2001
Creative Writing Competition Results
1
Best Open Short Story
The
category was judged by Heather Cooke and the award presented by
Raymond G.
Wilson, Treasurer, National Association of Writers’ Groups
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The winner was:
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Margaret
Brewster
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Blyth
Writers
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The
Butterfly
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The three runners-up were:
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Penelope
Alexander
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Wellingborough
Writers
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A
Patchwork Child
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Sheila
Jackson
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Hertsmere
Writers’ Circle
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Quartet
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Chris
Wood
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Ashton
Writers
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Miss
Bell’s Friends
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Highly Commended were:
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June
Perkins (Nene Valley Writers)
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Chris
Barker (Kessingland Writers)
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Morag
Hadley (Pendora)
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Steve
Norris (Purbrook Writers’ Group)
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Celia
Meade (Writers Reign)
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Celia
Saywell (Carmarthen Writers’ Circle)
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Dee
Finney (Hope Valley Writers)
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Jacqueline
Smith (Associate Member)
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2
Best Radio Short Story
The
category was judged by Susanna Dawson and the award presented by stage and
TV actress Val McLane. Val has her own production company, Big Mamma
Productions, and she lectures in drama studies at the University of
Sunderland.
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The winner was:
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Rosa
Johnson
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Wordwrights
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Grieving
for Mrs Gear
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The three runners-up were:
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Anna
Longshaw
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Alsager
Writers’ Group
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One
Night Stand
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Anne
Powell
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Lewes
U3A Writing Workshop
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All
Change
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Dorothy
Webb
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Wellingborough
Writers
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Eastertide
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Highly Commended were:
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Beth
Daniels (Jersey Writers’ Circle)
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Patricia
Nelson (Battlehill Writers’ Group)
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Colin
Ferguson (Thames Valley Writers’ Circle)
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Peter
James (Queens Park Centre Creative Writing, Aylesbury)
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3
Best Short Story for Children
The
category was judged by Kate Jones and the award presented by Bryan Thubron,
the husband of Denise Robertson. Bryan has had many business interests and
was a champion tennis player in his younger days. He is now an ardent
cricket fan.
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The winner was:
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Simon
Percival
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The
Write Lines
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Out
Of Her Depth
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The three runners-up were:
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Stanley
E. Brown
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Livingston
Writers’ Group
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Diabolical
Duncan
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Aine
Maire Chadwick
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Blyth
Writers
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Yellow
Stockings
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Marion
Tennison
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Hull
Writers’ Circle
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Teddy,
Where Are You?
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Highly Commended were:
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Barrie
Tucker (Jersey Writers’ Circle)
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Kirsty
Adlard (Fosseway Writers)
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Chloe
Daykin (Newcastle College Creative Writing Group)
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Nick
Brigham (Newcastle College Creative Writing Group)
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Suzette
Floyed (Barrack Road Writers’ Group)
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Jean
Askham (Nene Valley Writers)
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Morag
Hadley (Pendora)
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Lilian
Butler (Nene Valley Writers)
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Lindsay
Agius (Scrievers)
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Peter
McEvoy (Marsden Writers)
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4
Journalism
The
category was judged by Frank Partridge, of Sky Television, and the award
presented by Mike Wilson, Editor of “Link”
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The winner was:
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Wendy
Hughes
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Walton
Wordsmiths
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Embryo
Cloning
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The three runners-up were:
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Marion
Hayes
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Nene
Valley Writers
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It’s
That Time of Year Again
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Ralph
Hill
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Bexhill
Writers’ Group
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Shark-Meat
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Diane
Wilson
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Free
Spirit Writers
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Deep
Vein Thrombosis
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Highly Commended were:
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Nick
Brigham (Newcastle College Creative Writing Group)
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Mary
Pitt (Livingston Writers)
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Pat
Rowlands (Carmarthen Writers’ Circle)
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Johnny
Nichol (Dunholme Writers)
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Paul
Grainger (Lincoln Phoenix Writers’ Group)
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5
Most Promising Unpublished Novel
The
category was judged by Iain Pattison and the award presented by Patrick
Conway, Director of Durham Arts, Libraries & Museums
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The winner was:
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Judith
Cranswick
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Penpushers
Writers’ Group
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All
In The Mind
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The three runners-up were:
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Astrid
Hymers
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Cullercoats
Writers
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Before
I Wake
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Philip
Sayles
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Lincoln
Phoenix Writers’ Group
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Cold
Depths
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Cath
Steer
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Associate
Member
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The
Agnus Dei
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Highly Commended were:
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Ghislaine
Davies-Goff (Barrack Road Writers)
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Sandra
Gaffney (Chanctonbury Writers’ Group)
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Sheila
Merriman (Barrack Road Writers)
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Sue
Rivers Mack (Walton Wordsmiths)
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Tricia
Statter (Ormskirk Writers)
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Barrie
Tucker (Jersey Writers’ Circle)
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6
Best Ten-Minute One-Act Play
The
category was judged by Linda Cookson and the award presented by Kirsteen
Scott, member of the National Association of Writers’ Groups Executive
Committee
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The winner was:
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Maggie
Spooner
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Wilmslow
Writers’ Circle
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Swans
On The Wide Lough
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The three runners-up were:
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Gloria
Moreno-Castillo
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Associate
Member
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Reading
Gaol Revisited
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Maria-Elena
Pickett
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Associate
Member
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The
Honey Seller
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Diane
Wilson
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Free
Spirit Writers
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Remember
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Highly Commended were:
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Dee
Finney (Hope Valley Writers)
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Stu
Phillips (Kessingland Writers)
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Sonia
Royal (New Coast Writers’ Group)
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Chris
Wood (Ashton Writers)
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7
Best Free Verse Poem
The
category was judged by and the award presented by Judith Thwaite, Chairman
of the National Association of Writers’ Groups
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The winner was:
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John
Birch
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Carmarthen
Writers’ Circle
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Secrets
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The three runners-up were:
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Diane
Cook
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Congleton
Writers’ Forum
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A
Nephew Visits His Aunt On Her 100th Birthday 2054
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Morag
Hadley
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Pendora
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Bitter
Berries
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Gabrielle
Street
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Friday
Writers
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Gift
Of Love
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Highly Commended were:
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Harry
Owen (Ormskirk Writers’ Group)
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David
Harrison (Associate Member)
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Michael
Tanswell (Alyn Writers’ Group)
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Vicky
McCombe (Pendora)
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Lilian
Butler (Nene Valley Writers)
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Pam
Finch (Kessingland Writers)
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John
Pratt (Moorside Writers)
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John
Lindley (Congleton Writers’ Forum)
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Malcolm
Taylor (Ashton Writers’ Group)
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Celia
Saywell (Carmarthen Writers’ Circle)
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Paul
Grainger (Lincoln Phoenix Writers’ Group)
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Chris
Wood (Ashton Writers’ Group)
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Colin
Ferguson (Thames Valley Writers’ Circle)
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Janet
Fielding (Congleton Writers’ Forum)
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Elizabeth
Parish (Salford Women Writers)
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Joy
Harman (Untapped Writers’ Group)
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Dorothy
Walker (Irwell Writers’ Group)
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Diane
Impey (Market Rasen Writers’ Group)
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Eve
Carvill (Heritage Poets)
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John
Evans (Untapped Writers’ Group)
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Graham
Rippon (Associate Member)
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I.
M. Brown (Blaydon Writers)
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8
Best Formal Poem
The
category was judged by and the award presented by Dave Etchell, OU
Shakespeare Society
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The winner was:
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Maggie
Spooner
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Wilmslow
Writers’ Circle
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Perfect
Rows
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The three runners-up were:
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Penny
Alexander
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Wellingborough
Writers
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Insomnia
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Joan
Condon
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Associate
Member
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Pantoum
For Lovers
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John
Lindley
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Congleton
Writers’ Forum
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Green
Chalet Eleven
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Highly Commended were:
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Marjorie
Bendelow (Ways With Words)
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Jenny
Spanton (Untapped Writers’ Group)
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Barry
Adams (The Inn Scribers)
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Dorothy
Walker (Irwell Writers’ Group)
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Elizabeth
Parish (Salford Women Writers)
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Colin
Ferguson (Thames Valley Writers’ Circle)
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Joyce
Wilson (Newcastle College Creative Writing Group)
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Bill
Thomas (Keele Writers)
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Dorothy
Cooke (Moorside Writers)
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9
Best Humorous Poem
The
category was judged by and the award presented by Jayne Osborn,
Competitions Organiser, who filled in for Andrew Radd, of BBC Radio
Northampton, who was unable to attend
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The winner was:
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Elise
Hawker
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Lincoln
Phoenix Writers’ Group
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The
“B” Side Of Love
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The three runners-up were:
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Barry
Adams
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The
Inn Scribers
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Reunion
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Janet
Fielding
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Congleton
Writers’ Forum
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Bones
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Phyllis
Wyatt
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Mendip
& Somerton Writers
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Royalty
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Highly Commended were:
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Marion
Hayes (Nene Valley Writers)
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Chris
Turner (Congleton Writers’ Forum)
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Mike
Wilson (Free Spirit Writers)
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Cyril
Browning (Kessingland Writers)
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Johnny
Nichol (Dunholme Writers)
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Sid
Brittin (Walton Wordsmiths)
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Harry
Owen (Ormskirk Writers’ Group)
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Mary
Smythe (Lewes U3A Writing Workshop)
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Nick
Brigham (Newcastle College Creative Writing Group)
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Peter
Pascoe (Thurrock Writers’ Circle)
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10
Best Mini-Tale
The
category was pre-selected to ten finalists and judged by Participants at
the Festival. The award was presented by Jayne Osborn, Competitions
Organiser
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The winner was:
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Dorothy
Webb
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Wellingborough
Writers
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The nine runners-up were:
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Kirsty
Adlard (Fosseway Writers)
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Lilian
Butler (Nene Valley Writers)
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Dee
Finney (Hope Valley Writers)
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Robert
Heath (Matlock Writers’ Group)
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Jacky
Lawrence (Nene Valley Writers)
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Simon
Percival (The Write Lines)
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Lily
Roberts (Foyle Street Writers Group)
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Jacqueline
Smith (Associate Member)
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Mike
Wilson (Free Spirit Writers)
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Denise Robertson Trophy for Best Group Anthology 2001
The
category was shortlisted by Literary Management and Staff of Washington
Arts Centre, and the final choice made by Pauline Haughey, Development
Manager for the Washington Arts Centre. The award was presented by Denise
Robertson, novelist, TV agony aunt and President of the National
Association of Writers’ Groups
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The winner was:
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Going
For Gold
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Fosseway
Writers
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East
Midlands
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The three runners-up were:
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From
The Wood To The Word
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Friday
Writers
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North
West
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Something
in the Air
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Heritage
Poets
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Yorkshire
& Humberside
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Caught
In Dreams
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Thames
Valley Writers
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Southern
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Highly Commended were:
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The
Inn Scribers (Near And Far)
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Washington
Writers (Molten Metal)
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Telling
Tales Creative Writers Group (Telling Tales)
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