At The Assembly House this evening we held the prize giving for our Annual Open Poetry Competition.
This year's competition, which had over 500 entries, was adjudicated by Martin Figura. The Joy Of Six member commented on the variety of the poems entered, plus also how much he enjoyed judging the competition.
After the compeition prize-winners were announced, a selection of poems from the Anthology were read aloud by the poets to a packed, and very appreciative, Kent Room.
The main competiton winners were:
1st - £300.00
The Explosion
by Howard Wright
2nd - £200.00
Growing Hippastrum
by Gill McEvoy
3rd - £100.00
The Yare At Rockland
by Melissa Collin
In additon to the above, the OPC's sponsored prizes were also announced. The winners in these catergories were as follows:
Family - H G Powell - £35.00
Just Jacaranda
by Wendy Klein
Humorous - John Coleridge - £15.00
For The Good Of Her Health
by Bob Sheed
Minimalist - John Lewis (token) - £10.00
Early Snow
by Tim LentonAll the winning poems are now featured in our competition's 40th Anniversary Anthology, which was also launched this evening.
Please visit norwichwriters.org.uk to see the full list of winners.
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