Entries for the 2024 Mountaineering Scotland Mountain Writing competition will open on 18 January 2024.
This year entries will be through an online application portal with an entry fee of £7.50 per entry (adults) per category. There is no fee for the Young Poet category. The competition is open to both Mountaineering Scotland members and non-members.
There are three categories - Poetry, Prose and Young Poet.
Prose category:
1st Prize - £200 + prize bundle:
2nd Prize - £100 + prize bundle:
Poetry category:
1st prize - £200 + prize bundle:
2nd prize - £100 + prize bundle
3rd Prize - £50 + prize bundle
Young Poet category:
1st prize - £100 + prize bundle
2nd prize - £50 + prize bundle
3rd Prize - £25 + prize bundle