Take a break from the Christmas cheer to write a poem for the Wigtown Poetry Competition 2011.
Brian Johnstone will judge and award the 1st Prize of £2500, the runner-up prize of £500 and eight additional prizes of £25 each. There is also a special prize for a Gaelic poem of £300, to be judged Aonghas Phà draig Caimbeul - Angus Peter Campbell, and a Scots Poem prize of £300, to be judged by Rab Wilson.
The closing date is 5pm Tuesday 3rd May 2011 and the winning poets will be invited to appear at the Wigtown Book Festival in 2011.
Competition rules and entry form are available to download http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/poetrycomp/index.asp
For further information contact: Carolyn Yates, Literature Development Officer on 01387 253383 or carolyn@dgarts.co.uk
Brian Johnstone will judge and award the 1st Prize of £2500, the runner-up prize of £500 and eight additional prizes of £25 each. There is also a special prize for a Gaelic poem of £300, to be judged Aonghas Phà draig Caimbeul - Angus Peter Campbell, and a Scots Poem prize of £300, to be judged by Rab Wilson.
The closing date is 5pm Tuesday 3rd May 2011 and the winning poets will be invited to appear at the Wigtown Book Festival in 2011.
Competition rules and entry form are available to download http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/poetrycomp/index.asp
For further information contact: Carolyn Yates, Literature Development Officer on 01387 253383 or carolyn@dgarts.co.uk
