Here are the Results of the
Prose and Poetry Prizes 2007
Sponsored by The New Writer
SHORT STORY category - - judged by Andrew McGuinness, first novel, A Portrait of the Arsonist as a Young Man, will be published by bluechrome in September and will be followed by a collection of short stories. www.andrewmcguinness.co.uk
1st Louis Malloy Dillinger
2nd Cathy Whitfield Backwater
3rd= Alexandra Fox Warble and Peach: Home from Home
3rd= Elizabeth Janzen The Farm
Highly Commended: Alan Beard Backing Up; Jo Cannon A Good Match; Isabella Clarke Bobs and the Yo; David Evans Need; Gavin Eynon The Mysterious Mr Shivan; Ghislaine Goff The Angel of Death; Paul Harvey Archive; Char March Something Vital Fell Through; Mo McAuley Something Has To Happen; Susannah Rickards Mango; E C Seaman Views from the Beach; Kristin Thompson The Heath in War; Elisabeth Weir Chiaroscuro; Hilary Wilce The Maine Story.
1st David Winston Lee Maxim and Jazz
POETRY COLLECTION category - judged by Jacob Polley, one of the Next Generation poets, he has won an Eric Gregory Award and Picador recently published his second book of poetry, Little Gods. www.jacobpolley.com
1st Alesha Racine The Maynes
2nd Rebecca Goss Details
3rd Anna Woodford The Tree
Highly Commended: Maitreyabandhu Small Things in the Sierra Aitana; Joan Michelson Crow.
SINGLE POEM category - judged by Jacob Polley.
1st Noel Williams On the Verge of the M40
2nd Clare Jay Trapdoor
3rd Ryan Scott Pink Hat at Place des Vosges
Highly Commended: Victor Tapner Watermark; Anna Woodford Singing in the Bath.
ESSAY / ARTICLE category - judged by Simon Whaley, an award-winning writer with over 300 articles published, he is also the author of the bestselling One Hundred Ways for a Dog to Train Its Human. www.simonwhaley.co.uk .
1st Ann Stevens Snapshots - A Testament of Friendship
2nd Julia Anderson Eight Things a Writer Will Learn From Watching the Bonus Features on a DVD
3rd Anita Loughrey From Crime Thrillers to YA Books
Highly Commended: Kay Green Jungian Fantasy Writing; Paul F. Newman Enid Blyton and the Dark Shadow of The Famous Five; Kari Royden Grandma; Rose Taylor The Art of Fan Fiction; Frances Young The Birthing Partner
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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 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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