Arkbound invites UK writers and poets to participate in their latest competition which explores the historical significance and cultural emphasis on Scotland’s natural landscapes. Participants are encouraged to submit works of poetry and prose, analysing and reflecting on Scottish landscape, its hand in shaping national identity, environmental preservation, biodiversity, urban pollution.

The organizers are interested in reviewing submissions exploring:

• Landscape memory: How the landscape holds collective memory, how historical events and environmental changes are etched into the landscape, and how these memories shape contemporary Scottish identity.
• Intangible cultural heritage: Culture passed through generations, tied to the landscape—from oral storytelling, traditional music, and landscape-based skills (such as peat cutting)—and how these traditions are preserved, adapted, or lost.
• Urban & rural landscapes: Tension between development and preservation, including how modern infrastructure can either threaten or integrate with the greater natural landscape.

All contributors will receive a copy of the book. Monetary prizes TBC.