Winners 2022

'The Overheard Conversation'

1st Place: Geoff Brown (pictured above) 

A Surreal Soundscape

2nd Place: Brian Bold

Silence Is Golden

3rd Place: Helen Nicell

Dear John

'Illusion'

1st Place: Mike Lansdown (pictured above) 

A Bend In The Truth

2nd Place: Louise Welland 

Let There Be Light

3rd Place: Jan Rees The Musician

'The Key (or The Quay')

1st Place: Chris McDermott (pictured above) The Darkness - a story about Afghanistan

Joint 2nd Place: Helen Gordon A Reward

Joint 2nd Place: Andrea Neidle Freedom

Joint 2nd Place: Sumi Watters By the Dawn's early light

Joint 2nd Place: Louise Welland This is Me

'I Write The Songs'

1st Place: Louise Welland (pictured above) Goodbye Child

Joint 2nd Place: Helen Nicell Avenue Charisma

Marion Witton The Nurse

4th Place: Helen Nicell My Cake Has Risen

'The Mistake'

1st Place: Geoff Brown (pictured above) Quick Thinking

2nd Place: David Elliott Like Clockwork

3rd Place: Helen Nicell Final Destination

4th Place: Mike Lansdown No Regrets and Ian Welland Same Old Train

"Emerging / Coming Out"

1st Place: Jan Rees (pictured above) 

Putting On A Show

2nd Place: Andrea Neidle Poetry Pleas

3rd Place: Louise Welland 

The Writer's Family

4th Place: Louise Welland

Be You

"First"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown (pictured above) 

Reflection

2nd Place: Mike Lansdown - One Bright Summer's Day

3rd Place: Lesley Kerr - A Dreadful Truth
4th Place: Liz Shaw - It's Time

"Disappointment"

1st Place: Brian Bold (pictured above) 

Separate Lives

2nd Place: Jan Rees - The Gipsy Fair

3rd Place: Ann Crago - Not Waving, But Drowning
4th Place: Susan DeSilva - The Wrong Side of 40

"Book Titles"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown (pictured above) 

Symphonia

Joint 2nd Place: Liz Shaw - Scouting for Bots

Joint 2nd Place: Geoff Brown - Counting and Other Quirks
4th Place: Lesley Kerr - Survivor

1st Place: Helen Nicell (pictured above) 

Knit One, Purl One

2nd Place: Jan Rees - Nancy
3rd Place: John Ward - Whatever Happens In Your Heart 

 "On The Brink"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown (pictured above) - The New World

2nd Place: Geoff Brown - The Wrong Word
Joint 3rd Place: Liz Shaw - Anticipation
and: Helen Nicell - Tinder Timeline 

 "Song Title"

1st Place: Helen Nicell (pictured above) - Baby Love

2nd Place: Helen Nicell - Girls Night In
3rd Place: Louise Welland - For A Dancer
4th Place: Ann Crago - Midnight At The Oasis 

"Home"

1st Place:

Jan Rees (pictured above) - A Fresh Start

2nd Place:

Helen Nicell - Home Sweet Home

Joint 3rd Place:

Lesley Kerr - A Doll's House

Geoff Brown - A New Home

"The Year 2020"

1st Place:

Kay Hall (pictured above) - Wake Up Call

Joint 2nd Place:

Louise Welland - Through The Rabbit Hole

Mike Lansdown - Twenty

4th Place:

Helen Nicell - The Air of Discontent

We had 13 excellent entries to our very first 'Plays' competition. Congratulations to Jo Morgan who scooped first place; and well done to all our placed finalists.

1st Place:

Jo Morgan - This Ends At The Bedroom Door

2nd Place:

Chris McDermott - This Stops At The Bedroom Door

3rd Place:

Jan Rees - Friends

4th Place:

Chris McDermott - Saved

"Museum Piece"

In association with 

Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

Joint 1st Place: 

Another Life: A Fairytale by Lesley Kerr; Framed by Brian Bold

2nd Place: Repeating The Pattern 

by Jan Rees

3rd Place: A Precious Secret 

by Mike Lansdown

Commended:

Agony by Ann Crago

A Good Match by David Elliott

Girl in Blue by Chris McDermott

"Face At The Window"

1st Place: Chasing Pavements by Helen Nicell (Pictured above)

2nd Place: Somebody I Used To Know by Ann Crago

3rd Place: Do You Ever by Jo Morgan

4th Place: The Victim by Pat Simpson

Congratulations to Helen Nicell (pictured above) and Andrea Neidle who achieved 1st and 2nd place respectively in the Watford Area Arts Forum 2020 competition. 

Please see our News page for all the details

"Planet"

1st Place: The Dealer by Mike Lansdown (Pictured above)

2nd Place: The Voyage by Louise Welland

3rd Place: The Choice by Jo Hopkinson

"Museum Piece"

In association with 

Watford Art Gallery

1st Place: Waiting by Jan Rees (Pictured above)

2nd Place: Winter Evening by Helen Nicell

3rd Place: Empty by Ann Crago

Our first "Online" Poetry Competition - Open theme.

1st Place: Dad by Mike Lansdown (Pictured above)

2nd Place: Where Has God Gone? by Andrea Neidle

3rd Place: The World Is On Mute by Helen Nicell 

4th Place: This Land of Wales by Angela Williams

"Memory/Memories"

1st Place: The Past Is Another Country by Andrea Neidle (Pictured above)

2nd Place: Mind Games by Jo Morgan

3rd Place: Twists In Time by Kay Hall

"Obsession"

1st Place: Steve Clifford (Centre Left)

2nd Place: Pat Simpson (Left)

Joint 3rd Place: Angela Williams (Centre Right) 

and Helen Nicell (Right)

"Sunrise"

1st Place: Mike Lansdown (Centre)

2nd Place: Rob Summers (Right)

3rd Place: Geoff Brown (Left)