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The Glencairn
Glass is once again calling on all you
budding crime short story writers, this
years crime short story competition
has the theme: 'A crime story set in
Scotland'.
The Glencairn Glass is once again
calling on all you budding short story
writers, you may recall last year the
world’s favourite wee sturdy whisky
tasting glass – The Glencairn Glass –
launched its first ever crime short
story competition, well this proved to
be very popular, attracting entries from
talented crime writers across the globe.
The competition is being launched again
this year, in partnership with the
Bloody Scotland International Crime
Writing Festival and Scottish Field
Magazine, with the theme; "A crime story
set in Scotland".
Over the past three years The Glencairn
Glass - produced by the Scottish
family-run glassware company Glencairn
Crystal - has supported and celebrated
Scottish crime writing talent working
closely with the Bloody Scotland team to
sponsor their prestigious McIlvanney and
Bloody Scotland Debut crime-writing
prizes. Its inaugural short story
competition was launched last year to
build on this creative collaboration.
This year’s competition opened for
entries on 18th October and runs until
31st December. Both experienced and
novice crime writers are invited to
submit their stories, in no more than
2000 words, around the theme: "A crime
story set in Scotland".
The first prize winner will receive
£1000, the runner up will be awarded
£500. Both will also receive a set of
six bespoke engraved Glencairn Glasses.
The winning entry will be published in
Scottish Field Magazine in spring 2023
and both stories will be published
online at the Scottish Field website, as
well as the Glencairn Glass website.
The competition judging panel will
comprise Tariq Ashkanani, whose debut
novel Welcome to Cooper won this year’s
Bloody Scotland Debut Award 2022, and
Sharon Bairden, an established book
reviewer and author of psychological
thrillers; Sins of the Father and You
Need Me. The third judge is Glencairn
Crystal’s marketing director Gordon
Brown, who has written ten crime novels
with his latest – ‘Any Day Now – out
now. Gordon is also one of the founding
directors of the Bloody Scotland
International Crime Writing Festival.
Gordon Brown commented: "The response to
last year’s inaugural short-story
competition was fantastic. I’m looking
forward to celebrating all of this
year’s entries with a wee dram in a
Glencairn Glass."
Last year’s inaugural competition was
won by Brid Cummings, a fiction writer
and occupational therapist, based in
South Australia. Her winning story -
Halmeoni’s Wisdom – was a dark tale of
human trafficking, illegal trade and a
desire for freedom.
Brid commented: "Winning the inaugural
Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story
Competition was a fantastic experience -
not only did it provide an opportunity
to build my profile and connect with
other crime writers, it also gave me the
confidence to finish my psychological
suspense novel, which has recently
gained 3rd prize in the Yeovil Literary
Prize. I would highly recommend this
competition to anyone wishing to start a
career in crime writing."
Bloody Scotland’s Festival Director, Bob
McDevitt, said: "At Bloody Scotland we
are passionate about supporting new
writing and encourage aspiring writers
to seize this fabulous opportunity. A
short story is a great stepping stone to
writing a novel. Whatever your
background or experience we encourage
you to give the Glencairn Glass short
story competition a go!"
All short story entries must be
submitted at www.whiskyglass.com/crime-short-story-competition
with the competition closing at midnight
on the Saturday 31st December 2022.
Details can also be found at
www.scottishfield.co.uk. The winners
will be announced in March 2023.
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