Writers-of-the-Year Competition 2007

Competition Winners 2007

An anthology of the winning writing has now been published.

POETRY

From an entry of 970 pieces

There were two winners in this year’s Writers-of-the-Year Competition.

RESIDENTIAL UNIT  by Rosemary Harris
 
THE HOUSE WE LIVED IN by Denise McSheehy 

The following poem was Highly Commended by the judges:

WHITE FLOWERS by Mick Wood

The following poems were commended by the judges:

HOSANNA by Anna Wigley

LOVERS, BELARUS by Katherine Crocker

MEAT by Julian Bell

Other shortlisted poems were:

HER THINGS BY Rebecca Goss

THE IMPORTANCE OF BIRDS by Frances Thompson

CONFESSIONAL by Nicky Mesch

A GENEALOGIST IN THE FAMILY
&
RITES OF WAY by Mick Wood

ARS POETICA by Michael Swan

SHORT STORIES

From an entry of 617 short stories.

There were two winners

DROPPED NOTES by Sarah Holman

LEFT IN THE DARK by Glynis Gertsch

Commended short stories were:

SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN by Mo McAuley

THE NIGHT SISTER by R.M.Till

WAITING IN by Nicola Hale

THE FIFTH FLOOR BALCONY DOOR by Jenny Quintana

Stories shortlisted were:

THE BURDEN OF DREAMS by Gabi Macewan

EVIDENCE by Pauline Brown

writers inc. Bursaries were offered to:

Rosie Sheppard from the UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN for her SIX POEMS
&
Chris Jordan from MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY for his short story TIDES

WRITING FOR CHILDREN

We apologise for the delay in announcing the results in this category which came about following the sudden hospitalisation of one of the judges (who has now recovered successfully).

From an entry of 215 pieces.

The WINNER was

Sheila Powell from Malpas in Cheshire

with her story

A PARCEL FROM THE PAST

She is awarded a prize of £150 and will be invited to attend the Winners Evening and asked to read an extract. Her story will be published in the Anthology for 2007

Also

COMMENDED was

Val Bond from Richmond in Surrey

with her story

WHO LET THE CAT OUT?

She is awarded a prize of £50 and will be invited to the Winners Evening.

SHORT LISTED was

Lisa Robbins from Edinburgh

for her story TEA WITH GRANNY

She will be invited to the Winners evening

Readings of the winning entries to the competition and the Writers-of-the-Year Anthology 2007 will be available at the Winners Evening at the Barbican Library on Wednesday evening 3rd October 2007. Invitations are available from the administrator, writers inc., Tel: 020 8305 8844. There is no charge for this event.