Inspired? Get Writing! 2009/10
Calling all writers and would-be writers of all ages. Here is a chance to have your work recognised in print.
The Inspired? Get writing! competition, a three-way partnership between the
National Galleries of Scotland,
the English-Speaking Union Scotland
and the Scottish Poetry Library is now in its fifth year!
Once again the competition is supported by the Scotsman.
All you have to do is write a piece inspired by any artwork from the National Galleries of Scotland
permanent collection. Many of the works in the collection can be
viewed online.
Please download the rules for
full details, and entry form.
With a January deadline and no entry fee, what are you waiting for?
If you would like to know more about the competition please
contact Suzanne Ensom
at the English-Speaking Union on 0131 229 1528.
Inspired? Get Writing! Publications
The Inspired? Get writing! has resulted in two very fine National Galleries of Scotland publications featuring
the top three winning entries in each of five categories. The 2008/09 edition is available from the gallery shops and the ESU, so why not check
out the competition?
Inspired? Get Writing! 2008/09
Last year we received nine hundred and twenty seven entries of prose or poetry from near and far: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Orkney,
Shetlands, Sheffield...
The winners were:
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Under 12 years
Category A
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Jessamy Cowie
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1st Place
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Nairn
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Denis McCance
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Runner-up
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Edinburgh
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Niles Gourlay
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Runner-up
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Dalmeny
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Emily Kerr
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Special Merit
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Nairn
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Evie Anderson
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Special Merit
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North Berwick
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Courtney Bridge
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Special Merit
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Dalmeny
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Lucy MacLeod
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Special Merit
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Edinburgh
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Alex Baikie
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Special Merit
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Orkney
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Lucy Ann Rae
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Special Merit
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Loan End
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Rachel MacLeod
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Special Merit
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Edinburgh
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12- 15 years
Category B
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Georgia Gage
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1st Place
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Edinburgh
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Finn O'Neill
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Runner-up
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Aberdeen
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Hne Wilson
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Runner-up
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Edinburgh
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Ellie Turner
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Special Merit
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Portlethen
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Alexander McCall
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Special Merit
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Kemnay
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Raighnall Ailean Campbell Whittle
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Special Merit
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Ullapool
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Liam McAdie
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Special Merit
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Edinburgh
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Nikita Tilak
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Special Merit
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Edinburgh
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Molly Neill
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Special Merit
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Shawlands
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Megan Reid & Rose Andrew
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Special Merit
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Penicuik
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16-18 years
Category C
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Philippa Carter
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1st Place
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Musselburgh
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Gillian Connell
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Runner-up
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Houston
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Lucy Hall
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Runner-up
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East Kilbride
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Gianna Legate
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Special Merit
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Airdrie
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Alexander Schoenenberger
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Special Merit
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Bedford
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Claire Nesfield
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Special Merit
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Shetland
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Gillian Connell
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Special Merit
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Houston
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Jean Zarcharski Menzies
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Special Merit
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Edinburgh
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Unpublished adults
Category D
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Rafael Torrubia
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1st Place
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Penicuik
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John Jennett
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Runner-up
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Duror
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Rachel Woolf
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Runner-up
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North Berwick
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John Jennett
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Special Merit
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Duror
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Rafael Torrubia
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Special Merit
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Penicuik
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Kate Punt
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Special Merit
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Ewell, Surrey
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Jane Cooper
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Special Merit
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Edinburgh
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James Ley
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Special Merit
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Edinburgh
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Jane Gracey
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Special Merit
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Glasgow
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Gabrielle Green
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Special Merit
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Edinburgh
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Published adults
Category E
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Morgan Downie
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1st Place
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Perth
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Heather Reid
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Runner-up
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Abernethy
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Anna K Dickie
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Runner-up
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Haddington
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Andy Jackson
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Special Merit
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Tayport
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Morgan Downie
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Special Merit
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Perth
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Anna K Dickie
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Special Merit
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Haddington
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Norma-Ann Coleman
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Special Merit
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Balerno
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Marjorie Mitchell
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Special Merit
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Balerno
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Noel Williams
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Special Merit
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Sheffield
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Jane Patience
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Special Merit
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Glasgow
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