A new competition has been launched to encourage original writing in Gaelic for children.
The aim of the award is to actively support original writing in Gaelic for children as well as to encourage and nurture new writers in the language.
A prize of £500, as well as the option for the work to be published by Acair Books, will be awarded to the best work of unpublished fiction.
The work must be written in Gaelic by a writer aged 16-
In 2017, the award is for a book for 5 to 8 year-
The winner will be chosen by a panel of independent adjudicators.
The closing date for all submissions is 31 January 2017 and the winners will be announced in March.
The story must be written in Gaelic by a writer aged 16-
The competition is a joint initiative between Acair Books, an Lanntair and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
New Gaelic writing competition
28 November 2016