Founded in 2005, the Wigtown Poetry Prizes are some of the UK’s best-established writing competitions, offering awards in all three of Scotland’s languages with a prize pot of over £3000.
Wigtown Prize: £1500
Runner-up: £200
Wigtown Scots Prize: £500
Runner-up: £200
Supported by Saltire Society
Wigtown Scottish Gaelic Prize: £500
Runner-up: £200
Supported by The Gaelic Books Council
Dumfries & Galloway Fresh Voice Award
Professional support including mentoring by Wigtown Festival Company and a retreat at Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre
Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize
30 copies of a pamphlet of your work set by poet and editor, Gerry Cambridge
Entries open 30 November 2023
Deadline 6 May 2024
Galloway Writers' Room 