Competitions
International Competitions
Shortlists Revealed
Click on each of the four categories below to reveal the shortlists of potential winners in this year’s competitions. Congratulations to those who have been selected, and many thanks to all the many talented writers who entered.
You can now also follow our new Competitions Instagram account: wellsfestivalcompetitions
Poetry Reading and Prize Giving 2025 Galleries
Competition Archive
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2023 Young Poets Results
We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Young Poets Competition this year. Congratulations to our young poet Madeleine Elizabeth Storer with her winning entry Birthstone Birthstone Chewing coal behind the shed, The baby’s bornAblaze.Gnawing till your gums go red. Below’s a twisted maze,Of eerie songs, metal on stone.A man…
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2023 Book for Children Results
We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Book for Children Competition this year. Congratulations to Miranda Moore for her winning entry Wild Child. 2023 Winners Our thanks also go to the shortlist team and to Rachel Hamilton, our 2023 Book for Children Judge. Without them we wouldn’t be…
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2023 Short Story Results
We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Short Story Competition this year. Congratulations to Lucille Agapov for her winning entry The Parts We Play. 2023 Winners Our thanks also go to the shortlist team and to Claire Fuller, our 2023 Short Story Judge. Without them we wouldn’t be…
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2023 Open Poetry Results
We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Open Poetry Competition this year. Congratulations to John Gallas for his winning entry horsebreezes. horsebreezes each earlymorning Tui Spenceparked at the coldshade end of River Loop& walked the 2 miles along Brethers Fencewhere the giant horses grazed by the waters edge…