McLellan Poetry Competitions

There are just a few weeks left to enter the 2023 McLellan Poetry Competitions!

Children’s Poetry Competition

There is a children’s poetry competition running as part of the McLellan Festival which is open to all primary aged children –

McLellan Poetry Prize

There are two competitions taking place this year:

• the main competition in the English language
• a second competition for the best poems in the Scots language

Details can be seen here and more information on how to enter see here

The closing date for this year’s competition is midnight, Monday 10th July 2023.

A first prize of £1,000 is on offer and winners will be invited to come and share a stage with our wonderful judge Joelle Taylor here on the Isle of Arran during the 2024 McLellan Poetry Fringe during the first weekend of May 2024.

Winners of the Scots Poetry Competition will be invited to come and read with the great Hugh McMillan here on Arran on Friday 25th August 2023.