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This Award has been created to recognise publishing skill and effort ; to validate the practice of poetry publication in pamphlet form ; and to encourage the preservation of printed material of this kind in the national collections. It is in memory of Callum Macdonald MBE, Scottish literary publisher and founder of Macdonald Publishers and Printers, which eventually became Macdonald Lindsay Pindar plc. Sadly, the firm has now closed down, so the Award will also serve to commemorate the part played in post-war Scottish culture and commerce by Macdonald's. For further information, contact The Administrator The Callum Macdonald Memorial Fund National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge Building Edinburgh EH1 lEW Web : The National Library of Scotland _____________________________________________________ The results of the 2010 Callum Macdonald Memorial Award were announced at the NLS on Wednesday 19th May. "The pamphlets the judges have chosen show a spirit of adventure in every aspect: concept and execution, poetry and production, originality of design and sensitive use of typography.” Tessa Ransford The joint winners were: • 'And for that minute', by Leonard McDermid – published by Stichill Marigold Press, Kelso • 'Arc O Mons', by Christie Williamson – Hansel Co-operative Press (Christine de Luca), Edinburgh Runner Up was: •'One bird flying', by Lesley Harrison – Mariscat Press (Hamish Whyte), Edinburgh Other short listed entries were: •'Part truths', by Michael Pedersen – Koo Press (Douglas W Gray), Aberdeen •'Skirlags', by Nalini Paul – Red Squirrel Press, Orkney •'Songs from a dying village', by Tom Pow – Pueblo Press, Dumfries •'Galilee to Gallicantu', by Anne B Murray – Terra Firma Press, Glasgow. ________________________________________ The 2009 winner of the Callum Macdonald Memorial Award was *Postcards from the Hedge* by Hugh McMillan. Published in Dumfries by Roncadora Press received the Callum Macdonald Quaich at a ceremony held on Friday 29th May at the National Library of Scotland. (The pamplet will be available for purchase on this site shortly) Joint runners up were Sky Blue Notebook from the Pyrenees by Jayne Wilding, published in Dunbar by Calder Wood Press. and Ring O’Sangs by Mary Johnston, published in Bonnyrigg by Poetry Monthly. Other short listed entries were: • The Flood, by Alistair McDonald, published in Dunoon by Classical Head Press • Slaughtering Beetroot, by Angela McSeveney, published in Edinburgh by Mariscat Press • Hinkum Clinkum, by Sheena Blackhall, published in Aberdeen by Malfranteaux Concepts. • Hope/Truth by Priscilla Chueng-Nainby, published in Edinburgh by Lemongrass Hut. The winner was announced at a ceremony at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh on Friday 29 May at 6pm. Commenting on the shortlist, judge Tessa Ransford OBE said: “The 2009 award saw 38 entries of great variety, producing creative ways of dealing with the lighter and darker sides of life. We were delighted and impressed and would like to congratulate all the entrants for their well-made and well-written pamphlets. We would have liked to choose many more winners from such an array. The shortlist demonstrates the variety of pamphlets entered. We have everything from the handmade to the more professionally produced, Scottish Arts Council-funded productions. There are a set of translations from German into Scots, a Chinese-inspired collection, and one of Scots rhymes for children.” ____________________________________ The CMMA 2008 winners Duncan Glen of Kirkcaldy and Hazel Cameron formerly of Perthshire and now of Masham, Yorkshire, shared the winning prize at the eighth annual Callum Macdonald Memorial Award Picture shows from left, Duncan Glen, Tom Dalgleish, former chairman the trustees of Macdonald Printers and one of the regualr CMMA judges and Hazel Cameron. . Glen's Edinburgh Poems, is published by Akros publications, whilst Hazel Cameron's The Currying Shop is published by Imago Media. The winners were announced at a ceremony held at the National Library of Scotland on Wednesday 7 May, with each taking a prize of £375 as well as shared custody of the Callum Macdonald Memorial Quaich. Of the winning entries, the judging panel said "The two pamphlets contrast in theme and presentation, as indicated by their covers: one daring and challenging, the other restrained and lyrical. The poetry in both is of a high quality. One evokes ever-poetic Edinburgh, but with subversive humour. The Currying Shop, meanwhile, explores a different, more rural yet industrially historical part of Scotland. The standard of production in both is extremely high. The short listed entries were: • If Ah Could Talk Tae The Artists by Hugh Bryden, published in Dumfries by Roncadora Press. • Treeds by Laureen Johnson, published in Edinburgh by Hansel Cooperative Press. • One Light Burning by Donny O’Rourke, published in Glasgow by Bonny Day Books. • The Currying Shop by Hazel B Cameron, published in Yorkshire by Imago Media. • The Oboist’s Bedside Book by Margaret Christie, published in Glenrothes by Happenstance Press. • Edinburgh Poems by Duncan Glen, published in Kirkcaldy by Akros Publications ____________________________________ The CMMA 2007 winner The winner and runners up of the 2007 Callum Macdonald Memorial Award were announced on Monday, 14th May at The National Library of Scotland. The winner was: Menopausal Bedtime Rhymes by Maureen Sangster, published by Bourtree The runner up was: Fifty Fife Sonnets: Coarse and Fine by William Hershaw, published by Akros Publications Maureen Sangster and Lady Marks William Hershaw & Maureen Sangster Guests Browsing To download the press release Click here : Press Release Others on the Short List were: Into Glasgow, Hamish Whyte (ed.), published by Mariscat Press Window on the Garden by Hamish Whyte, published by Botanic Press & Essence Press Light up Lanarkshire by Gerry Cambridge, self published Boat Songs: A Gairloch Calendar by Ian Blake (illustrated by June Miller) published by Three Cats Press ____________________________________ The CMMA 2006 The winner was: North Uist Sea Poems by Pauline Prior-Pitt (self-published) Pauline Hazel & Tessa display the 2007 leaflet. Runners up were : Exploding Cicadas by Martin Bates published by White Adder Press and Sea Stories by Lesley Harrison published by Pinkfoot Press The other short listed entries were - •The Eel’s Eyebrows edited by Richard Medrington & Elspeth Murray, published by Puppet State Press •Glass Works by Stephanie Green published by Cat's Pyjamas Publications •North Uist Sea Poems by Pauline Prior-Pitt (self-published) •Under the Threshold by Dorothy Lawrenson published by Perjink Press Overall, the judges felt that standards among entries to the CMMA this year were again extremely high in terms of both poetry and production. A considerable number of pamphlets entered had themes or origins from the Western and Northern Isles, and it is also notable that four of the six short listed entries are by women. Tessa Ransford, one of the Award judges, said: “It feels like entering a playground of poets where poets of all ages and backgrounds are trying out different apparatus as they adventure into new forms of both theme and presentation. The freedom and potential of the pamphlet for poets is opening up the field in exciting new ways, and I truly believe that poetry in pamphlet form has become a cutting edge of creativity in Scottish Poetry.’’ ____________________________________ The winner of the CMMA 2005 Gill McConnell Garden Party Published by Woodburn Press