Children’s Verses – Call for submissions
Posted on 14 July 2025 in Latest News
Call for New Children’s Poetry in Gaelic
The Scottish Poetry Library and Gaelic Books Council are collaborating to remedy the lack of contemporary Scottish Gaelic poetry for children. We are seeking new poems intended for young people of primary school-age. This is an exciting opportunity for all Gaelic poets, and the selected works will be launched at the Gaelic Book Awards on 16th September 2025.
Selected poets will receive £200 for their poem plus £100 for an audio recording, which will be added to our website and digital platforms.
The guest editor is Peter Mackay, Scotland’s Makar – our national poet. Peter will select a total of 10 works from the submissions, which will be added to an online anthology of new children’s poems in Scottish Gaelic. We plan to make this public on our website available before the end of October.
Deadline: 31 August 2025 before midnight.
For rules and application form, visit the Scottish Poetry Library website.
