Wigtown Poetry Competition

Wigtown Book Festival Company in conjunction with Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association are hosting The Wigtwon Poetry Competition 2008-09. This event began four years ago and is now the largest poetry competition held in Scotland. Entries are invited in either English, Scots or Gaelic with a first prize of £2,500, second prize of £1,000, and third prize of £500. Playwright and poet Douglas Dunn will judge. The closing date for entries is 5pm on Friday 30 January 2009 and the winning entries will be published in The Scotsman. For an entry form pleae contact Catriona Taylor by e-mail catriona@dgaa.net or phone 01387 253383.