Here are the Results of the
Prose and Poetry Prizes 2009
Sponsored by The New Writer
SHORT STORY category - judged by Vanessa Gebbie, author of the collection of short stories, Words from a Glass Bubble, and editor of Short Circuit: A Guide to the Art of the Short Story, both from Salt Publishing. www.vanessagebbie.com
1st Judi Moore The Dark Side of the Moon
2nd Gill Belchetz Out of Holbeck
3rd MP Stanley Construction Over Water: An Elegy for Wanda
Highly Commended: Gabriela Blandy Borrowed Light; Hilary Fennell Not Like Us; Susannah Rickards Mudlarks.
1st Alison Moore The Pre-War House.
Runners-up: Xavier Askin Scordatura: A Song of Innocence; Malcolm Bray Touch-lamp; Michael Law Talitha Cumi; Jonathan May Honest Man; Eithne Nightingale A Spotticelli Angel.
POETRY COLLECTION category -- judged by Abi Curtis, who won the Crashaw Prize 2008 with her poetry collection Unexpected Weather and lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Sussex. http://web.me.com/abicurtis/Abi_Curtis/About.html
1st Maitreyabandhu Bird Thoughts
2nd Sharon Black Sea Glass
3rd Rebecca Goss Her Birth
Highly Commended: Charlotte Gann The Long Woman; Louisa Tomlinson Sirens Sing Me; David Underdown Time Lines.
Finalists: Daniel Adey, Robert Arnott, Denise Bennett, Jane Blank, Kevin Cahill, Sallie Durham, John Foggin, Richard Handley, Angela Heath, M M Henderson, Eric Jackson, Noel King, Catherine McDonald, Alison McNaught, SheLa Morrison, Jane Moss, David Olsen, Richard Ormrod, Jonathan Pinnock, Francesca Pridham, Amy Rafferty, Anthony Watts, Sarah Williams.
SINGLE POEM category - judged by Abi Curtis.
1st Sharon Black After Skye
2nd Louisa Tomlinson Hekate's Here Again
3rd Louise Wilford Sweet Potato
Highly Commended: Cheryl Carman From the Plantation; Ali Pardoe The Patient from Three Viewpoints; Marilyn Francis Sunday; Alison Michell The Party Frock; Peter Branson Coppice Mill; Louise Sheffield The Road to Ningaloo; Anna Lampen Steel Angel.
Finalists: Ronald Baker, Peter Barnes, Peter Beard, Violet Dench, Wendy Holborow, Dean Juniper, Jonathan Pinnock, Olivia Rana, Carol Rogers, Pamela Scott, Laura Seymour, Laura Solomon, Lisbeth Sommer, Wendy Stedman, Michael Swan, Alex Toms, Corrinna Toop, Melinda Wall, Christian Ward.
ESSAY / ARTICLE category - - judged by
Nicholas Corder, a freelance writer with several books and plays published, as
well as hundreds of articles for a wide range of magazines. He also teaches creative
writing courses.
http://www.nicholas-corder.co.uk
1st Dorothy Schwarz Zoe's Opinion
2nd William Wood The Quick Crossword
3rd David McVey Look, Listen, Learn
Highly Commended: Roger Harvey Wilde Deserves Oscars; James Lancaster A Partly Real, Partly Dream Country.
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Thank you to everyone who entered their work, we hope you'll do so again this time around.
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Read all the previous winning entries in the Prose & Poetry Prizes; apart from the most recent "Collection" which is £5, the following publications, now dramatically reduced in price, are available from The New Writer at special price of £3 each inclusive of postage and packing.
The winning writers in the ninth annual Prose & Poetry Prizes 2008 (judges Sarah Salway, Clare Pollard, Maureen Carter) are published in The Collection 2008 (TNW 97): Short story: Clare Girvan (1st), Leslie Forbes, Kerry Hood. Novella: Alex Sheal (1st). Poetry collection: Victor Tapner (1st), Cliff Forshaw, Pat Borthwick. Single poem: Hannah Lowe (1st), Pat Borthwick, Louise Wilford. Essay/article: Lynn Bushell (1st), Ann MacLaren, David McVey.
The winning writers in the eighth annual Prose & Poetry Prizes 2007 (judges Jacob Polley, Andrew McGuinness) are published in The Collection 2007 (TNW 91): Short story: Louis Malloy (1st), Cathy Whitfield, Alexandra Fox, Elizabeth Janzen. Novella: David Winston Lee (1st) Poetry collection: Alesha Racine (1st), Rebecca Goss, Anna Woodford. Single poem: Noel Williams (1st), Clare Jay, Ryan Scott. Essay/article: Ann Stevens (1st), Julia Anderson, Anita Loughrey.
The winning writers in the seventh annual Prose & Poetry Prizes 2006 (judges Robyn Young, Robert Seatter) are published in The Collection 2006 (TNW 85): Short story: Wes Lee (1st), James Gering, Cathy Whitfield. Novella: Lucy Byrne (1st) Poetry collection: Graham Clifford (1st), Jennifer Copley, Jacqui Rowe, Rebecca Goss. Single poem: Christine Coleman (1st), Katy Darby, David Mark Williams. Essay/article: Ann MacLaren (1st), Tim Daly, Paul F. Newman.
The winning writers in the sixth annual Prose & Poetry Prizes 2005 (judges Mimi Thebo, Jane Draycott) are published in The Collection 2005 (TNW 79): Short story: Lucy Nathan (1st), Cathy Whitfield, Alexandra Fox. Novella: Michele McCrea (1st) Poetry collection: Julian Stannard, Tim Field (1st=), Sarah Salway. Single poem: Sue Moules (1st), Elizabeth Gowing, Judi Marsh. Essay/article: Germaine Stafford (1st), Sally Zigmond, David Lazell.
The winning writers in the fifth annual Prose & Poetry Prizes 2004 (judges Margaret Graham, Ros Barber, Judy Strachan) are published in The Collection 2004 (TNW 73): Short story: Carol Anderson (1st), Mo McAuley, Teresa O'Brien. Novella: Dorothy Schwarz (1st) Poetry collection: Peter Hoggarth (1st), Paul McLoughlin, Jennifer Copley. Single poem: Alesha Mae Racine (1st), J.A.Priestman, Julie Lynn. Essay/article: Sue Johnson (1st), Irene Black, David McVey.
The winning writers in the fourth annual Prose & Poetry Prizes 2003 (judges Phil Whitaker, Jackie Wills, Suzanne Ruthven) are published in The Collection 2003 (TNW 67): Short story: Andrew McGuinness (1st), Katy Darby, Ellen Quigley, Paul Cuddihy, Mark Wagstaff. Novella: Julian Thomas (1st) Poetry collection: David Grubb (1st), Hubert Moore, Pam Calabrese MacLean. Single poem: Mario Petrucci (1st), Julie-ann Rowell, Colin Watts. Essay/article: A L Black (1st), Judy Strachan, David Roberts.
The winning writers in the third annual Prose & Poetry Prizes 2002 (judges Alan Brunstrom, Sally Spedding, Shelagh Nugent) are published in The Collection 2002 (TNW 61): Short story: Judi Moore (1st), Peter Kay, Penny Davidmann, Novella: Alan Franks (1st). Poetry collection: David Grubb (1st), Cliff Forshaw, Catherine Smith. Single poem: Siriol Troup (1st), Celia De Freine, Janet Batchelor, Richard Rhydderch. Essay/article: Fiona Curnow (1st), Jane Eagland, David Roberts.
The winning writers in the second Prose & Poetry Prizes 2001 (judges Julia Widdows, Maureen Carter) are published in The Collection 2001 (TNW 55): Short story: Mark Brown (1st), Elizabeth Iddon, Ann Jolly. Novella: Gill Hancock (1st). Poetry collection: Katy Darby (1st), Carla Jetko, Alison Binney, Kate Rhodes. Single poem: Christine Coleman (1st), Catherine Smith, Derrick Porter. Essay/article: Sally Zigmond (1st), Dorothy Cleal, Tan Mackay.
The winning writers in the Prose & Poetry Prizes 2000 (judges Simon Scarrow, Alys Clare) are published in The Collection 2000 (TNW 49): Short story: Julia Widdows (1st), Laurie McTaggart, Alison Love. Novella: Jamie Walsh (1st), Poetry collection: Judith Lal (1st), Erina Harris, Nigel McLoughlin. Single poem: Carla Jetko (1st), Ann Leahy, Joy Winkler. Essay/article: Gillian Prudden (1st), Jane Wenham-Jones, Maureen Gallagher.
The winning poets in the third Poetry Prizes 1999 (judges Amanda White, Paul Groves) are published in The Bread We Live By: Poetry collection: John Halladay (1st), Felicity Napier, Catherine Smith, Ros Barber, Clive Simpson. Single poem: Simon Rees-Roberts (1st), Fiona Curnow, Gervaise Vaz, Chris Beckett, Edmund Cusick, Antony Dunn, Charles Evans, Kerry Hardie, Jane McNulty, Lesley Mountain, Lynne Rees, Dan Wyke.
The winning poets in the second Poetry Prizes 1998 (judges Ros Barber, Paul Henry) are published in the 94 page paperback The Piano On Fire: Poetry collection: Julie-Ann Rowell (1st), Hilary Jayne, Catherine Smith, Nell Farrell, Karen Kuehne Annesen, Susannah Rickards, Sandrine Tiller, Single poem: Andrew Dilger (1st), Fiona Curnow, Paul Groves, Jim Carruth, Nicolette Golding, Giles Goodland, David Grubb, Rima Handley, Judy Johnson, Mario Petrucci, Amanda White.
The winning poets in the first Poetry Prizes 1997 (judges Sue Butler, Mario Petrucci) are published in the 96 page paperback What Will We Do When We Get There? : Poetry collection: Mark Granier (1st), Ros Barber, Celia de Frine, John Hilton, William Dryland, Tinker Mather. Single poem: Jenny Lewis (1st), Martyn Lowery, Lynne Elson, Emma-Jane Arkady, Nigel Black, Alma Brayden, Edmund Cusick, Mike Elam, John Halladay, Hilary Jayne, Linda Lamus, Jenny Morris, Antony Nicholls, Chris Raetschus, Elizabeth Rapp, Alyss Thomas, Carmen Walton.
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