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Linen Hall Writing Competition
28 September 2022
Everybody kens a wee bit o Ulster-Scots and this is your chance to get creative with it...
The Linen Hall Library, with support from the Ulster-Scots Agency, is hosting the return of the Ulster-Scots writing competition this Autumn.
There are two competition categories – one for prose and one for poetry – and the winner for each section will receive £500, with one runner-up for each section receiving £250.
The winners will be announced during Burns Week in January 2023 and the winning entries will be published in a special edition anthology. A distinguished panel of judges have been assembled to adjudicate – Dr Frank Ferguson, Ally Heather and Dr Carol Baraniuk.
The deadline for entry is Tuesday 1 November 2022 at 5pm.
Entry guidelines and further details can be found here.