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+title: Sangschaw 2027, and notice of AGM
+summary: Notice of the upcomin AGM, and opening the Sangschaw 2027
+---
+
+The AGM of the Scots Leid Associe will be held on Zoom on the 30th of September.
+The agenda as it currently stands is below.
+
+Meanwhile, the Sangschaw is open for 2027! See the rules below.
+
+## AGM Agenda
+
+1. Minutes of AGM 2025
+2. Matters arising
+3. Presidents’ Report
+4. Treasurer’s Report
+5. Lallans
+6. Sangschaw
+7. Election of Office Bearers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Admin & Membership
+   Secretary, Treasurer
+8. Election of Ordinary Comittee Membmers
+9. Any other competent business
+
+Members: keep an eye on your emails for the Zoom link!
+
+## Sangschaw 2027 Rules
+
+- Entries by 31st Januar 2027.
+- Poetry no more than 45 lines.
+- Prose no more than 3000 words.
+- Translations: poetry 45 lines, prose 3000 words, text of original to be
+  included.
+- Submissions all in Scots (unless there's a good reason for using another language
+  e.g. coup de grace, vae victis). 
+- Writings previously published, accepted for publication or submitted elsewhere are not elibile.
+- Submissions are judged anonymously, no no names on submissions, but name,
+  address and title of submission/s on a separate page. Multiple
+  submissions on separate pages, please.
+- £5 per entry, £12 for 3 submissions, peyed by BACS/Paypal/cheque/cash or any
+  other means to the SLS account. Proof of payment should be sent with
+  submissions.
+
+Feedback is given on every submission. Three tassies are awarded: the Hugh
+MacDiarmid Tassie for poetry, the Robert McLellan Tassie for prose, and the John
+MacPhail Law Tassie for translation, with £100 for 1st prize, £50 for runners-up,
+in all categories.
+
+Submissions may be sent online to the Society, or to failte@go-plus.net, or
+as paper copies to Sangschaw, c/o 6 Dryden Place, Edinburgh EH9 1RP.
+
+All submissions will be considered for publication in Lallans magazine.