed.
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Summer Short Story Competition
Wednesday 22 March 2006To 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
February 2006
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World Book Day 2006, UK and Ireland
Wednesday 08 February 2006Win selected Scottish Children's books with BooksfromScotland.com for World Book Day 2006.
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Callum Macdonald Memorial Award for poetry pamphlets
Wednesday 01 February 2006The Callum Macdonald Memorial Award for poetry pamphlets is accepting entries.
January 2006
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Carol Ann Duffy wins the 2005 TS Eliot Award for Poetry
Tuesday 17 January 200617/01/06. Poet and playwright Carol Ann Duffy has won the 2005 TS Eliot Award for Poetry.
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Ali Smith wins the 2005 Whitbread Award for Novel of the Year
Wednesday 04 January 200624/01/06. Scottish novelist Ali Smith has won the 2005 Whitbread Award for Novel of the Year, with her book The Accidental.
December 2005
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National Gallery of Scotland and English Speaking Union Creative Writing Competition
Thursday 08 December 2005A creative writing competition with five categories, for fiction or poetry inspired by the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland.
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Win a Signed Copy of the People's Act of Love
Thursday 01 December 2005Win a signed copy of James Meek's People's Act of Love
October 2005
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Scottish Adult Learning Partnership: My Inspirations Poetry Competition
Friday 28 October 2005As part of Adult Learners' Week in Scotland, SALP are running a poetry competition.
January 2005
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The First Wigtown Book Town Poetry Competition
Saturday 01 January 2005Poet and Editor Don Paterson is judging the first ever Wigtown Book Town poetry competion - closing date 27th Jan 2006.



