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Ceitidh Chaimbeul

 

head and shoulders photograph selfie style photo of the Scottish Gaelic singer and poet Ceitidh Chaiumbeul, she is a smiling women under 40 with wavy red hair and wears a bold tartan dress

 

’S e tidsear, seinneadair agus bàrd a th’ann Ceitidh Chaimbeul. Thogadh i ann an Loch Aillse ach ’s ann à Ratharsair, Inbhir Nis agus Ceann na Cuthaige a tha a teaghlach. Choisinn i Bonn Òir a’ Chomuinn ann 2018. Chaidh a cuid bàrdachd air fhoillseachadh ann The Poets’ Republic, Northwords Now, Causeway agus Gallas agus tòrr co-chruinneachaidhean. Bha i na chiad Thosgaire Gàidhlig aig Leabharlann Bàrdachd na h-Alba agus ’s e deasaiche a th’innte airson Pushing out the Boat. Bha i air an geàrr-liosta airson Farpais Bàrdachd Baile na h-Ùige 2024. Fhuair a’ chiad chruinneachadh aice moladh aig Duaisean Litreachais 2024 agus bidh e a’ tighinn a-mach ann 2026 bho Leamington Books.

 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

 

2025 Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson, anthology, Glasgow University Press
2024 Northwords Now issue 45 – poetry
2024 A Playground in Beijing, Anthology of Federation of Writers (Scotland)
2024 Gallus - Poetry Scotland
2024 I Bequeath in memory of Kevin Higgins ed. Linda Jackson, Seahorse Publications
2023 How do we talk about knives: contemporary writers in Scotland on name, language and identity; anthology, NLS, Matecznik Press
2023 What Winter Wants, Anthology, Rhymer books
2023 Walks and Waterfalls, Anthology, app and exhibition, SPL
2023 Gallus - Poetry Scotland
2022 Joined Up Writing 3: Three Fall - anthology
2022 The Poets’ Republic Issue 10
2022 Northwords Now Issue 42 and 43 – poetry and review
2021 Wigtown Book Festival, Hello Stranger poems (online)
2021 SPL – Dreams (online)
2020 Dead Guid Scots Anthology, Roncadora Press
2020 The Poets’ Republic Issue 9
2017 The Poets’ Republic Issue 4 and 5
2012 An Taigh Orain – New Gaelic Writing Project – Fèisean nan Gàidheal

 

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS


2025 Royal National Mòd – 3rd Adult Poetry, 3rd New Song
2025 2nd Gaelic poetry Federation of Writers (Scotland) poetry competition
2025 Scottish Poetry Library’s Best Scottish Poems of 2023 (published May 2025)
2024 Highly Commended, Duaisean Litreachais (Gaelic literature awards) in Unpublished Manuscript for Adults
2024 Wigtown Poetry Prize - Shortlisted in Gaelic poetry
2024 Royal National Mòd – 3rd Adult Poetry, 3rd New Song Writing
2023 Scottish Books Trust 50 word fiction October – winner
2023 2nd Gaelic poetry Federation of Writers (Scotland) poetry competition
2023 Royal National Mòd - 2ndAdult Poetry
2021 Royal National Mòd – 2nd Adult Poetry
2008 3rd Oran ùr do Mhuile – A new song for Mull competition