{"id":18999,"date":"2023-03-20T13:34:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=18999"},"modified":"2023-03-20T13:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:34:57","slug":"young-scots-writer-o-the-year-award-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/young-scots-writer-o-the-year-award-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Scots Writer o the Year Award 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scottish Book Trust\u2019s Young Scots Writer o the Year Award 2023<\/a> is noo open. Send your stories by Wednesday 21 June 2023, midday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you someone with stories to share? Or a teacher working with young writers we should know about? We\u2019re looking for our next Scots writer of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stories, poems, spoken word pieces, comics, videos or other pieces of writing \u2013 we want to see it all, as long as it\u2019s in Scots and under 2500 words or up to ten minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner will be named Young Scots Writer o the Year 2023 and receive their award and a \u00a3100 book token at a special ceremony (The Scots Language Awards) in September 2023. They\u2019ll have the chance to receive their prize on stage and either read their work or have it read for them \u2013 but only if they want to! We\u2019ll also share a little bit of their winning entry on our website. Check out last year\u2019s winners<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whit hiv I got tae dae? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Write a story or a poem in Scots. Or it could be a play, a comic or a video in Scots \u2013 whitever you want tae write or create!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whit\u2019s Scots? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scots is a sister language o English. It has words like hoose<\/strong>, hame<\/strong>, oot<\/strong>, scunner<\/strong>, oxter<\/strong>, skelp<\/strong> and wheesht<\/strong>. Scots has several dialects such as Glaswegian, Doric, Dundonian, Edinburgh Scots, Fife Scots, Ayrshire Scots, Borders Scots, Shetland and Orcadian and ithers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How mony words can I write? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Minimum 50 words \u2013 maximum 2,500 words. Or 10 minutes of video\/audio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whit aboot the prizes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First prize: \u00a3100 book token and option to be at The Scots Language Awards Second prize: \u00a350 book tokenHighly commended entries: \u00a325 book token<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When\u2019s the deidline? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The deidline for submitting is Wednesday 21 June 2023, midday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How dae I enter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All you need to do is fill in our online form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young Scots writers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Entering is easy, all we\u2019re looking for is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n