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   The Sangschaw 2026 is open for entries.
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+UPDATE: the Sangschaw has now been extended until the 28th of February.
+
 Our annual writing competition, the _Sangschaw_, is open for submissions until the 31st of January!
 As ever, we will provide feedback for every entry regardless of whether or not you win an award.
 It’s unusual for competitions like us to provide feedback on entries, but we think it’s important to
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+title: Sangschaw extended til 28 Feb
+summary: The Sangschaw has been extended til the 28th of February.
+---
+
+The Sangschaw has been extended until the 28th of February. If you've not got round to submitting
+something yet, it's not too late!
+
+Here's the full submission instructions again:
+
+- The **Robert McLellan Prize for Scots Prose**: up to 3000 words of original Scots prose.
+- The **John MacPhail Law Prize for Translation**: up to 3000 words or 80 lines of original
+  translation into Scots from another language. Provide along with a copy of the original text.
+- The **Hugh MacDiarmaid Tassie for Poetry**: up to 80 lines of original Scots poetry.
+
+Writers new and old are all welcome, so don’t hold back! We look forward to having your entries!
+
+You can enter for £5 for one category, £10 for two or £12 for all three, whether that’s all in the
+same category or spread across the three. You can submit either by email or by post.
+
+### Submitting by email
+
+If you would like to submit by email, first pay by bank transfer to the following account. Remember,
+it’s £5 for one submission or £12 for three.
+
+<dl>
+  <dt>Account name</dt>
+  <dd>Scots Language Society</dd>
+  <dt>Account number</dt>
+  <dd>00153458</dd>
+  <dt>Sort code</dt>
+  <dd>83 47 00</dd>
+</dl>
+
+Then, send your entries to [lallans@hotmail.co.uk](mailto:lallans@hotmail.co.uk) along with proof of
+payment. For example, you could send a picture of your bank statement, or a copy of the transaction
+reference.
+
+### Submitting by post
+
+If you would rather submit by post, send your entries with cash or cheque, as well as your name and
+address on a separate sheet of paper, to the following address:
+
+<address>
+  Sangschaw <br /> c/o 6 Dryden Place <br /> Edinburgh <br /> EH9 1RP <br />
+</address>
+
+Remember, it’s £5 per submission or £12 for three. Address any cheque to the Scots Language Society.