Inspired? Get Writing!
Judging is now complete for the last Inspired? Get writing! Creative Writing Competition.
Nine hundred and twenty
seven people submitted prose or poetry all inspired by works of art from the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland which includes paintings,
drawings, prints, sculpture and photography. Entries flooded in from near and far: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Orkney,
Shetlands, Sheffield...
This is the fourth year of the competition which is a three-way partnership between the
National Galleries of Scotland,
the English-Speaking Union Scotland
and the Scottish Poetry Library. It is supported
by the Scotsman.
The public readings day for the winning entries of the competition took place
at the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at the Weston Link of the National Gallery of Scotland. The winning stories
and poems were read in front of the images that inspired them, and both adults and children brought along their
families and friends. In the afternoon the children's entries were read by John Duncan and Suzanne Ensom from ESU Scotland
and Lorna Irvine from the Scottish Poetry Library. In the evening many of the adults read their own pieces.
It was a wonderful occasion, and everyone enjoyed the event very much.
Having published a book featuring the top winning entries from the first two years of the competition, we are delighted to be publishing a
second volume in October 2009 showcasing even more creative talent from years three and four. The competition and publication have
been made possible through the Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust and SAC.
If you would like to know more about the competition please
contact Suzanne Ensom
at the English-Speaking Union on 0131 229 1528.
Next years's competition will be launched in the autumn so look out for it then!
Inspired? Get Writing! 2008-09
The winners are:
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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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