Recognising our students' talents in scholarship, creative writing and theatre. The English and Scottish Literature Play Award Each year, English and Scottish Literature at the University of Edinburgh sponsors a production of a play or theatre piece which features our students in its cast or crew. Applications to have a production supported for this academic year (2025 to 2026) are now open.The closing date for applications is 4pm on Monday 30 November 2026. Find out more and apply for this year’s funding Writing Prizes Recognise our students’ remarkable talent in prose and verse. The Grierson Verse PrizeSloan PrizeLewis Edwards Memorial Prize This year’s prizes will judged by our Writer in Residence, Mary Paulson-Ellis, and colleagues in Creative Writing. They are open to students across the University of Edinburgh. Submissions open on 30 November 2026 and close on 26 February 2027. Find out more about the Writing Prizes Undergraduate Prizes Celebrate the academic achievements of our undergraduate students in English and Scottish Literature. James Elliott Prize (English) Jean Helen Macleod Prize The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club Medal Jo Wilson Prize J. Logie Robertson Memorial Prize Saintsbury Prize Lanfine Bursary Browse over a decade of prizes and their winners This article was published on Tuesday 13 August 2024
