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Hastings International Poetry Competition 2010


The WINNERS of the 2009 competition are:

FIRST PRIZE SONG OF A WOMAN WITH CHILD Roger Elkin, Staffs
SECOND PRIZE WALKING WITH CLOUDS Carolyn King, I.O.W.
THIRD PRIZE IN UTERO Jim Alderson, Bromley
FOURTH PRIZE COLLECTOR OF SOLES Stephen Mason, Hastings
FIFTH PRIZE HALF DAY FAIRY TALE Matthew Hedley Stoppard, Leeds


HIGHLY COMMENDED

BEING WELL TO DO Peter Asher Scunthorpe, Lincs
THE WINTER OF EASTBOURNE'S DISCONTENT Pauline Suett Barbieri Eastbourne, East Sussex
SNOWBOUND Rosemary Benzine Shrewsbury, Shropshire
COMBATANTS Norman Bissett Edinburgh, Scotland
FATHER'S DAY Graham Brown East Cowes, I.O.W.
DRAMA Joe Fearn St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
ON FIRST HEARING THE COLOUR YELLOW James H. Findlay Grantham, Lincs.
THE TRAMP B. Fayers Ifold, Sussex
SMOKE OF HOPE Joanna Feltham Radolfzell, Germany
FOUR REASONS TO STAY PUT Ray Girvan Exeter, Devon
HOUSE Sheila Grundy Richmond, Yorkshire
DERMA BRASION Mike Gwynne Plaistow, London
HORSES Ruth Hill B.C. Canada
KISSING THE BUDDHA Eileen Carney Hulme Forres, Scotland
FELLOWSHIP OF THE... THINGY Sandy Kealty Newport, I.O.W.
CORK CHRISTMAS PANTO 2047 Noel King Co. Kerry, Ireland
LIFE MODEL Richard Labram New Forest, Hampshire
ALZHEIMERS Christine Lacey Willingham, Cambridgeshire
OPPORTUNITY Stacey Lane St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
I AM A BLEAK HOUSE Mala Mason Camberwell, London
IMITATION OF A SUICIDE Jonathan Pinnock St. Albans, Hertfordshire
BUDAPEST NOSTALGIA Riff Poynton Barnet, Hertfordshire
NATURE'S PULSE IS BEATING Ingrid Riley Canterbury, Kent
I DRAW FROM YOU John D. Robinson Hastings, E. Sussex
I WAS BLIND FOR 43 YEARS Claire Shelton-Jones Brighton, E. Sussex
STRICTLY NON PC RECYCLING Ted Smith-Orr Croydon, Surrey
THE DAY IS GONE Rainer Streng Forchheim, Germany
ALL THAT'S LEFT Derek Taylor North Hykeham, Lincs
ASCENT TO CROSBY STREET Christine Tennant Milton Keynes, Bucks
THE DECISION Pat Tiger South Reston, Louth
DERVISHES Martin J. Woodfine St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex





The competition is adjudicated by Josephine Austin L.G.S.M. Editor of "First Time" and recipient of the Dorothy Tutin Award for Services to Poetry 1986.

Cash Prizes of £150, £75, £50 and £25.

The winners will be published in 'First Time' Spring Issue 2011.

RULES

1,  Entrants must be Aged 18 or over.
2,  Competitors may enter as many poems as they wish.
3,  No poem must exceed 50 lines in length.
4,  Previously published poems are ineligible.
5,  Poems will be neither acknowledged nor returned unless a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed.
6,  Poems must not bear the name of the author which should appear on the entry form.
7,  Each poem must be accompanied by an entry fee of £2 .00. Cheques / Postal Orders should be made payable to J. Austin.
8,  This form may be photocopied.
9,  The closing date for entries is 15th October 2010.
10, The winning 4 poems will be announced and read at the Hastings International Poetry Festival on 23rd and 24th October 2009 at The White Rock Hotel, Hastings, by Joesphine Austin.
11, A stamped, self-addressed envelope should be enclosed in order to receive the Results List.

Entry Form

To download an entry form, please "right-click" on the link below and select "Save Target As". You can then print it out and post it.

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