Eileen Gilmour Award for Creative Writing

East Renfrewshire Library and Information Services are inviting submissions for their second creative writing award.  Launched in February 2009, the Eileen Gilmour Award for Creative Writing aims to encourage and showcase the work of new and emerging writers. To enter the 2010 competition, writers are asked to submit a new piece of writing on the theme of Routes to Roots.

Eileen Gilmour worked as a librarian for more than 30 years in a number of libraries including Glenburn, Barrhead, Paisley, and Giffnock and latterly at East Renfrewshire Library headquarters.

Throughout her life Eileen was passionate about books and through libraries she enjoyed the opportunity to share her love of reading and writing with everyone she came in contact with.

In March 2008, Eileen died after a long illness. In memory of her contribution to the cultural life of East Renfrewshire and her lifelong commitment to libraries, her family has presented East Renfrewshire Council with this creative writing award.

The 2009 Award

The theme for the first Eileen Gilmour Award was Homecoming. Over 80 entries were received and the winners were:

Young Person’s Award

Joy Eadie of Woodfarm High School with her story Homecoming.

Adult Resident Award

Colette Coen of Newton Mearns with her story Red Sky at Night.

Adult Non-resident Award

Allan Watson of Bishopbriggs with his story Homecoming Night.

Eileen Gilmour Award Winners

The 2010 Award

To enter this competition, writers are asked to submit a new piece of writing on the theme of Routes to Roots.

Categories

• Adult

• Secondary Schools Students

Format

• Entries may be up to 2,000 words long

• Any style is welcome

• Entries must be written in English

• Handwritten entries will not be accepted

How to submit

• You may submit up to three creative works

• All entries must be accompanied by an Entry Form

• Entries can be submitted by emailing gilmouraward@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk

• Entries can be handed in to any East Renfrewshire Library

• Entries can be submitted to any East Renfrewshire High School Library

• Entries can be posted to:

Judging

• Judging will be fair and independent

• The judging panel will be announced prior to the closing date

• The panel’s decision is final

• The panel is unable to comment on individual entries

Prize winners

• The award for each category is £100

• Winning entries will be published on the council’s website and in next year’s storytelling brochure

• Prize winners will be notified in writing by 30^th September 2010

• The list of prize winners will be announced on East Renfrewshire Council’s website

• Only winners will be contacted

Copyright

• Copyright for each entry remains with the author

• East Renfrewshire Council reserve the right to use all entries in their libraries, website and in other relevant publicity material

Closing date

• The closing date for entries will be 25^th June 2010 and prize winners will be notified in writing by 30^th September 2010.

Rules and eligibility

• All entries must be accompanied by an Entry Form

• The competition is open to adults over 18 years and to secondary school pupils

• Entries must be the sole work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published on any website or broadcast

• Stories must be written in English

• Stories must be no longer than 2000 words

• Entries must show no name or address or identifying marks other than the title

• Entries will not be returned

• No corrections can be made after the receipt

• No more than three stories can be submitted by one person

Related Documents

Entry Form - Routes to Roots (Word 1838.1kb)

2009 Award Winners (PDF 90.4kb)

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