How To Apply
Entries for the 2025 Prize will open in June.
UK publishers can download a full application pack and entry form below. We strongly encourage submissions to be sent as early as possible.
Books must be published by an established UK-based publisher and imprint between 1st January, 2025 and 31st December, 2025 for the 2025 prize. We will accept draft copies of books that are due to be published by 31st December 2025.
To be eligible for submission to the Highland Book Prize, titles must comply with at least one of the following criteria:
- Book promotes or concerns itself with Highland culture, heritage or landscape, or
- Has a significant amount of activity set in the Highlands, or
- The author(s) was born/brought up in the Highlands, or
- The author(s) is a permanent resident in the Highlands.
For the purpose of the Highland Book Prize the “Highlands” are defined as the Local Authority areas Argyll & Bute, Highland, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, Western Isles and Moray.
For more information, please download the Rules and Eligibility Criteria below, or email highlandbookprize@moniackmhor.org.uk.
Moniack Mhor facilitate the Highland Book Prize and regularly collect equalities, diversity and inclusion data, which is held anonymously and securely and will be used only for monitoring purposes.
If possible, please fill this section out on behalf of the author alongside the submission form. This information will be held separately from all other submission information.
| Key Dates 2025 Prize | |
| Monday 2nd June 2025 | Entries open |
| Monday 8th September 2025 | Entries close at 5pm |
| January 2026 | Longlist announced |
| May 2026 | Shortlist announced |
| June 2026 | Winner announced |
| dates may be subject to alteration |