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Hastings International Poetry Competition 2011
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The WINNERS of the 2011 competition are:
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FIRST PRIZE |
PRODIGAL SON |
Catherine Foster, Welwyn, Herts
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SECOND PRIZE |
HAPPEND'S WHEEL |
Peter Asher, Scunthorpe, N. Lincs |
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THIRD PRIZE |
HOW TO SPEAK TO A CREEK |
Pauline Hawkesworth, Portsmouth, Hants |
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JOINT FOURTH PRIZE |
HAPPINESS IS GREY |
D.A. Troman, Gotham, Notts |
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JOINT FOURTH PRIZE |
THE BONFIRE OF ALL MY VANITIES |
Jim Alderson, Bromley, Kent |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
| Keith Shaw |
URBAN FOX |
Somerset |
| J. Duffield |
MR. HEALY |
Derbyshire |
| Noel King |
PUZZLE |
Ireland |
| Norman Bissett |
CARE IN THE COMMUNITY |
Scotland |
| Sheila Grundy |
SEVEN SISTERS |
Nth Yorkshire |
| Daniel Gostafsson |
DEFENCE OF A DREAMER |
Yorkshire |
| Ralph Ockendon |
WHITE CHRISTMAS |
W. Midlands |
| Steve Gunning |
OLD FRIENDS |
Hertfordshire |
| John Harper |
PRACTICE IN THE CATHEDRAL |
Hertfordshire |
| Derek Taylor |
CROSSROADS |
Lincoln |
| Shirley Ekmokadem |
SAYING GOODBYE TO DAD |
Sussex |
| Mike Gwynne |
CLINICAL WASTE |
London |
| Carolyn King |
POEM ON A HOT DAY |
Isle of Wight |
| Alan Bridger |
GENESIS |
Dorset |
| Ovwata Ekhator |
EDEN |
U.S.A. |
| Roger Turner |
AT THE BERLIN CAFE |
Gloucester |
| Daphne Warrick |
BURGLAR BILL |
Bedford |
| Dr. R. Ormond |
DEMOCRACY |
Sussex |
| Eve Jackson |
TREE-HOUSE |
Isle of Wight |
| Princess Monrufat Ayelotan |
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PA DA-SILVA |
France |
| Christine Ward |
THE HORSE |
Middlesex |
| Heather Freckleton |
RADIATORS TELL NO STORIES |
Cheshire |
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 2013.
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 25th October 2012.
10, 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.
>> Entry Form << (Microsoft Word Format)
Alternatively, you can contact Josephine by clicking here.
©: Copyright Josephine Austin 2003
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