{"id":178,"date":"2025-11-27T16:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2025-11-27T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:40:00","slug":"winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Harborough District Poetry and Short Story Writing Competition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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After a wonderful inaugural competition this year, we are looking forward to the next competition in 2027\/2028.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Details will follow, but for now, here are the winning entries from the 2026\/2027 competition.\u00a0 Huge congratulations to you all, including everyone who entered but did not quite make it to the Finals this time \u2013 do revisit us for the next competition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We are delighted to launch this brand new poetry and short story writing competition across the Harborough District. Regardless of your age or writing experience, just put your thoughts into words and give yourself the chance to win some wonderful prizes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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To encourage participation, support the development and raise awareness of the arts in the Harborough District specifically focusing on recognising creative writing in the form of poetry and short stories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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This competition is being run by Wingates Gallery in association with Creative Harborough and Harborough District Council.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Poem<\/a><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n <tr>\r\n <td rowspan=\"2\">11-17 Years \u2013 Poetry<\/td>\r\n <td>1st Place<\/td>\r\n <td>Niamh Whelan<\/td>\r\n <td><a href=\"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/P02007-Roots.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-download download-icon\"><\/i>Roots<\/a><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr>\r\n <td>2nd Place<\/td>\r\n <td>Charlotte Cleary<\/td>\r\n <td><a href=\"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/P02013-Tree-Seasons.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-download download-icon\"><\/i>Tree Seasons<\/a><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n <tr>\r\n <td rowspan=\"2\">18 Years and Over \u2013 Poetry<\/td>\r\n <td>1st Place<\/td>\r\n <td>Michael Chanter<\/td>\r\n <td><a href=\"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/P03049-A-Journey-Round-The-Sun.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-download download-icon\"><\/i>A Journey Round The Sun<\/a><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr>\r\n <td>2nd Place<\/td>\r\n <td>Helen Kennedy<\/td>\r\n <td><a href=\"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/P03039-Apricity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-download download-icon\"><\/i>Apricity<\/a><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n <tr>\r\n <td rowspan=\"2\">10 Years and Under \u2013 Short Story<\/td>\r\n <td>1st Place<\/td>\r\n <td>Ava Soards<\/td>\r\n <td><a href=\"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SS01003-The-Girl-In-The-Shadows.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-download download-icon\"><\/i>The Girl In The Shadows<\/a><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr>\r\n <td>2nd Place<\/td>\r\n <td>Harriet Knapp<\/td>\r\n <td><a href=\"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SS01004-The-Birthday-That-Never-Came.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-download download-icon\"><\/i>The Birthday That Never Came<\/a><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n <tr>\r\n <td rowspan=\"2\">11-17 Years \u2013 Short Story<\/td>\r\n <td>1st Place<\/td>\r\n <td>Lucy Varley<\/td>\r\n <td><a href=\"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SS02001-The-Boy-The-Bird.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-download download-icon\"><\/i>The Boy, The Bird<\/a><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr>\r\n <td>2nd Place<\/td>\r\n <td>Lucy Varley<\/td>\r\n <td><a href=\"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SS02002-The-Lake.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-download download-icon\"><\/i>The Lake<\/a><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n <tr>\r\n <td rowspan=\"2\">18 Years and Over \u2013 Short Story<\/td>\r\n <td>1st Place<\/td>\r\n <td>Catherine Ward-Langman<\/td>\r\n <td><a href=\"https:\/\/poetryandprose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SS03014-The-Fall.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-download download-icon\"><\/i>The Fall<\/a><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr>\r\n <td>2nd Place<\/td>\r\n <td>Michael Chanter<\/td>\r\n <td><a 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elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"af42f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-cup\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBest Overall Poem Cup\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Chanter\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657f210 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"657f210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-cup\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBest Overall Short Story\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCatherine Ward-Langman\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081026a elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-position-block-start 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