The McLellan Poetry Prize is awarded by the Arran Theatre and Arts Trust as part of the annual McLellan Arts Festival.
Now in its fourteenth year, past judges have included Kathleen Jamie, Robert Crawford, Jackie Kay, Peter and Ann Sansom, Michael Laskey, Simon Armitage, David Constantine, Maura Dooley, Sinéad Morrissey and Sean O'Brien. No competition was held in 2020 due to COVID restrictions. A decision has sadly been made that due to continuing restrictions on indoor events, the live Arts Festival will be postponed until 2022.
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However, the 2021 Poetry Competition is going ahead. The judge this year will be the poet Luke Wright (recent winner of the Saboteur Award 2021 for the best Spoken Word Performer).
THE 2021 COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED FOR ENTRIES
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THANK YOU for all the amazing entries into this year's competition. So much talent and on such a diverse and wide range of subjects. Our judge Luke Wright is going to have his work cut out. Winners will be notified individually by email (or telephone or post if no email) by 24th August and invited to perform/read their entry at the (Zoom) Winners Presentation Evening with Luke Wright on Thursday 26th August 2021.
