Arran Junior Poetry competition

A message from the McLellan Arts Festival team:

Calling all junior poets and spoken word artists! We are delighted to launch the McLellan Poetry Fringe Junior Poetry Competition. All entrants will be invited to read on Saturday 30th April as part of the Poetry Fringe Festival 2022 when winners and commended entries will also be announced. We cannot wait to read and hear from all the talented young Arran bards! Open to all aged 16 years and under who are ordinarily resident on Arran. See below for more details.

Tickets for the Festival weekend, taking place from 28th April to 1st May, are now on sale. For the full weekend programme see here (PDF) and to book tickets see here . Tickets can be bought individually or for access to all events (apart from the workshops) you can buy a season ticket for £45.

We will be bringing more information over the next couple of months on the events and poets coming to the Festival.