Writing Prize

A K Bell Library,
York Place,
Perth PH2 8EP
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The Soutar House,
27 Wilson Street,
Perth PH2 0EX
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William Soutar Writing Prize 2011

Prize Winners

Announced at the Writers' Day on 26th March:

1st Prize
am aa din	John Brewster
2nd Prize
Saddam Hussein’s Overbite Speaks Out	Josh Ekroy
3rd Prize (and Local Prize)
Joint winners:
Scenario	Irene Evans
What Part of No…?	Heather Reid
Commended
Wilfred Owen’s Last Letter	Roy Marshall
In Bed He Smells Like a Butcher	Heather Reid
East Neuk Storm	Vicky Paine
Mouche Volante	Sharon Black
Mad person in your temple	Deborah Trayhurn

Competition Details

This is an annual competition now in its ninth year, alternating between poetry and short stories. For 2011, poems may be entered. Entry is free and open to anyone, but you are limited to two poems.

First Prize

An Arvon Writing course at Moniack Mhor (for which the normal fee would be approximately £600), or another of the UK Arvon Centres. The winner will be announced on Writers’ Day, Saturday 26 March 2011, at the AK Bell Library.

Second Prize

£100 Book Tokens.

Local Prize

A local prize of £50 will also be awarded for the best work from a resident of Perth and Kinross.

Competition Rules

• The deadline for all entries is Monday 14 February 2011.
• All entrants must be 16 years of age or over.
• Poems must not exceed 40 lines.
• A maximum of two poems may be submitted.
• All entries must be typed or word processed, on one side of the paper only.
• Two copies of each poem submitted must be provided.
• Entries may be in English or Scots.
• The competition is open to anyone throughout and outside the United Kingdom.
• All entries are judged anonymously and the name of the writer must not appear on the manuscript.
• Poems must not have been previously published.
• Competition entries cannot be returned - please do not include a pre-paid envelope.
• The Judge’s decision is final and no correspondence can be entered into.
• Alterations cannot be made to poems once they have been submitted.
• Entries must be accompanied by an entry form (download below).
• There is no entry fee for this competition.
• Local entries (writers living in Perthshire at time of entry) can also be additionally entered for the local Soutar prize. They should tick the local box on the entry form.
• It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure that the above rules are adhered to.

Failure to comply with the above rules will result in disqualification from the competition.

Timetable

• Last date for entries is 14 February 2011.
• A shortlist of six will be announced on the PKC Library website. by 15 March 2011.
• The winner(s) will be notified a few days before the formal announcement at the Writers' Day on 26 March 2011.

Additional Notes

• Unsuccessful entrants will not be individually notified.
• If a local entrant wins one of the main prizes, they will not also be eligible for the local prize.
• The winning names will be posted on the PKC Library website.
• The writers of the winning poems grant Perth and Kinross Libraries the right to use the poems in publicity material for one year from 26 March 2011.
• The copyright of each poem remains with the author.

Entry Forms

You may download the entry form in either Word or pdf format by clicking the appropriate icon.