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Neil Gunn writing competition 2025/26

A group of four people stands on a stone path beside a wooden fence at a scenic hilltop viewpoint. In the background, a large sculpted stone monument sits on a circular paved base surrounded by tall grass. Rolling fields, distant hills, and a bright sky with scattered clouds stretch across the landscape.

The Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2025/26 is now closed for entries.

This year’s lead judge is Highland-based author Shona MacLean, author of The Bookseller of Inverness. Chief poetry judge is Jon Miller, also based in the Highlands and a previous winner of the poetry section of the Neil Gunn Writing Competition.

The winners of all categories will be announced prior to the award ceremony which takes place on 18th June 2026.

Neil Gunn Trust website

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Rules for adult sections 2025-26 Rules for schools 2025-26

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Please get in touch via email or telephone with any enquiries about the competition that are not answered by the rules or entry form

The Neil Gunn Trust gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance provided by the following organisations:  The Highland Council Ward 8, The Lydia Michael Trust, High Life Highland, The David Summers Trust, The H R Creswick Charitable Trust, The JTH Charitable Trust and the W M Mann Foundation. Further information on the work of the Neil Gunn Trust can be found on their website.

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