International Competitions
2026 Winners
Congratulations to all this year’s winners. We received so many outstanding entries from talented writers that our judges faced a tough choice in choosing the finalists. Click on each of the categories below to read the winning entries.
Poetry Reading and Prize Giving 2026 Galleries
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Competition Archive
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2024 Short Story Results
Congratulations to Sandeep Kumar Mishra for their winning entry Dead Dream. Winners Our thanks also go to the shortlist team and to Susmita Bhattacharya, our 2024 Short Story Judge. Without our judges we wouldn’t be able to run the competitions. The winning entries can be downloaded and enjoyed from the table below.
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2024 Young Poets Results
Congratulations to our young poet Sylvan Restarick with their winning entry Ode To The Dent You Left In The Sofa Cushions. ode to the dent you left in the sofa cushions we are lying on the old grey sofa in the living room, melting into cushions,we sprawl out like dropped ice cubes on hot kitchen…
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2024 Book for Children Results
Congratulations to Suzie Good for their winning entry The Lost Ghost. Winners Our thanks also go to the shortlist team and to Alex Campbell, our 2024 Book for Children Judge. Without our judges we wouldn’t be able to run the competitions.
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2024 Open Poetry Results
Congratulations to Maggie Wadey for their winning entry I Dreamt My Daughter Was A Child Again. I DREAMT MY DAUGHTER WAS A CHILD AGAIN I dreamt my daughter was a child againplaying with her own children in the garden of our old houseand they were all three around the same age,somewhere between nine and eleven, two…