Acair Books, an Lanntair and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have created a new award to encourage original writing in Gaelic for children.
The aim of the award is to:
- Actively support original writing in Gaelic for children
- Encourage and nurture new writers in Gaelic
A prize of £500, as well as the option for the work to be published by Acair Books, will be awarded to the best work of unpublished fiction. The work must be written in Gaelic by a writer aged 16-years or over, and who has never had a Gaelic book published for children before.
In 2017, the award is for a book for 5 to 8 year-olds and must be between 1000 and 2000 words.
The winner will be chosen by a panel of independent adjudicators.
The closing date for all submissions is 31 January 2017 and the winners will be announced in March 2017 at an award ceremony at an Lanntair.
Guidelines for submissions:
- An entry form must accompany every work entered into the competition.
- The work submitted must be original and not have been previously published.
- The story must be written in Gaelic by a writer aged 16-years or over who has not had a Gaelic book for children published before
- Entries must be for a story for children aged 5 to 8 years, and be between 1000 and 2000 words.
- The story must be typed in Arial font size 12, double-spaced with margins of 1” on all sides.
How to submit:
- Email your submission to: library.enquiries@cne-siar.gov.uk
- Subject line: ‘Duais Sgrìobhaidh do Chlann ann an Gàidhlig : your name’
- Deadline: Tuesday 31st January 2017
- Attach manuscript and a completed entry form
If you don’t have access to email, you can post your submission to:
Duais Sgrìobhaidh do Chlann ann an Gàidhlig
Western Isles Libraries
6 Kenneth Street
Stornoway
Isle of Lewis, HS1 2DP