Poetry Competition

Winners

First prize £200

In Praise of Pylons

Victoria Gatehouse,  Halifax

2nd: Othello Gives an Interview about Tribal Scarification    
Andrea M. Porter, Cambs

3rd: Homunculus

A.C. Clarke, Glasgow

Highly Commended

Thixendale

Pat Borthwick, York

Behind The Turnip Harvest

Julia Deakin, Flockton Moor

Regret

Sarah Stutt,  Beverley

Read Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts’ judgement and see the winning poems here.

Short Story Competition

Winners

First prize £200

Black Milk           
Philip Suggars, Brighton

2nd: Paddy and Agatha  
Toby Litt, London

3rd A Brief Period of Rejoicing  
Jacky Taylor, Portsmouth

Highly Commended

Truth Window  
Carol Barker

The Real Thing
Anne Oakley

Read Jane Roger’s judgement and see extracts from the winning short stories here.