Litir gu Glaschu - Gaelic Writing Competition

Bustling all day and into the wee small hours, Sauchiehall Street is famous for its fine architecture and its shops and nightlife. These days the Gaels gather at the CCA for Ceòl is Craic, but generations of Highlanders have worked and played here before us. Glasgow Life and the Gaelic Books Council invite you to write a Gaelic language Letter to Glasgow about this iconic street. What are your memories? Buying those smart new school shoes, that Hogmanay ceilidh when you missed the last bus home, or just an ordinary day on the way to work? Let us know and you would win a fabulous prize.

Litir gu Glaschu/Letter to Glasgow is an annual competition from Glasgow Life and the Gaelic Books Council.

For the second year we are also opening up Letter to Glasgow to Scots and Ukrainian languages in acknowledgment of the many other languages in the city, old and new. There are also categories dedicated to under-18s.

How to enter 

Entries should be submitted to amcv@glasgowlife.org.uk by Sunday 22 September 2024 for a chance to win great prizes! 
Please read conditions carefully before writing and submitting your letter – see below.

Prizes (one winner for each category):

Gaelic language (18+) £500

Scots language (18+) £200 

Ukrainian (18+) £200

The winners’ work will be published in STEALL magazine.

Under 18s 

Gaelic language (Secondary School)
£50 book token, plus a family ticket for any concert at Celtic Connections 2025 (x2 adults and x2 children)

Gaelic language (Primary School)
£50 book token, plus a family ticket for any concert at Celtic Connections 2025 (x2 adults and x2 children)

Conditions 

All entries must be in Scottish Gaelic (or Scots /Ukrainian for those categories). Entries must be under 500 words for Adults, and under 250 words for entrants in Primary or Secondary school.

Entries should be in Word format as a file attached to your email. The email should include your name, home address, telephone number and the competition category (Primary School, Secondary School or Adult), but please don’t include your name or anything that reveals your identity in the letter itself, because all the letters are to be judged anonymously. 

Winners will be informed by email on 27 September 2024, and the names of the winners will be published on the Glasgow Life and Gaelic Books Council websites thereafter.