SAW Competitions 2027

You must be a member of the Scottish Association of Writers to be eligible to enter any of these competitions. To be a member of the Scottish Association of Writers, you must either be a member of one of our affiliated clubs or else be subscribed as an individual member. (For the avoidance of doubt, joining the Scottish Association of Writers Facebook page does NOT, on its own, qualify you as a member.)

Members who are attending SAW Conference in March 2027 can enter all/any of the competitions but members who are not attending may only enter open competitions.

Members who are unable to attend because of long-term health issues may apply to enter all the competitions.

ALL BOOK LENGTH ENTRIES AND TV PILOT:
Sunday 29th November 2026

CLOSING DATE FOR SHORT COMPETITIONS:
Sunday 10th January 2027

MULTIPLE ENTRIES — Multiple entries are allowed in all categories apart from Self-published Book.

Guided notes:

This year we have updated the entry process. We hope you find submitting competitions far easier than previous years. You can now submit multiple entries in the one submission. Before you start, please prepare your entries for upload.

Important Note re Word/PDF Submissions - Each entry you submit must have the correct filename for your Word or PDF doc. e.g. If you submit a Poetry entry and the poem is called Windmills then the filename for your Word Doc should be Windmills. Do not submit a Word or PDF document with multiple entries on it or with the wrong file name. Each entry must be an individual Word or PDF Document.

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To start the process add your Conference Registration Number below.

You will have received this Conference Registration Number when you filled in the Conference Registration form. Please use the full number including the reference, for example: SC27COMP-64000. If you can't find your number contact Susan, our Vice-President at vice-president@scottishassociationofwriters.com

Step 1
Tick the box beside each competition you would like to enter.
(Checkbox located to the left of the image)

Step 2
Use the quantity drop-down menu and select how many entries you would like to enter for each competition.

Please note only the book length competitions are live.
Short competitions will go live on 30th November 2026. 

Guided notes

Step 3
In the your submissions section below please use a one word pseudonym followed by your title of entry and lastly add your word/line count. If you have more than one entry please click the "Add Another Entry" button. This will create a new row but please do not use the same pseudonym. Each submission should have a unique one word pseudonym.

Step 4

Now it's time to upload your documents. If you have multiple entries you must upload them all at the same time.

Competitions you have selected
Please select these competitions from the drop down per entry:

{novelAimed}{nonFiction}{tvPilot}{historicalFiction}{generalArticle}{generalNovel}{selfpublishedBook}{storyAimed}{generalShort}{poetry}{flashFiction}{gothicHorror}{bookReview}{35Minute}{dragonsPen}

If at any time you can't remember what you've selected on the previous page, click the "Back" button to refer back to. You won't lose any data in doing this.

Keep adding the amount of entries you want by clicking the above button. Once you have added all your entries then you can upload one or multiple documents with the Upload/Browse Files button below

Click the Browse Files box again if uploading more than one file

Guided notes

Step 5
Please fill in your personal details. It's important you use your proper details and not your pen name.

You must be a SAW member to enter these competitions, please tick your club/s from the following list or check the Individual Member box.

Guided notes

Step 6

Review the overview details below to make sure all your entries are properly logged. Check your final payment balance matches the number of submissions. Click "Submit" to process your entry.

Overview

Competitions Entered:
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Submissions:
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Uploaded files
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Final payment balance: £{paymentBalance}