Calling all poets! Our friends at Wigton Book Festival have announced details of their much-heralded annual competition.
The Wigtown Poetry Prizes celebrate Scotland’s three indigenous languages – English, Gaelic and Scots – with the winners and runners-up sharing more than £3,000 in prize money.
The awards have grown to attract hundreds of entries from Europe, Asia, Australasia, and North and South America since their launch in 2005. Categories include:
Wigtown International Prize: £1500
Runner-up: £200
Wigtown Scots Prize: £500
Runner-up: £200
Supported by Saltire Society
Wigtown Scottish Gaelic Prize: £500
Runner-up: £200
Supported by The Gaelic Books Council
Dumfries & Galloway Fresh Voice Award
Professional support including mentoring by Wigtown Festival Company and a retreat at Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre
Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize
Thirty copies of a pamphlet of the winner’s work set by Gerry Cambridge
Supported by The Dark Horse Magazine
The prizes will be presented at an award ceremony during Wigtown Book Festival 2024, which takes place between September 27-October 6, 2024.
You can find out more, including how to enter, at
Kirkcudbright Book Week 