{"id":14295,"date":"2020-03-03T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=14295"},"modified":"2020-03-03T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T11:09:18","slug":"scots-story-competition-2020-a-the-seas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/scots-story-competition-2020-a-the-seas\/","title":{"rendered":"Scots Story Competition 2020 – A\u2019 The Seas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Haw! Want tae be Young Scots Writer o the Year 2020<\/a>? Enter Scottish Book Trust’s braw competition for young folk aged 11 \u2013 18 tae scrieve a poem, a story, a play or a sang in the Scots leid.<\/p>\n

The oweraw winner will be invitit tae receive their prize at the fantoosh Scots Language Awards ceremony on Friday 11 September 2020 at The Caird Hall in Dundee, and bear the gree o Young Scots Writer o the Year 2020.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll post oot braw books to the shortlist.<\/p>\n

THEME<\/strong><\/p>\n

The theme for this year\u2019s competition is Till a\u2019 the seas gang dry.<\/p>\n

This is a line fae Robert Burns\u2019 kenspeckle Scots poem A red, red rose.<\/p>\n

Mibbe Robert Burns\u2019 words will inspire ye tae scrieve aboot the Climate Emergency. Or aboot Scotland and the sea in the Year o Scotland\u2019s Coasts and Watters. Or aboot love. Or aboot onythin ye want. It\u2019s up tae you.<\/p>\n

DEADLINE<\/strong>
\nThe deidline for submittin yer Scots writing is Wednesday 24 June.<\/p>\n

The winners will be annoonced on Friday 21 August.<\/p>\n

WHIT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?<\/strong>
\nScrieve a poem, a story, a play or sang under 200 words, an ane page comic or a video of you telling a story in three minutes or less. Just ane entry per person.<\/p>\n

Enter here https:\/\/www.thestoryis.co.uk\/writing-opportunities\/scots-story-competition\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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