Some of the proceeds from sales of ‘In the Beginning was the Name’ are being used to fund an annual NICOLAISEN ESSAY PRIZE of £75 in honour of our late Honorary Praeses, Professor Bill Nicolaisen.
Students are invited to submit original work of around 5,000 words on any topic relating to Scottish place-names by the deadline of 31 December. Submissions should be sent electronically to the Society’s Convener, Professor Carole Hough at carole.hough@glasgow.ac.uk. The winner will also be invited to give a paper at an SPNS conference.