Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2009
The biennial Neil Gunn Writing Competition, first launched in 1988, is organised by the Highland Council and the Neil Gunn Trust. The 10th competition is being supported by sponsorship from the Royal Bank of Scotland and HI-Arts. The theme, “Living with One Another”, has been drawn from the following quote and recognises the fact that the current competition is taking place in the same year as Homecoming Scotland 2009.
"For at the end of the day, what's all the bother about? Simply about human relations, about how we are to live one with another on the old earth. That's all, ultimately. To understand one another, and to understand what we can about the earth, and in the process gather some peace of mind and, with luck, a little delight." The Serpent, Neil M Gunn
There are 4 separate sections:
- Adult Prose: 1st prize £500, 2nd prize £250, 3rd prize £100
- Adult Poetry: 1st prize £500, 2nd prize £250, 3rd prize £100
- Secondary (S4-S6): 1st prize £100, 2nd prize £60, 3rd prize £40
- Primary (P5-P7): 1st prize £50, 2nd prize £30, 3rd prize £20
One entrant will be judged the overall winner and awarded a residential week at Moniack Mhor Writers' Centre, which is situated near Inverness.
The principal judge for the 2009 competition is the award-winning Scottish author James Robertson. The prize-giving ceremony will be held on Thursday 25th June 2009.
Further details and entry forms are available on http://www.highland.gov.uk/neilgunn
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Opening with a premonition of death, The Serpent infuses many of Gunn's favourite themes with a sense of drama and urgency. Set in the Highlands, the novel tells the story of a young man's conflict with the spiritual authority of his father.
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