William Soutar writing prize 2009
This is an annual competition now in its seventh year, alternating between poetry and short stories. In 2008, poems may be entered for the 2009 prize.
Entry is free, but you are limited to three poems.
The Prize
A course at Moniack Mhor, the Arvon Centre in the north of Scotland. The winner will be announced on Writers' Day, Saturday 7 March 2009, at the AK Bell Library.
The Rules
- All entrants must be 16 years of age or over.
- Poems must not exceed 40 lines.
- A maximum of three poems may be submitted.
- All entries must be typed, on one side of the paper only.
- Three copies of each poem submitted must be provided.
- Entries may be in English or Scots.
- The competition is open to anyone throughout and outside the United Kingdom.
- All stories are judged anonymously and the name of the writer must not appear on the manuscript.
- Poems must not have been previously published.
- Competition entries cannot be returned - please do not include a pre-paid envelope.
- The Judge's decision is final and no correspondence can be entered into.
- Alterations cannot be made to poems once they have been submitted.
- Entries must be accompanied by an entry form (pdf: 18kb).
- There is no entry fee for this competition.
- The copyright of each poem remains with the author. The writer of the winning poem grants Perth and Kinross Libraries the right to use the poem in publicity material for one year from 7 March 2009.
- It is the entrant's responsibility to ensure that the above rules are adhered to.
The Closing Date
The closing date for entries is 31 December 2008. The winner will be notified in early March with the formal announcement as described above. Unsuccessful entrants will not be individually notified. The winner's name will also be posted on our website.
