We at ESU Scotland were very excited at being given the opportunity to host the last World Members’ Conference in Edinburgh in September 2008. Over 250 delegates from 31 countries attended.
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Inspired? Get writing! Creative Writing Competition
Enjoy creative writing? Not sure where to start? A look at some of the thousands of amazing works of art from the national
collection is a great place to begin.
The Inspired? Get writing! competition, now in its seventh year, is a three-way partnership between the
National Galleries of Scotland,
the English-Speaking Union Scotland and
the Scottish Poetry Library and is
supported by the Scotsman and The Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust.
Entrants are asked to produce a piece of creative writing inspired by a work in the permanent collection of
the National Galleries of Scotland. The works can be viewed online as well as in situ and there are thousands of works to
choose from with categories for both school children and adults, plus free workshops, public readings
and the chance of publication for winners. Entries can be in the form of prose or poetry.
The closing date for entries is Friday 20th January. For full details please download the rules.
National Galleries of Scotland Online Collection
Inspired? Get writing! Rules 2011-2012
Inspired? Get writing! Entry form 2011-2012
Links with Curriculum for Excellence
We have developed a resource pack with lots of ideas for looking at art and getting writing. This is useful for
teachers, but also anyone interested in writing and in the competition. Please download it and have a look!
Inspired? Get writing! Resource notes
Inspired? Get writing! Publications
The Inspired? Get writing! competition has resulted in three very fine National Galleries of Scotland
publications featuring the top three winning entries in each of five categories.
The second and third volumes have been made possible by
generous funding from the Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust.
If you would like to know more about the competition please
contact Suzanne Ensom
at the English-Speaking Union on 0131 229 1528.
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