Doric/North-East Scots Anthology – open for submissions
The Friends of Elphinstone and the Elphinstone Institute are inviting submissions from Doric and North-East Scots writers, to be considered for inclusion in their latest Doric/North-East Scots Anthology. Details can be found by following this link: https://opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/index/7ab1ea69-f663-4dc4-a6be-866809e4b3d7?fbclid=IwAR1C-dVBU9HRHTxwvXqWyz8tPVSSvcgIUTepV_X-3pP4-QN2aMbl2YTpVhM
Events with local Author, Vikki Patis
Locally based author, Vikki Patis, is hosting two events during the next week…all are invited to take part Vikki is also hosting an in-person author talk at Insch Library, on Tuesday 2nd August at 7pm – this does require booking via email or phone, or you can pop into the library. email Vikki direct at: […]
Doric creative sought for Scots Scriever Role
Applications are now open for the Aberdeenshire Scriever residency hosted by the National Library of Scotland. This year, the Library is giving one Aberdeenshire-based writer the opportunity to develop creative work in Doric. The 2022 Aberdeenshire Scriever will celebrate the richness of Scots, specifically Doric as it’s known locally, acknowledging Aberdeenshire as a stronghold for […]
Royal Society for Literature Awards
The RSL currently has a number of Awards, Prizes and Honours open for submissions, including: V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize – Less than One Month to Go! We are now taking entries for the 2022 V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize. This Prize for the best unpublished short story of the year was founded by the RSL to […]
The Space to Write Project
Submissions for The Space to Write Project are now open. The organisers are hoping that this new initiative, which aims to support writers of commercial fiction from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, will appeal to members of writers’ groups across the country. They’d love to read your work, so for the chance to secure a place on an […]
Scottish Book Trust – New Writers Awards
The annual New Writers Awards programme is open for applications at the moment, and will close at noon on Wednesday 13 July. This year they have added categories for writing in Scots and another for Spoken Word: https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-authors/new-writers-awards Writers over 40 are also be able to enter the Next Chapter Award which will open in […]
Online Event – the big issues in children’s literature
14 June @ 19:00 – 20:30 BST Free Virtual Event all children’s authors may be interested in. Check out: https://www2.societyofauthors.org/event/cwig-industry-insider-the-big-issues-in-childrens-literature/ It’s open to non-members but the Society of Authors politely ask non-members, if they can afford it, make a donation to the Authors Contingency Fund which supports authors in hardship.
New Writing Competition – poems and stories about Scotland
Name: Tim SaundersEmail: [email protected]: PRESS RELEASE Budding writers are being invited to submit their poetry and short stories for a new book celebrating Scotland.“I am particularly keen to promote fresh, new talent so extend this invitation to anyone aged 16 and over,” says Tim, who has just published The Hampshire Collection.“The challenge is that poetry […]
WILL SUTCLIFFE WORKSHOP NOW ONLINE
WRITING DIALOGUE with William Sutcliffe Online workshop 7-8.30pm on 25th May £15 for SCBWI members £20 for non-membersJoin this practical workshop on the topic of dialogue, with a particular focus on writing for children.Open to anyone who is either writing or wanting to write a book for children or young adults. This interactive session will […]
Review of 2021-2022 by Annie Lamb
Over the past year, Huntly Writers have contrived to grow without changing our nature. The use of Zoom for meetings has extended the scope of our membership. Meanwhile we continue to focus on individual writers, and to a large extent, on local writing. We welcomed some new members, mentioned below, thanks to the refurbished web […]