Stories of friendship: Scottish Book Trust invites submissions to national storytelling project

Scottish Book Trust has called for submissions to ‘Scotland’s Stories’, their annual writing project, encouraging submissions from writers of all ages across Scotland on the theme of Friendship. The project is intended to help writers grow in confidence and to encourage enthusiasm for reading and writing. 

Stories of any form are accepted, including prose, verse, or script, and can be written in English, Scots, or Gaelic. No prior writing experience is necessary, with the only requirement being the story comes from the writer’s own experiences. 

Writers of any age can submit their work to be published on the Scottish Book Trust website; over 16’s can also submit their work with the potential to be published in a printed anthology book which will be distributed during Scottish Book Trust's Book Week Scotland in November 2025. 

Scottish Book Trust have also put together resources to help with inspiration, including a series of free writing workshops run by professional writers, as well as some writing prompts to help potential writers get started.  

Submissions are open until Friday 6 June. To find out more about how to apply, please visit the Scottish Book Trust’s website.