2022 Shortlists and Winners

Under 11 Short Story

  • Evellyn Farnham – The Shooting Star (Winner)
  • Gracie Llewellyn – Different and Loved
  • Mackenzie Morris  – Fen the Super Pig
  • Mia Shore -The World Under Your Toaster
  • Joseph Williams – The Dragon Ruins

Under 11 Poetry

  • Freida Boyer – Night of the City (Winner)
  • Evellyn Farnham – I am Just a Little Girl
  • Florence Griffiths – The Meaning of Life
  • Maya Makin & Caoimhe McGuire – Love
  • Charlie Neilson-Pritchard – My Father’s Day Poem
  • Mia Shore – Wow That Cheetah
  • Alicia Vicary – The Lion Popstar

11-15 Short Story

  • Sasha Keates – The Cosy Cafe on the Corner of Town (Winner)
  • Kitty McAlonan – Scarlett War
  • Alex Shaw-Young – Beyond Tristan
  • Ivy Silver – Gift
  • Matilda Taylor – Pink Shrimp

11-15 Poetry

  • Sophia Kunxu Dou – Hope (Winner)
  • Imogen Elstob – Saving Lives
  • Rose Elstob – One Night the World Changed
  • Kira Nicholas – Poppies
  • George Pacheco – The Magic Box

Adult (16+) Short Story

  • Kevin Hayman – Girl of Your Fancy (Winner)
  • Carol McPaul – The Withering of Sunflowers
  • Anne Mean – The Lottery Ticket
  • David Oakwood – Dim Through The Misty Panes
  • David Pryke – A Familiar Stranger
  • Ana Salote – Mrs Salco’s Bed

Adult (16+) Poetry

  • Ash Dean – Low Lighthouse (Winner)
  • John Blackmore – Snow
  • Jo Burridge – Two Sides of the Same Ocean
  • Sally Green – A grip on life
  • Esme Hayes – Stalker with a small ‘s’
  • Shaun McDonald – They Changed the Timetable
  • Hamish McNeil – Bordeaux
  • Valerie-Jane Morley – It’s Been Ten Years Now

Cover

There wasn’t a cover competition in 2022. Instead, a cover was commissioned from a local artist, Gill Williams. Gill was born and went to school in Weston-super-Mare. She got married and moved around England, before moving back to the West Country on retirement. She now lives in High Ham near Langport. She has drawn and painted since school and loves working with colour, particularly on landscapes. She enjoys painting with acrylics which suit her style.