The John Byrne Award is an online platform and competition exploring societal values.

We accept creative work in any medium by 16 - 30 year olds living in Scotland.

Top prize: £2500.
Monthly prize: £250.

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MONTHLY

WINNERS

CAN WE AFFORD TO LET A LANGUAGE DIE?

October’s Monthly Winner

Christopher Adam, 18

INSTALLATION

ARE WE GOING FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS?

September’s Monthly Winner

Estelle Baronello, 19

VIDEO

WHAT PLACE DOES GENDER HAVE ON OUR PERCEPTION OF SKILL?

August’s Monthly Winner

Megan Rudden, 23

INSTALLATION

WHAT PLACE DOES GENDER HAVE ON OUR PERCEPTION OF SKILL?

EDITOR’S PICKS

DOES OUR TREATMENT OF OTHERS DICTATE OUR FUTURE?

Louis Martin, 20

SHORT FILM

DOES OUR TREATMENT OF OTHERS DICTATE OUR FUTURE?

WHY IS HER NAME FORGOTTEN WHILE HIS IS REMEMBERED?

Kirsten MacQuarrie, 27

SHORT STORY

WHY IS HER NAME FORGOTTEN WHILE HIS IS REMEMBERED?

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY IN AN INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURE?

Emilie Robson, 25 & Laila Noble, 30

PLAY SCRIPT

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY IN AN INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURE?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LET GO? // PLEASE DON'T FORGET ME

Divya P, 22

POEM

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LET GO? // PLEASE DON'T FORGET ME

CAN YOU SURVIVE WITHOUT PEOPLE?

Petros Aronis, 25

SHORT FILM

IS BEING AN ARTIST SELFISH?

Gabriella Morris, 24

PAINTING

ALL ENTRIES

All Entries

Nov 14, 2018

Does mental health only appear on the surface?

Nov 14, 2018

Hannah Averiss, 17

POEM

Nov 14, 2018

How can we turn a blind eye to the atrocities of Yarls Wood detention centre?

Nov 14, 2018

Eliza Gearty, 25

POEM

Nov 14, 2018

Nov 12, 2018

Is cooking a form of nostalgic practice to bridge an emotional gap?

Nov 12, 2018

Katerina Eleftheriadou, 29

INSTALLATION

Nov 12, 2018

The search for existence?

Nov 12, 2018

Blair McLaughlin, 25

PAINTING

Nov 12, 2018

Can paintings picture real life?

Nov 12, 2018

Kara Duthie, 17

PAINTING

Nov 12, 2018

Does the young LGBTI community exist on small Scottish islands?

Nov 12, 2018

Kate Stevens, 22

PLAY

Nov 12, 2018

How involved in my little sister's life should I be?

Nov 12, 2018

Alice M, 22

PHOTO

Nov 12, 2018

What is the law of attraction and how does it shape our lives?

Nov 12, 2018

Simona Hodonova, 23

PAINTING

Nov 12, 2018

How do our earliest memories shape us?

Nov 12, 2018

Jacob Spivey, 19

SHORT STORY

Nov 12, 2018

How does our environment affect us?

Nov 12, 2018

Stephen Burke, 27

MIXED MEDIA

Nov 12, 2018

MONTHLY

WINNERS

CAN WE AFFORD TO LET A LANGUAGE DIE?

ARE WE GOING FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS?

WHAT PLACE DOES GENDER HAVE ON OUR PERCEPTION OF SKILL?

EDITOR’S PICKS

DOES OUR TREATMENT OF OTHERS DICTATE OUR FUTURE?

WHY IS HER NAME FORGOTTEN WHILE HIS IS REMEMBERED?

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY IN AN INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURE?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LET GO? // PLEASE DON'T FORGET ME

CAN YOU SURVIVE WITHOUT PEOPLE?

IS BEING AN ARTIST SELFISH?

ALL ENTRIES

Hannah Averiss, 17

POEM

Eliza Gearty, 25

POEM

Katerina Eleftheriadou, 29

INSTALLATION

Blair McLaughlin, 25

PAINTING

Kara Duthie, 17

PAINTING

Kate Stevens, 22

PLAY

Alice M, 22

PHOTO

Simona Hodonova, 23

PAINTING

Jacob Spivey, 19

SHORT STORY

Stephen Burke, 27

MIXED MEDIA

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