The Wild Places, Wild Journeys Writing Competition 2008
If you’ve been inspired by a river, loch, mountain or coast tell us about it!
Following on from the success of last year's writing competition at the Fort William Mountain Festival, the John Muir Trust is again running a writing competition for aspiring writers.
With the broad theme of 'experiences in wild places', your entry could incorporate a journey, a place, an expedition, a mountain or river, a walk, climb, sail or kayak...or whatever wild experience has inspired you!
Our aim is to celebrate our landscape and wild places by encouraging new and upcoming writers to write about their experiences and share their stories.
Entries selected for final consideration will be exhibited at the 2008 Fort William Mountain Festival.
Entries in English or Gaelic.
Deadline: Entries must be submitted by 11th of January 2008. Word limit: Your piece of writing should not exceed 1200 words.
Prizes include a place on a week-long writing course at the Arvon Foundation's Scottish centre, Moniack Mhor, near Inverness, and a week's self-catering accommodation at The Orkney Croft on Hoy - certain to inspire landscape writers.
First prize for the Gaelic category is a place on a writing course (or alternatively in music or Gaelic language) at Sabhal Mór Ostaig College on Skye. Accommodation during this course will be donated by Lochaber Gaelic Development Group.
Tha sinn a’ lorg pìos sgrìobhadh mu dheidhinn fàsach nàdarrach cuairt-rannsachadh no turas air muir no air tìr, biodh e fior no uirsgeulach, rannsachadh àite iomallach, a’ streap, air chois, abhainn,loch, no beinn. Duasean do Ghàidhlig agus BeurlaCùrsa no tearmann ann an Moniack Mhor, Ionad Sgriobhadh na h-Alba www.moniackmhor.org.uk Cùrsa goirid aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Colaiste Ghàidhlig na h-Alba http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/ agus àite fuirich air feadh seachdain anns an Orkney Croft, Hoy www.orkenycroft.co.uk
Am fad as motha: 1200 faclan Cur inntrigeadh air: Alison Austin, Oifigear Gleidheadh Nibheis, Ionad Dualchas Gleann Nibheis, Gleann Nibheis, An Ghearasdan, PH33 6ST
For more details about the competition please contact Alison Austin at John Muir Trust on 01397 705049 or at nevis@jmt.org
More about the prizes The Orkney Croft www.orkneycroft.co.uk and the Benethill Café, Hoy, Orkney are located on the stunning island of Hoy, Orkney. The cottage, of 3 star tourist standard, is situated by the sea at the foot of Orkney's tallest hill in stunning scenery beside an RSPB reserve.
Sabhal Mór Ostaig www.smo.uhi.ac.uk is a unique learning environment where all higher education provision and the running of the College is conducted in Scottish Gaelic - the only such college in the world. Their short courses cover an excellent selection of 5-day music, song dance and Gaelic courses.
Moniack Mhor is Scotland’s national residential creative writing centre offering courses in association with the Arvon Foundation. The centre, a converted steading and farm house commands panoramic views of the highland landscape providing a unique inspirational setting. All genres of creative writing are taught and more than 2,500 students have taken part in courses. 2008 tutors include Barbara Trapido, A.L.Kennedy, Lesely Glaister, John Byrne, Mairi Hedderwick and Val McDermid.
Moniack Mhor also offers closed courses for schools, writers groups and private commissions. Bursaries and teachers’ grants are available.
For more information contact Cynthia Rogerson or Rachel Humphries. Moniack Mhor Ltd, Teavarran, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, Scotland, IV4 7HT T 01463 741675, m-mhor@arvonfoundation.org, www.moniackmhor.org
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