Thursday 31 October 2013

2013 Competition Results: UK National

We are pleased to announce the results are as follows:

UK National
First Prize: “Dear Lord” by Cpl Ben Davies,  1st Btn Princess of Wales Royal Regt
Second Prize: “War Journey” by Jenny Holliday, Bromborough
Third Prize: “Not A Great War” by Katherine Wroe, Rochdale
Special Merit: “I Am Autumn” by Simone Estridge, Birmingham
Special Merit: “The Poster On The Wall” by Richard Foster, Manchester
Special Merit: “No Longer Your Job” by Alex Elkington, Blackpool

In each case, the winners receive a Competition Certificate and the prizes indicated elsewhere on the competition website.

Their poems are also included in the “Pendle War Poetry Competition – Selected Poems 2013” anthology and all the winners listed here will receive a free copy of the anthology.

Additional copies (ideal as Christmas presents for family and friends...!) can be purchased at a special price of £6 per copy with p&p free to UK addresses.

A list of all the poems that are included in the anthology can be found here, along with a limited edition purchase link to take advantage of the special book offer: http://www.pendlewarpoetry.com/p/poemsthat-appear-in-pendle-war-poetry.html

ENTRIES ARE NOW INVITED FOR NEXT YEAR’S COMPETITION