|
S1 and S2 pupils in every Scottish local authority school are invited to send us their creative writing folios. Our judges will select the authors of the ten most exciting folios as The Pushkin Prize-winners 2008.
Each folio should include three examples of the entrant's creative writing. We welcome writing in any combination of genres - including poetry, prose, autobiography, travel writing and journalism - and in English, Scots and Gaelic.
Details of The Pushkin Prizes in Scotland 2009 will be posted on this site in the late summer. Information will also be sent to the English Department of every secondary school in Scotland at that time. If you would like to be sent a copy of the new leaflet, please send your contact details to the Director.
To find out more about the most recent Pushkin Prize-winners' Week, click HERE.
'You learn an infinite number of skills, you make lots of new friends and you get recognition from real writers'
Pushkin Prize-winner, 2007
"The great thing about creative writing is, it's not like maths; there's not a right or a wrong way to do it... the creative voice comes from inside you. With all this year's winners, the creative voice was bursting to get out."
Keith Gray, Judge 2006
'It was the best week of my life.'
'I learnt to appreciate my writing much more'
'The tutors were brilliant, and the other prizewinners were great too. We learnt a lot from listening to each other.'
'I'd advise everybody to enter.'
Various 2006 Prizewinners
|
