Judging is now complete for the 2009 Inspired? Get Writing! creative writing competition. 927 people submitted prose or poetry all inspired by works in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Entries came in from all over - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Orkney, Shetlands and Sheffield.
Hear the winning entries read aloud in front of the pieces that inspired them on Thursday 7 May 2009 in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Gallery Complex;
Under 12s, 12-15 years and 16-18 years: 1.30-3pm
Unpublished adults and published adults: 5.30-7pm
This is the fourth year of the competition which is a three-way partnership between National Galleries of Scotland, English Speaking Union and the Scottish Poetry Library.
We are delighted to be publishing a second volume of winning entries in October 2009, showcasing the talent from years 3 & 4 of the competition. This publication has been made possible through the Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust, the Scottish Arts Council. The first volume of winning entrires from Inspired? Get Writing! can be purchased from our online shop.
