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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2023 Prize Winners Announced
In 2023 our winning entrants walked away with a magnificent £4825 between them. Perhaps even more importantly they were rewarded with the confidence that their submissions had been read and approved by well-known and highly respected judges, amongst the finest in their fields. This level of recognition is not easily won; entrants submit to Wells…
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2022 Young Poets Results
Congratulations to our young poet Joe Wright winning this year’s competition. Day Break in Tarbert The har is deep and dark at dawn.Cutters cling to the crests of cliffs,Turn to Tarbert,Pick paths through shallow alliesWith bounties from the Sound. Cold fish spill in silver slicksOn wet concrete. Custard-yellow fishermenTramp toward the day’s first Scotch. Mackay…
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2022 Book for Children Results
2022 Winners Our thanks go to the shortlist team, to Lucy Cuthew our 2022 Book for Children Judge and to all those entrants who made the competition so tough for the team. Lucy Cuthew is the author of more than 30 books for children. Her debut novel Blood Moon (Walker Books), a YA verse novel, was nominated…
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2022 Short Story Results
2022 Winners Our thanks go to the shortlist team, to Lucy Jago, our 2022 Short Story Judge and to all those entrants who made the competition so tough for the team. The winning entries can be downloaded and enjoyed from the above table. Lucy Jago is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction, and a…