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Ignite Fellowship

An annual award that supported the talents and ambitions of professional writers.

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Due to budget constraints, we have taken the difficult decision not to continue with the Ignite Fellowship programme.

The current awardees will still complete their work on the programme and we will continue to maintain our links with the alumni of the Ignite Fellowship. We will share some highlights of the Ignite Fellowship soon, to recognise the legacy of all that they have achieved over the years.

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Find out more about 2025's Ignite Fellows

About the Ignite Fellowship

The Ignite Fellowship supported established writers embarking on or working through a significant project. The Fellowship was developed in consultation with our Writers Advisory Panel, with three awards available in total. We worked in partnership with the Gaelic Books Council to provide one award specifically for a writer working in Gaelic. We also strongly encouraged applications from writers working in Scots.

Fellows received:

All mentoring, training and similar opportunities included an option for remote attendance as needed.

Comhaltachd Las (Gaelic Translation)

Tha Comhaltachd Las (Ignite) a’ cur taic ri sgrìobhadair stèidhichte a tha a’ tòiseachadh no ag obair air pròiseact Gàidhlig cudromach. Faodaidh tu tagradh air a shon eadar gu bheil am pròiseact aig na h-ìrean as tràithe no a tha mar-thà na obair a’ dol air adhart. Faigh tuilleadh a-mach mu Chomhaltaichean Ignite na bliadhna seo.

Tha a’ Chomhaltachd saor an-asgaidh airson tagradh, tha cosgaisean siubhail uile an lùib dealasan a’ phrògraim gan còmhdach agus tha luchd-faighinn dhuaisean air an taghadh le pannal de bhritheamhan.

Gheibh neachd-cosnaidh na duaise:

  • Prògram sùbailte a fhreagras air feumalachdan fa leth neach-cosnaidh na duaise.

  • Duais airgid de £2,500, a’ ceadachadh dhaibh cuimseachadh air an obair.

  • Cothroman leasachaidh pearsanta a dh’aon ghnothaich, a dh’fhaodadh a bhith a’ gabhail a-steach meantoradh bho - sgrìobhadair(ean) eile, comhairle bho phroifeiseantaich agus cothrom bruidhinn ri luchd-ealain eile.

  • Seisean sgrìobhaidh fad seachdain ann am Mon Itheig còmhla ri Luchd-cosnaidh Duaisean nan Sgrìobhadairean Ùra (le ùmhlachd do shuidheachaidhean làithreach).

  • Trèanadh agus taic ann am margaideachd, adhartachadh is meadhanan (ma thogras an neach).

Bidh sinn ag obair gu dlùth le luchd-faighinn dhuaisean gus an cuideachadh gu com-pàirteachadh sa phrògram cho mòr ’s a ghabhas. Ma bhios feumalachdan ruigsinneachd no bacaidhean sam bith aig tagraichean a bu mhath leotha a chonaltradh ron tagradh, feuch gun cuir sibh post-d gu [email protected]

Ceann-latha: ro mheadhan-latha, Diciadain 18 an t-Sultain 2024

Tha aon chothrom sa phrògram air a ghlèidheadh gu sònraichte do sgrìobhadair ag obair ann an Gàidhlig. Chaidh Comhaltachd Las a leasachadh ann an co-chomhairle le ar Pannal Comhairleachaidh Sgrìobhadairean agus tha i air a chur air dòigh ann an com-pàirteachas le Comhairle nan Leabhraichean.

It's so lonely writing in my wee space in the few hours the kids are in school and I'm not teaching or editing; it's impossible to describe what having that [writing retreat] community for five days gave me.

- Meghan Flaherty, previous awardee