Competitions
| 1. GENERAL SHORT STORY (Ellie Hamilton Trophy) Max. 2000 words |
16th September 2009 Judge: May Stevenson |
| 2. POETRY (Burns Shield/Jenny Cadas Prize) Theme: Characters from Novels Max 40 lines |
7th October 2009 Judge: Kevin Cadwallander |
| 3. NON- FICTION (Elsie Miller Trophy) Theme: Green Issues Max 1000 words |
11th November 2009 Judge: Eileen West |
| 4. FICTION (WH Smith Trophy) Woman’s Magazine Story Max 1500 words |
2nd December 2009 Judge: |
| 5. BOOK REVIEW (For Fun) Any Book Max 250 words |
6th January 2009 Judge: To be Decided |
| 6. NOVEL WRITING (Waterstone’s Trophy) First 3000 words + synopsis |
20th January 2010 Judge: Micael Cannon |
| 7. DRAMA (Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry Trophy) First 10 minutes of a TV Drama or Sitcom |
17th February 2010 Judge: Stuart Hepburn |
| 8. CHILDREN’S FICTION (Splitting Images Trophy) Teenage Max 1500 words |
24th March 2010 Judge: Gillian Phillip |
| 9. SCOTTISH ARTICLE (Bioforce/A. Vogel Trophy) Max 1000 words |
14th April 2010 Judge: Rosemary Gemmell |