Pupil Prizewinners (See Below) POP! (The Power of Poetry) attracted in excess of 21,000 entries. Congratulations to all the Winners and a big thankyou to all who participated.


PRIZES - Awarded Per Book

* 1st Prize - A Lexibook PDA

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Runner-Up - £10 Virgin Megastore Voucher

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Cheshire
* 1st Prize: Robin Tindale - Hartford High School, Hartford
* Runner-Up: Ismaeel Hussain - Lymm High School, Lymm

Christmas Crackers
* 1st Prize: Aimee Mellett - Caludon Castle School, Coventry
* Runner-Up: Lara Jesani - St Martin’s High School, Solihull

Co Antrim
* 1st Prize: Helen Peden - Antrim Grammar School
* Runner-Up: Jade Frew - Ballymena Academy

Devon & Cornwall
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1st Prize:
Shonagh Dowdle - Edgehill College, Bideford
* Runner-Up: Alice James -Torquay Grammar School

Eastern Counties
* 1st Prize: James Martin - The Honywood School, Coggeshall
* Runner-Up: Meg Shorten - Bury St Edmunds County Upper School, Bury St Edmunds

Expressions from the UK
* 1st Prize: Daniel Tyler - South Wirral High School, Eastham
* Runner-Up: Mandy Stevenson - Kilkeel High School, Kilkeel

Festive Times & Other Rhymes Vol I
* 1st Prize: Katrina Reynolds - Helston Community School, Helston
* Runner-Up: Ross Kowald - Denefield School, Tilehurst

Festive Times & Other Rhymes Vol II
* 1st Prize: Hannah Selby-Hughes - The Whitby High School, Whitby
* Runner-Up: Matthew Hall - Painsley Catholic College, Cheadle

From Distant Shores
* 1st Prize: Aarti Mody - Cathedral & John Cannon School (The)
* Runner-Up: Sayuri Nakamura - International School of Stuttgart, Germany

Germany From Distant Shores Vol II
* 1st Prize: Rebecca Chisweto - Arundel School, Zimbabwe
* Runner-Up: Diana Lamport-Stokes - St Andrew’s International High School, Malawi

Hampshire
* 1st Prize: Franky Green - The Connaught School
* Runner-Up: Jessica Bone - Fort Hill Community School

International Inspirations
* 1st Prize: Sara Sheikh - Dhahran British Grammar School, Saudi Arabia
* Runner-Up: Tom King - The English International School

Lancashire
* 1st Prize: Dominic Spencer - Burscough Priory Science College
* Runner-Up: Zoë Morrison - St Bede’s Catholic High School, Lytham

Northern England
* 1st Prize: Donna Allen - Emmanuel College, Gateshead
* Runner-Up: Alexander Haydock - Whitburn CE School, Whitburn

Northern Ireland
* 1st Prize: Catriona Arlaw - Coleraine High School, Coleraine
* Runner-Up: Ruth Colis - Coleraine High School, Coleraine

Northern Ireland Vol II
* 1st Prize: Soraya Paterson - Victoria College, Belfast
* Runner-Up: Rachel Michael - Magherafelt High School, Magherafelt

Poetic Voices from Across the UK
* 1st Prize: Lucas Williams - North Bridge House Senior School, London
* Runner-Up: Joel Richardson - Elizabeth College, Guernsey

Scotland Vol I
* 1st Prize: Alison Wong - Grove Academy, Broughty Ferry
* Runner-Up: Alexis Collins - Kelso High School, Kelso

South East England
* 1st Prize: Evelyn Denton - Kenrick School, Reading
* Runner-Up: Alice Ummat - Kendrick School, Reading

Southern England
* 1st Prize: Beth Cooke - Regents Park Community College, Southampton
* Runner-Up: Ashley Mergulhao - Sir Joseph Williamson Mathematical School, Rochester

Surrey
* 1st Prize: Serena Collins - Nonsuch High School
* Runner-Up: Qasim Alli - Wallington County Grammar School

The Midlands
* 1st Prize: Kial Horton - The Bolsolver School, Chesterfield
* Runner-Up: Rhianne Hartshorn - Deincourt Community School, Chesterfield

The Midlands Vol II
* 1st Prize: Nadine Loach - Meole Brace School, Shrewsbury
* Runner-Up: Emily Butler - King Edward VI College, Stourbridge

Voices of Youth
* 1st Prize: Christopher Hellier - Haygrove School, Bridgwater
* Runner-Up: Victoria Williams - Whitchurch High School, Whitchurch

Wales
* 1st Prize: Laura Roberts - Alun School, Mold
* Runner-Up: Jessica Gardner - Cardiff High School, Cardiff

Wales Vol II
* 1st Prize: Zoe Crane - Brecon High School, Brecon
* Runner-Up: Harriet Lambert - St Martin’s Comprehensive School, Caerphilly

West Country
* 1st Prize: Gabriel Raeburn - Thomas Keble School, Stroud
* Runner-Up: Trystan Archer - The Crypt School, Gloucester

The West Midlands
* 1st Prize: Renu Suthi - Edgbaston High School
* Runner-Up: Gabrielle Barnard - Langley High School

Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
* 1st Prize: Adam Fenwick - The Humberston Comprehensive School, Grimsby
* Runner-Up: Jade Dannatt - Wingfield Comprehensive School, Rotherham

A big thank you to all the schools and pupils who participated. The Editorial team has enjoyed reading every single poem as well as the difficult task of selecting the winners. The fantastic poetry series has become part of the National Archives at the British Library, London and will be kept forever, showing a snapshot of what inspires today’s young adults. Each participating school received a complimentary copy of the edition their pupils feature in, so don’t forget to check out your school’s library to see if a Young Writers book is on the shelves! For further information on our latest competitions please click here >>>


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