These wonderful clear, but admittedly cold, autumn nights are perfect for stargazing – and garnering inspiration for our Poetry Competition, which is on the theme of stars. Has anyone donned coat, hat and scarf and been out yet?

You’ve still over a month to put pen to paper, and submit your finished composition. The judge is the renowned Edinburgh Makar, Ron Butlin. And thanks to GMCC and the Scottish Poetry Library, there are some fabulous prizes. For more information, please see our competition pages. Good luck!