Winners Announced
OVER 18s
Winner
Ros Woolner
Runners Up
Bridget Fraser
Jane Shave
Shortlisted
Dess Coleman
John Harvey
Mary Mullett
Elizabeth Rodda
Cecilia Rose
UNDER 18s
Winners
MJ Fraser, age 17
Khushi Manek, age 17
Runners Up
Jasmin Beghal, age 16
Lana Dissanayake, age 16
Shortlisted
Charmaine Chan, age 17
Under 16s
Winner
Laila Malik O'Rourke, age 14
Runners Up
Emaan Dhakwala, age 14
Amelia Chiarelli, age 15
Shortlisted
Skye Forster, age 13
Zion Jesubamikole, age 15
Aishni Mishra, age 12
Luci Moncayo, age 14
Lyra Thornton, age 12
UNDER 12s
Winners
Lily Brown, age 8
Poppy Lincoln, age 10
Runner Up
Siri Vijapur, age 10
Shortlisted
Zachary Ayres, age 9
Tashvi Ganeshwade, age 10
Austin Lawrence, age 10
Amaya Sheehan, age 10
Shortlisted and winning poems will be published in the 2023 Chiltern Arts Poetry Collection and winning entries will appear in the 2023 Festival.
Thank you for entering the 2023 competition! We will be in touch with shortlisted and winning entries soon. If you have any questions, please email us at poems@chilternarts.com
Competition Theme: How things change over time
The Chiltern Arts Festival 2023 explores the themes of Love, Loss and the Passage of Time.
We're inviting writers of all ages to explore the concept of how things change over time. This could be the life cycle of a flower, a journey of friendship or love, the migration of birds or butterflies, preparing for or experiencing a big life change, or a landscape changing over many years... be creative, and see where your imagination takes you!
The competition is now closed. Many thanks to all who entered!
- All poems must relate to the concept of changing over time
- Poems must fit onto a single side of A4
- Poems may be in any form
- One entry per person
- Poems must be the original work of the entrant
- Poems must be unpublished
- All entries must include writer's name and age if under 18
- All entries must include a contact email or phone number
We are delighted that Susan Cooper, author of the acclaimed series The Dark is Rising, will be joining Creative Director Naomi Taylor on the panel for the 2023 Poetry Competition.