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Blair Center

Scotland // Former President of the University of Aberdeen English Literature Society // Former Vice President of the University of Aberdeen Creative Writing Society // POTB Prose Panel // English and Doric. // Je parle français; écrivez-moi! //
Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Selected work (24 publications)

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2024- Pushing Out The Boat - TeamI am on the Prose Panel of Pushing Out The Boat, the North-East of Scotland's regional literary magazine.
2023: The Buchan Heritage Society - Strichen Festival Writing Competition 2023 Results - Two of My Poems Win Third PlaceTwo of my poems, 'Birthday Roses' and 'The Stanners', won third place prize from the Buchan Heritage Society in the Open category of their 2023 Strichen Festival Doric Poetry Competition.
Blair Center, Author at The Hyacinth ReviewHere you may find my author page at The Hyacinth Review, which contains all my works which have been published there.
2021: Grampian Online - 'Annual Doric prose and poetry winners announced'My poem, 'Hosie's Sickness', received Highly Commended in the Open poetry category of The Buchan Heritage Society's Doric Writing Competition.
2021: The Buchan Heritage Society - Strichen Festival Writing Competition 2021 ResultsMy poem, 'Hosie's Sickness', received Highly Commended in the Open poetry category of The Buchan Heritage Society's Doric Writing Competition.
2020-2023: The Creative Writing Society Compendium (award-winning University of Aberdeen student publication)The Creative Writing Society Compendium is an award-winning publication by the Aberdeen University Creative Writing Society. Pieces are written, produced, compiled, and edited by members of the Society. 2022-23 Editor-in-Chief: Blair Center.
2019: Scottish Review - Scottish Schools Young Writer of the Year - Report and AdjudicationsMy non-fiction essay, 'Bent Out of Shape', an 'Entertaining essay of a normally mundane event: a schools sports day', received Highly Commended as part of the 2018 Scottish Schools Young Writer of the Year competition.