Do you have a knack for conjuring up sinister plots, capturing the perfect crime, or documenting deadly deeds? If so, our crime short story competition is your chance to showcase your writing talent. Glencairn Crystal, the maker of the world’s favourite whisky glass – the Glencairn Glass, and sponsor of the McIlvanney and Bloody Scotland Debut crime writing awards, is seeking crime short stories in collaboration with Bloody Scotland. This year’s theme is that the story’s protagonist must be from Scotland.’
You can enter here https://whiskyglass.com/
Entries close on 31 March 2026.