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diff --git a/src/content/news/en-GB/2023-12-10-eiks-31.mdx b/src/content/news/en-GB/2023-12-10-eiks-31.mdx index 39075bf..20f62c2 100644 --- a/src/content/news/en-GB/2023-12-10-eiks-31.mdx +++ b/src/content/news/en-GB/2023-12-10-eiks-31.mdx @@ -1,119 +1,99 @@ --- title: Eiks an Ens 31 summary: >- - The 2024 Sangschaw is open for submissions! Not only that, learn about a new - Scots-language audio guide at Linlithgow Palace and an upcoming album release - from our very own Wullie Hershaw. + The 2024 Sangschaw is open for submissions! Not only that, learn about a new Scots-language audio + guide at Linlithgow Palace and an upcoming album release from our very own Wullie Hershaw. --- ## Sangschaw open for submissions! -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 help -writers develop. We have three prizes: +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 +help writers develop. We have three prizes: -- 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 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 60 lines of original Scots - poetry. +- 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 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 60 lines of original Scots poetry. -Writers new and old are all welcome, so don’t hold back! We look forward to -having your entries! +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. +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. +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>Account number</dt> +<dd>00153458</dd> <dt>Sort code</dt> <dd>83 47 00</dd> </dl> -Then, send your entries to -[failte@go-plus.net](mailto:failte@go-plus.net) along with -proof of payment. For example, you could send a picture of you bank statement, -or a copy of the transaction reference. +Then, send your entries to [failte@go-plus.net](mailto:failte@go-plus.net) along with proof of +payment. For example, you could send a picture of you 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: +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 - c/o 6 Dryden Place - Edinburgh - EH9 1RP -</address> +<address>Sangschaw c/o 6 Dryden Place Edinburgh EH9 1RP</address> -Remember it’s £5 per submission or £12 for three. Address any -cheque to the Scots Language Society. +Remember it’s £5 per submission or £12 for three. Address any cheque to the Scots Language Society. ## Upcoming album release: _Leid_ -Our very own Wullie Hershaw will soon be releasing a new album of contemporary -Scots songs titled _Leid_. It will be coming early in the new year, so stay -tuned in! +Our very own Wullie Hershaw will soon be releasing a new album of contemporary Scots songs titled +_Leid_. It will be coming early in the new year, so stay tuned in! To whet your appetite, you can -[listen to the title track on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23YYajAFNHQ). -You can also have a listen to the musical work of his group, +[listen to the title track on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23YYajAFNHQ). You can also +have a listen to the musical work of his group, [the Bowhill Players on Bandcamp](https://thebowhillplayers.bandcamp.com). ## New audio guide at Linlithgow Palace -This winter, the good folks at Historic Environment Scotland have translated -their audio guides for visitors into Scots for the first time. The aim is to -promote the status of the Scots language as well as to give visitors the -opportunity to hear the voices of the court in something approaching their own -language. +This winter, the good folks at Historic Environment Scotland have translated their audio guides for +visitors into Scots for the first time. The aim is to promote the status of the Scots language as +well as to give visitors the opportunity to hear the voices of the court in something approaching +their own language. You can read more [about the new audio guides on the Historic Environment Scotland website](https://hes-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/new-scots-lug-in-guide-at-lithgae-palace). -As far as we know, this is the first such venture, not only by Historic -Environment Scotland, but at any major tourist attraction. Can anybody think of -anything similar? Answers on a postcard please! +As far as we know, this is the first such venture, not only by Historic Environment Scotland, but at +any major tourist attraction. Can anybody think of anything similar? Answers on a postcard please! ## Haven’t received Lallans 103 yet? -It has come to the attention of George, our membership secretary, that there -has been an error with the posting of _Lallans_ 103. Two members, both -subscribers entitled to issue 103, failed to receive their copies. +It has come to the attention of George, our membership secretary, that there has been an error with +the posting of _Lallans_ 103. Two members, both subscribers entitled to issue 103, failed to receive +their copies. -If you haven’t yet received your copy of _Lallans_ 103, which he posted out on -Wednesday the 7th of November, please email George at -[georgetwatt@hotmail.com](mailto:georgetwatt@hotmail.com) -and make us aware of it. A copy of _Lallans_ 103 will be posted out to you -straight away! +If you haven’t yet received your copy of _Lallans_ 103, which he posted out on Wednesday the 7th of +November, please email George at [georgetwatt@hotmail.com](mailto:georgetwatt@hotmail.com) and make +us aware of it. A copy of _Lallans_ 103 will be posted out to you straight away! ## New format for Eiks an Ens -Old friends will recall that _Eiks an Ens_ has formerly been a literary -magazine to accompany _Lallans_. We on the Committee felt that this neither -gave _Eiks_ the distinct identity which it deserved, nor took full advantage of -the opportunity it afforded to hold our community together. +Old friends will recall that _Eiks an Ens_ has formerly been a literary magazine to accompany +_Lallans_. We on the Committee felt that this neither gave _Eiks_ the distinct identity which it +deserved, nor took full advantage of the opportunity it afforded to hold our community together. -Therefore, this is the first issue of _Eiks_ to take a new format, where we’ll -be endeavouring to share current affairs in the world of Scots language and -literature, especially where it relates directly to our membership. +Therefore, this is the first issue of _Eiks_ to take a new format, where we’ll be endeavouring to +share current affairs in the world of Scots language and literature, especially where it relates +directly to our membership. -So send us in your inside information! If you’ve spotted something you think we -ought to share in the next _Eiks_, send it to lallans@hotmail.co.uk. +So send us in your inside information! If you’ve spotted something you think we ought to share in +the next _Eiks_, send it to lallans@hotmail.co.uk. |