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11 and Under Poem
First place | "The World Poem" by Freya Jeffries |
Commended | "Animals" by Ella Bond |
Commended | "Little Miss Perfect" by Janine Michann Galon Cipres |
Shortlist | "Fear" by Bella Thomson |
"Forest" by Hazel Bruce | |
"My Special Place on Earth" by Charlie Neilson-Pritchard | |
"Pig" by Charlotte Robinson |
11 and Under Short Story
First place | "Castle of Wonders" by Rebecca Turner |
Commended | "The Ground Floor" by Ayla Mottram |
Shortlist | "Space Lamb" by Ellie Smith |
"The Alchemist" by Adam Egan | |
"The Coming of the Spuds" by Lowen Delbridge | |
"The Pizza Lion" by Leo Wynn |
12-18 Poem
First place | "A 'Nice' Painting " by Petra Rihan |
Commended | "Be Water, My Friend" by Kelly Yu |
Commended | "In The Unlikely Event" by Kelly Yu |
Shortlist | "Changing Tides" by Ben Shaw-Young |
"Graduation" by Kelly Yu | |
"Me The Mist" by Isobel Saba Grace | |
"This is me" by Jacob Hoyes |
12-18 Short Story
First place | "Caved In" by Matilda Taylor |
Commended | "Phoebe's cat" by Petra Rihan |
Commended | "Second Hand Magic" by Grace Poole |
Commended | "The Hunt" by Amelie Hood |
Shortlist | "A Rescue Cat’s Journey" by Arabella Turner |
"Consequences" by Alexander Shaw-Young | |
"Structures" by Arabella Turner |
Adult Poem
First place | "The Unsayable Absence: Selina" by Anstice Fisher |
Commended | "Sweet Memory Sounds" by Ben Banyard |
Shortlist | "#90 Dream" by Richard Baum |
"A Hunger To Be Heard" by Jan Martin | |
"Ark" by Jan Martin | |
"Driving" by Nyika Suttie | |
"My Lexicon Lover" by Mandy Woods | |
"Poet's Retreat" by Macaque | |
"Taxidermist" by Macaque |
Adult Short Story
First place | "Queen Bee" by Sharon S Miles |
Commended | "Kick the Dog" by Jan Martin |
Commended | "Things Nobody Knows" by Lynda Mason |
Shortlist | "The Test" by Sharon S Miles |
"When" by Lorraine Cooke |