New Writing Scotland
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.
Last checkedNew Writing Scotland is an annual anthology publishing creative work by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination.
Response time info: ~141 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
Read the full guidelines at asls.org.uk↗Submission calls
Open to: Writers must be resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination.
New Writing Scotland 45 invites short fiction and other creative writing for publication in summer 2027. Submissions opened 12 October 2026 and close at 11:59 p.m. GMT on 13 December 2026. Maximum suggested length is 3,500 words; submit no more than one prose work. Payment is £50 for the first published page and £25 for each subsequent page.
Open to: Writers must be resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination.
New Writing Scotland 45 invites autobiography, memoir, creative responses, political and cultural commentary and satire, travel writing, and other creative prose for publication in summer 2027. Submissions opened 12 October 2026 and close at 11:59 p.m. GMT on 13 December 2026. Maximum suggested length is 3,500 words; submit one prose work. Payment is £50 for the first published page and £25 for each subsequent page.
Open to: Writers must be resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination.
New Writing Scotland 45 accepts drama, screenplays, and writing in any of the languages of Scotland for publication in summer 2027. Submissions opened 12 October 2026 and close at 11:59 p.m. GMT on 13 December 2026. The maximum suggested length is 3,500 words in total. Payment is £50 for the first published page and £25 for each subsequent page.
Open to: Writers must be resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination.
New Writing Scotland 45 invites poetry and other creative writing for publication in summer 2027. Submissions opened 12 October 2026 and close at 11:59 p.m. GMT on 13 December 2026. Submit no more than four poems. Payment is £50 for the first published page and £25 for each subsequent page.
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