Winners 2025

 "Twenty"

1st Place: Joanna Bawa - Made It

2nd Place: Andrea Neidle - Twenty Promises to Keep

3rd Place: Mike Lansdown - A Writer's Pean

4th Place: John Ward - A Poet's Prayer

"Twenty"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown - 

It's a long, long way...

2nd Place: Sweeda Luintel - 

Odd Things at Mrs Brown

3rd Place: David Elliott - Procrastination

4th Place: Joanna Bawa - Icosahedron; and, Sumi Watters - By Invitation Only

"Message in a Bottle"

1st place: Louise Welland - EFA

2nd place: Sumi Watters - The Reset

3rd place: Joanna Bawa - Operation Greyday

4th place: Caroline Osborne - 

At the Setting of the Sun

"The Edge of Sleep"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown - Ticking

2nd Place: Liz Shaw - Lullaby for a Little Punk

Joint 3rd Place: Andrea Neidle - Sleepover;

Joanna Bawa - 2am

"Peer Pressure"

1st Place: Ann Crago - What's The Point? 

2nd Place: Sumi Watters - Fiery Glow

3rd Place: Joanna Bawa - 

The Price of Being with Jez 

4th Place: Louise Welland - Keeping Mum

"Tidying Up"

1st Place: Joanna Bawa - DeathDefy 

2nd Place: Andrea Neidle - Cosmetico

3rd Place: Mike Lansdown - 

The Enemy Within

"The Last One"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown - Astray

2nd Place: Liz Shaw - Bitter Sweet

3rd Place: Mike Lansdown - Damned

4th Place: Joanna Bawa 

On The Death of a Weed

"Ripples"

1st Place: Louise Welland - Preserved

Joint 2nd Place: Ann Crago - Still Waters  

Caroline Osborne - Extra Time

Joint 4th Place: 

David Elliott - The Last Ripple 

Mike Lansdown - Storm Surge

"Portrait"

1st Place: Joanna Bawa - In Trieste

Joint 2nd Place: Lucy Houbart - The Photo of the Barefoot Child 

Mike Lansdown - The Channel Not Taken

4th Place: Steve Clifford - The Portrait of Damien Hirst

Jan Rees- The Skivvy

"Eclipse"

1st Place: Joanna Bawa - Umbra, Penumbra

Joint 2nd Place: Mike Lansdown - A Cream Tea

Louise Welland - Misconstrued 

4th Place: Steve Clifford - Cessation

"Song Lyrics"

1st Place: Louise Welland - Sobriety?

2nd Place: Joanna Bawa - Lockdown Blues

3rd place: Chris McDermott - 

Walkin' in Watford

4th place: Sumi Watters - 

Watford Writersville

"Coincidences"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown - Bedazzled

2nd Place: Louise Welland - Today's News

3rd place: Caroline Osborne - 

Perils of the Carousel

4th place: Andrea Neidle - 

Mother of the Bride

"Connections"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown - 

A View from a Window

2nd Place: Mike Lansdown - 

Veni Creator Spiritu

Joint 3rd Place: Helen Nicell - Meandering

Jan Rees - Valparaiso 1906

"The Gift"

1st Place: Sumi Watters

Grate Expectations

2nd Place: Ann Crago 

Love

3rd Place: Louise Welland

Love at First Sight

4th Place: Meville Lovatt

First Love (a monologue)

"The Art of Writing"

1st Place: Liz Shaw

Angel of the North

Joint 2nd Place: 

Sumi Watters - It's You

Louise Welland - Three

4th Place: 

Andrea Neidle - Overheard in the Bar

"Magic"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown

Writing (Weaving Words)

2nd Place: Mike Lansdown

Marcel Le Magnifique

3rd Place: Andrea Neidle

Cigam

Joint 4th Place: 

Kay Hall - Imaginings

Judy Klimt - Greatest Gift

"Why Do You Always Do This?"

1st Place: Sumi Watters

Toupee or not Toupee

2nd Place: Louise Welland

Chewing the Fat

3rd Place: Ian Welland

The Prosecution of Captain Thomas

4th Place: Ian Welland

Satellites

Best Actor Award:

Pat Simpson

for her performance in Satellites

"The Crossing"

1st Place: Jan Rees

A Tale Told in a Tapestry

2nd Place: Mike Lansdown

Remembrance

3rd Place: Steve Clifford

Rebirth

4th Place: Louise Welland

Pecking Order

"Discovery or Discoveries"

1st Place: Sumi Watters

A Kind Society

2nd Place: Sumi Watters

Third From The Left

Joint 3rd Place:

Geoff Brown

Hiding in Plain Sight

Helen Nicell

I'm Dreaming of Pin Christmas

"Day Out/Grand Day Out"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown

Pie and Mash

Joint 2nd Place: 

Melville Lovatt - The Laughing Clown

Helen Nicell - The Picnic

4th Place: 

Louise Welland

Fun In The Sun

"Tight Situation"

1st Place: Ann Crago 

Fitting In

2nd Place: Brian Bold

Trading Places

3rd Place: 

Andrea Neidle 

Coronation

"Transformation"

1st Place: Louise Welland 

Legs Eleven

2nd Place: Mike Lansdown

We Used To Enjoy Parties

Joint 3rd Place: 

Susan Bennett - The Circle of Life

Liz Shaw - Please Don't Come To My Funeral; 

Louise Welland - Why Change?

"Fairy Tales/Fairy Story"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown 

The Magpie and the King

2nd Place: Geoff Brown

A Modern Pied Piper

Joint 3rd Place: 

David Elliott -A Slow News Day; 

Helen Nicell - The Burn; 

Liz Shaw - Magical Mystery Tor.

"Deadline"

1st Place - Louise Welland Take Off

2nd Place - Jan Rees The Camel's Back

3rd Place - Andrea Neidle Love Is Blind

4th Place - Kay Hall Procrastination

"Deadline"

1st Place - Liz Shaw The Last Train

Joint 2nd Place: Geoff Brown The Longest Wait; and 

Sumi Watters New Year's Resolutions

Joint 4th Place: Lesley Kerr Just in Time; and 

Louise Welland Busking For Change

"Lost"

 1st place: Sumi Watters

Where You Need To Be

2nd Place: Kay Hall

See Me Feel Me

3rd Place: Geoff Brown

Lost in Translation

Joint 4th Place: Melville Lovatt

The Deserter and 

Pat Simpson A Sudden Storm

"Body Parts"

 1st place: Sumi Watters

Rock Your Dad Bod

2nd Place: Liz Shaw

Ladies of a Certain Age

Joint 3rd Place: Melville Lovatt

Outside the Crematorium and 

Helen Nicell Making A Boobie

"The Storm"

 1st place: Helen Nicell 

The Calm Before The Storm

2nd Place: Brian Bold 

When You Drive Through a Storm

Joint 3rd Place: Sumi Watters 

A Preposterous Proposal and 

Louise Welland - The Cost of Fish

"Super Power"

1st Place - Liz Shaw Alpha and Omega     

2nd Place - Mike Lansdown Knave       

3rd Place - Andrea Neidle 

A Super Powerful Thank You   

4th Place - Louise Welland X Ray Specs        

"Super Power"

1st Place - Mike Lansdown 

For I Have Sinned   

2nd Place - Sumi Watters 

The Invisible People   

3rd Place - Helen Nicell 

Bottling The Sunshine   

4th Place - Ian Welland 

All Shapes and Guises    

"Next Door"

1st Place: Sumi Watters 

The Gifts He Brings

2nd Place: Helen Nicell - Happy New Home

3rd Place:  Louise Welland 

Love Thy Neighbour

Joint 4th Place: Mike Lansdown 

The Joneses; and 

Liz Shaw - Moon Watch 

"Peace"

1st Place: Sumi Watters - Opposing Views 

(A reverse poem)

2nd Place: Andrea Neidle - 3am

3rd Place: Jan Rees - Home Coming

4th Place: Judy Klimt - Oblivion's Land

"The Classic"

1st Place: Sumi Watters - Broken Promises

2nd Place: David Elliott - Daddioes

3rd Place: Brian Bold - Brothers

4th Place: Jo Morgan - Pressure To Perform

"The Ornament"

1st Place: Helen Nicell (pictured above) Shall We Dance

2nd Place: Sumi Watters - Counting Blessings

Joint 3rd Place: Andrea Neidle - The Bridal Headband 

Liz Shaw - Granny's Mantelpiece

"The Disappearance"

1st Place: Helen Nicell (pictured above) Runner Beans

2nd Place: David Elliott - 

Port Out - Starboard Home

3rd Place: Sumi Watters - Airbrushed 

4th Place: Sumi Watters - A Good Life

1st Place: Andrea Neidle (pictured above receiving the Writer's Block Trophy from Helen Nicell) - My Killer Blog

2nd Place: Rob Summers - Within

Joint 3rd Place: Geoff Brown - 

Passengers from Hell; 

Liz Shaw - The Living Daylights 

RESULTS WERE ANNOUNCED on 28 FEB 2022

'Changes'

1st Place: Mike Lansdown (pictured above) 

A Change of Air

2nd Place: Mike Lansdown - The Seagull 

3rd Place: Louise Welland - Transition 

Joint 4th Place: Andrea Neidle - 9 months

Sumi Watters - The Only Constant