Wigtown Festival Company writing opportunities.
Spotlight on Dumfries and Galloway
Calling local writers of poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction! Wigtown Book Festival has created a series of morning reading slots and invites you to apply to share a short extract from your work.
Wigtown Poetry Prizes
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…
Anne Brown Essay Prize
The 2024 prize deadline has been extended to 31 May. The Anne Brown Prize awards £1500 for the best literary essay by a writer in or from Scotland. Essays can be on any subject and entry is free. The prize was established in honour of broadcaster and journalist Anne Brown for her contribution within Wigtown,…
Galloway Writers' Room 