Writing Awards 2015

The theme for SMHAF 2015 was Passion. Read the shortlisted entries from our writing competition, collected in this ebook illustrated by Josie Valelly.

The winning entries were selected from over 120 entries by a jury including journalist Kenny Farquharson of the Times, screenwriter Donna Franceschild, singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni, Dr Elizabeth Reeder of the University of Glasgow, and Gordon Johnston, chairperson of Bipolar Scotland

Passion eBook

Click here or on the image below to read the eBook as a PDF.

Shortlisted Entries

Selkie by Harry Stigner

November by Michelle Chen

A Letter to V. by Clare Blackburne

Passion by David Subacchi

Old Woman With Masks by Jen McGregor

close by Eileen Taylor

Letter to My Sixteen Year Old Self by Aymie Black

kiss by Brian Reid

Dear Mum by Lubna Kerr

Vicious Little Stars by Alyson Lawson

Lutine Bell by Douglas Nicholson

Passion by Reyah Martin