TALENTED young writers in Helensburgh and Lomond are being encouraged to send in their entries to an Argyll and Bute-wide short story competition.

LiveArgyll, the organisation responsible for library and leisure services in the area, is seeking scribblers who are secondary school aged to help tell the tales of Argyll’s myths and legends, as the charity launches its inaugural writing competition.

With two separate age categories - first-third years and fourth-sixth years - budding writers are encouraged to write a short story or poem, no more than 500 words, about Argyll folklore. It can be about fairies, kelpies, dragons and trolls, or any mythical creature you can think of or create, as long as your tale is set in Argyll and Bute.

Competition entries will be judged by a panel of liveArgyll library staff, with the winners of each category receiving a £75 gift card, certificate and a bound copy of their winning entry.

Runners up will receive a £25 gift card, certificate and a bound copy of their entry. The top ten finalists will have their entries printed and bound and copies will be available to view in each liveArgyll library. Entries close on January 28, 2022.

Find out more and enter at liveargyll.co.uk/liveargyll-libraries-writing-competition.

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