a week that lasts for years

The winners of the three writing competitions 2007 were:

Swanwick Children’s Writing Competition
Margaret Bulleyment, Oxfordshire, for Chime Child.

Swanwick Poetry Competition
Gwyneth Box, Madrid, Spain, for Hero Worship

Swanwick Short Story
Mary Rose McCarthy, Bandon, County Cork, for Ice Cream.

L to R Margaret Bulleyment, Gwyneth Box, Mary Rose McCarthy.
pic © Lois Maddox 2007

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Swanwick Short Story

First Prize (Free place at Swanwick) read it here
Mary Rose McCarthy, Bandon, County Cork, for Ice Cream.

Second Prize (£100 book token)
Mary Ward, Bangor, for The Worm in the Bud.

Third Prize (£25 book token)
Daniela Norris, France, for Seventy Two.

l to r Daniela and Mary Rose
pic © Lois Maddox 2007.

Short listed
Zena Carter Isleworth, Middx, TW7 7HG for Special Delivery.

Jane Croft, Chesterfield, for Bonfire Night.

Maureen Jeffs, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, for Second Chance.

Brenda Joy, Merseyside, for Bittersweet.

Linda Parkins, Preston, for A Pair of Boots.

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Swanwick Children’s Writing Competition

First Prize (Free place at Swanwick)
Margaret Bulleyment, Bicester, Oxfordshire for Chime Child.

Second Prize (£100 book token)
Michelle Barzey, Castle Vale, Birmingham, for The Secret of the Grange.

Third Prize (£25 book token)
Dr E.J. Yeaman, Arbroath, Angus for Silver Carol.

Short Listed
Philippa Bower, East Preston, Littlehampton, for The Project.

Kate Boyer, London, for Peter’s Spaceship.

Angela Keeler, Lowestoft, Suffolk, for Cassedorre.

Anita Loughrey, Thatcham, Berkshire, for Grid of Light

Karen Macrae, Stockport, for The Blue Moon Group

Jeannette McQuillan, Brandon, Suffolk, for Miss Secret’s Ghost

June Morley, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, for A Deep Secret

Catherine Osborn, London, for The Duncan Doll

Sylvia Telfer, Horfield, Bristol, for The Lost Grandfather

Evelyn Webster, Congleton, Cheshire for Full Circle.

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Swanwick Poetry Competition

First Prize (Free place at Swanwick) read it here
Gwyneth Box, Madrid, Spain for Hero Worship

Second Prize (£100 book token)
Angela Pickering, Woodbridge, Suffolk for Visiting Mother

Third Prize (£25 book token)
Philippa Bower, East Preston, Littlehampton, for Memories

Shortlisted
Valerie Calvert, Bridgwater, Somerset, for There Goes that Song

Jane Croft, Chesterfield, for Memories of Rain

Averil Farrar, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, for Sonet Separation

Philippa Freshman, Bournemouth, for Memories

Trevor Hicks, Bolsover, Chesterfield, for Sonnet

Colin Kilpatrick, Aberdeen, for Spanning the Years

Jennifer Moore, Ivybridge, Devon, for Last Rites

Joyce Reed, Marple, Stockport for Watching the Birdie

Wendy Webb, Taverham, Norwich, for Sonic Age.

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Three free places at the Writers’ Summer School, Swanwick in August 2007 – each worth more than £350 - were the top prizes in the School’s annual short story, poetry and children’s writing competitions.

The Summer School sponsors the short story competition and the Hayes Conference Centre sponsors the childrens writing competition.

The competitions were supported by Writers’ News who sponsored the top prize for poetry and provided trophies and framed certificates for the winners as well as cash prizes for the runners-up.

First-place winners were published in Writing Magazine supplement October 2007.

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Swanwick 2007 August 11 to August 17.