The Wigtown Poetry Competition

The Wigtown Poetry Competition is now open for entries.

The Poetry Competition is the largest in Scotland with a first prize of £2,500, runner up prize of £750, eight additional prizes of £50 each and a Gaelic prize of £500. The winning poem and runner up will also be published in the Scotsman, or its sister paper Scotland on Sunday and the winner will be invited to appear at the Stena Line Wigtown Book Festival 2010.

Full details of the competition, along with the application form, can be found  at www.wigtownbookfestival.com/poetrycomp