Young Scots Writer o the Year Award 2026 application form - Young writers

Share up to two pieces of writing or performing in Scots and a short note to say why you enjoyed writing them.
1.Name: 
Please give us your full name.
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2.Postcode: 
Please give us your postcode. We won’t be posting anything, this is just to make sure our programmes are reaching people across Scotland!
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3.Your email address:
Please give us an email address to contact you on. It can be your own, or one of a teacher, parent or guardian.
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4.Contact email address:
Please give us an email address we can use if we need to get in touch with someone on your behalf. This can be of a parent, teacher or guardian.
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5.Age:
Please let us know how old you are.
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6.Consent to enter:
If you are under 13, please ask a parent or guardian to tick this box. If you are over 13, you can do it yourself.
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7.Share your work

We want to see what you’ve been working on. You can copy and paste your writing into the form below or upload a word document with your story, poems, pictures on it.
8.You can upload a word document or image here if you'd prefer:
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9.If you're sending us a video or recording instead, please upload to YouTube, Soundcloud or another platform and share a link here.
10.Let us know why you like writing in Scots. We're interested to know, but we'll be picking a winner based on your creative stuff - not this question. (150 words)
11.Is this the first time you've written in Scots? We're interested to know, but we'll be picking a winner based on your creative stuff - not this question. 
12.If you'd like to tell us what school you're at (if you're still at school) please do.
13.Terms and Conditions:
Please check the terms and conditions and tick to confirm you've read them: our T&Cs
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