The Words of the Wild Writing Competition is open for submissions.
Submission Guidelines
- Accepting poems, journalistic articles, essays, letters, song lyrics or a short story.
- Entries can be fiction or non-fiction (i.e. imagined or real). Not accepting fantasy writing or writing about domesticated or farm animals. Entries must be connected to the native wildlife of Scotland’s waters.
- Submissions should be up to 1,000 words and must be an original, unpublished piece of work and not have been entered into other competitions.
- Entries are limited to one per person.
Judges: Craig Aitchison, Susi Briggs, Seonaidh Charity, Anne Frater, Eve McIntosh, Len Pennie, Polly Pullar, Dr Kenny Taylor.
Entry fee: Free to enter
Prizes:
Adult winners (18 years and over)
- A pair of Badger binoculars from Viking Optical
- A £100 NHBS wildlife equipment voucher
- A selection of 5x nature books from Canongate
- A copy of Snorkelling Britain from Wild Things Publishing
- A 1-year subscription to British Wildlife magazine
- A bottle of the Trust’s 60th anniversary Connell’s Wild Scotland gin from Selkirk Distillers
- A year’s membership to the Trust or one of our wildlife adoptions
Junior winners (under 18 years)
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- A snorkel, mask and tow float set from Arran Active
- A £100 NHBS wildlife equipment voucher
- A copy of Snorkelling Britain from Wild Things Publishing
- One of the following:
- A thornback ray sponsorship package from Macduff Marine Aquarium
- A rockpooling goody bag from the Berwickshire Marine Reserve
- A guided experience snorkelling session with Basking Shark Scotland
- A year’s membership to the Trust or one of our wildlife adoptions
Deadline: 12th July 2025
All details, all submissions via their website.