Young Scots Writer o the Year Award 2023

Are you someone with stories to share? Or a teacher working with young writers we should know about? We're looking for our next Scots writer of the year.

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.

We are delighted to announce the Young Scots Writer o the Year 2023 winner and share the winning story!

Our winner will receive their award and a £100 book token at a special ceremony (The Scots Language Awards) in September 2023. They'll have the chance to receive their prize on stage and either read their work or have it read for them – but only if they want to!

Oor Young Scots Writer o the Year Award 2023 is noo closed. This page is for information only.

If you have any questions, please get in touch at applications@scottishbooktrust.com(this link will open in a new window).

Looking for more Scots?

Check out our book lists, resources, author events and more on our Scots topic page.

Young Scots Writer o the Year Award is run in partnership with Hands Up for Trad, Scots Hoose, Education Scotland and Scottish Government.