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Scots language in literature and creative writing

5. Community link

Writing with a clear purpose for a specific audience is extremely motivating. We want to introduce you to three initiatives around creative writing which you and your pupils might want to engage with.


Scottish Book Trust: What’s your story?

You can find out about a number of fantastic teen initiatives run by the Scottish Book Trust as well as links to writing competitions here.

Scots Hoose - Scots in Schools

Scots story competition which runs each year on Scots Hoose website

(please copy and paste this link into your browser):

http://www.scotsinschools.co.uk/index.html   

Young Scots Writer of the Year Award

"Stories, poems, spoken word pieces, comics, videos or other pieces of writing – we want to see it all, as long as it's in Scots and under 2500 words or up to ten minutes."

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-authors/young-scots-writer-o-the-year-award