Call for Submissions to Arkbound's Latest Competition
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Arkbound invites Scottish writers and poets to participate in their latest competition which explores the historical significance and cultural emphasis on Scotland’s natural landscapes.
Call for Submissions to Arkbound's Latest Competition: Exploring Scottish Natural Landscapes, Cultural Heritage, and Environmental Preservation
Genre(s): Contemporary landscape writing (>4500 WC), poetry
We look forward to publishing pieces (for a multi-author collective anthology) written in or inspired by contemporary landscape style emphasising the relationship between self and place, nature and culture.
Arkbound invites UK writers and poets to participate in their latest competition which explores the historical significance and cultural emphasis on Scotland’s natural landscapes. Participants are encouraged to submit works of poetry and prose, analysing and reflecting on Scottish landscape, its hand in shaping national identity, environmental preservation, biodiversity, urban pollution. We are interested in reviewing submissions exploring…
- Landscape memory: How the landscape holds collective memory, how historical events and environmental changes are etched into the landscape, and how these memories shape contemporary Scottish identity.
- Intangible cultural heritage: Culture passed through generations, tied to the landscape—from oral storytelling, traditional music, and landscape-based skills (such as peat cutting)—and how these traditions are preserved, adapted, or lost.
- Urban & rural landscapes: Tension between development and preservation, including how modern infrastructure can either threaten or integrate with the greater natural landscape.
Gaelic submissions are welcomed with translations.
Participant Expectations:
Arkbound Executives will review all submitted pieces and select 10-30 pieces (based on the number of submissions received and total length of submitted pieces). All selected authors will receive a copy of the published collection.
Submission guidelines and further information at https://arkbound.com/writing-competitions/
Deadline: 31 December 2024 at 17:30.