Sangschaw 2026

Our annual scrievin competeition, the Sangschaw, is apen for submeissions until the 31st o Januar! As ey, we will provide feedback for ilka entry nae maiter whither ye win a tassie or no. There’s no mony competeitions provide feedback on entries, but we think it’s important tae help writers develop. We hae three tassies:

• The Robert McLellan Tassie for Scots Prose: up til 3000 wirds o oreiginal Scots prose.
• The John MacPhail Law Tassie for Owersettin: up til 3000 wirds or 80 lines o oreiginal owersettin intil Scots frae anither leid. Provide alang wi a copy o the oreiginal text.
• The Hugh MacDiarmaid Tassie for Poesie: up til 80 lines o oreiginal Scots poesie.

New writers and auld haunds ar aa walcome, sae dinnae be blate! We luik forrit tae haein your entries!

It’s £5 for ae submeission, or £12 for three, whither in the same categorie or in different categories. Ye can either submit by email or by post.

Submittin by email

Gin ye want tae submit by email, first pey by bank transfer til the follaein account. Mind it’s £5 per submeission or £12 for three.

Account nem

Scots Language Society

Account number

00153458

Sort code

83 47 00

Syne, send your entries til lallans@hotmail.co.uk alang wi pruif o peyment. For ensaumple, you could send a photae o your bank statement, or a copy o the transaction reference.

Submittin by post

Gin ye want tae submit by post, send them wi cash or cheque as weill as your nem and your return address on a separate sheet o paper til the follaein address:

Mind it’s £5 per submeission or £12 for three. Address ony cheque til the Scots Language Society.