THE SCOTTISH WRITERS’ CENTRE NOW WELCOMES SUBMISSIONS FOR THE FOURTH IN OUR SERIES OF CHAPBOOKS: MOUNTAIN AND GLEN

We want to celebrate Scotland and showcase the best of our contemporary writers,  so send us what you’re most proud of!

These chapbooks reflect our commitment to Scottish writers and writing, from the islands to the border. We welcome submissions of poetry and flash fiction, written in any for the languages of Scotland.

Submission deadline: 23:59 31st December 2022

The theme for this edition is Mountain and Glen.

The theme for the fifth and final chapbook will be River, Loch and Burn.

Eligibility: writers living in Scotland, or writers writing about Scotland. Whether professional, part-time or just starting out – we’d love to hear from you.

Maximum word count: 25 lines for poetry and 300 words for flash fiction.

Please send all submissions to: submissions@scottishwriterscentre.co.uk

Writers who are successful will receive a copy of the chapbook and a fee of £10.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Everyone and anyone may submit one piece. Members of the Scottish Writers’ Centre may submit up to three pieces per chapbook.

Copyright will remain with the writer.

We will only accept work that has not been previously published.

Submissions failing to follow the guidelines will be discounted.

Entries should be submitted as one double-spaced Word attachment in Times New Roman, 12pt, (if submitting more than one entry, please include all in the same attachment).

Please include a title sheet on the first page with your name, word or line count, title (s), a 50-word bio and your preferred contact details.

We regret that we are unable to provide feedback.

Submission emails should be titled ‘ Poetry submission + YOUR NAME, ‘Prose submission + YOUR NAME’.