We had another great response to our annual Writer of the Year Competition. 53 pieces were entered this year: 29 of fiction, and 24 of poetry. The competition was judged by Claire Askew and we thank her for all her hard work in this task. Calre said: “Judging the contest was a difficult – though deeply enjoyable – task. The overall standard of entries was very high, and I was reminded of the wealth of talent that Tyne & Esk Writers has always fostered.”
You can see the list of winners on the Writer of the Year Page.
Writer of the Year Competition: WOTY 2020 Winners…
Read all the winning entries in our special edition of Scrivens.
Prose
1st – Lorna Dixon “On the Beach”
2nd – George Cunningham “The Battle O’ the Bunnet”
3rd – Billy Graham “Grains of Truth”
Highly Commended – Julia Graves “A Difficult Daughter”
Highly Commended – Moira Cormack “Leaving”
Poetry
1st – Stella Hervey Birrell “I am Radical Self Care”
2nd – Mary Johnston “Tulip”
3rd – MIke Davenport “Japanese Garden”
Highly Commended – Jock Stein “Listen to the Wind”
Highly Commended – Jeff Kemp “Time-Space Continuum”
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