Opportunities for Young Writers in Scotland

This is an opportunity for young writers to create content for Bella Caledonia.

Pitches would be considered from anyone following these criteria:

Entrants should be aged 30 or under at 30 November 2026, and be living, working or studying in Scotland. Pitches should be submitted by email to [email protected].

We are looking for essays, feature articles and opinion pieces on: the politics of contemporary Scotland; the polycrisis; liberation; civil rights; protest;  anti-fascism; self-determination; Late Britain and lost futures. 

Content will be paid as follows: articles of 1500 words, £150.00 

We’d like to recognise the support of the Scottish Independence Foundation to make this project possible.