News
2011: Finola Holiday won first prize in the Ver Poets of St Albans "John Cotton ten-liner" competition, 2011. "Brighton Sunset" will be published shortly in the anthology of the competition, and can also be seen under Members' work 2011.
October 2011 :
Fay Marshall had a poem ('The Seven Ages of Shoes') selected for 'South' poetry magazine, issue 44. Readings from this issue were given at the University of Winchester on 20th October 2011. Details of the event are at southpoetry.org.
June 2011 :
Slipstream poets held an afternoon of readings and music at Pulborough on Saturday 30 June at which the Chanctonbury Cup for the best poem by a West Sussex writer was awarded for the second year running to Horsham poet Jean Harvey. Her winning poem 'Dunes' appears on Members' Work 2011.
Chanctonbury writers' member Finola Holliday also gained a commended in the Slipstream poets competition for her poem 'Journey in Old Castile' which appears on Members' Work 2011. Four members read their own work and that of members who were unable to attend.
June 2011 :
Fay Marshall's poem 'Sorted' was the first prize winner in the Society of Women Writers & Journalists' annual Elizabeth Longford poetry competition. She was presented with the trophy by Sandra Howard at the New Cavendish Club on 9th June 2011.
'Peacocks in February' by Finola Holliday has been selected by the judges as one of the poems for the Ver Prize Anthology (see Members' Work 2011).
May 2011 :
Violet Dench had two poems ('War Scars 5. The Gardener's Cottage - Winkfield 1940' and 'War Scars 6. Poor Dog - Winkfield 1940') published in 'South' poetry magazine issue 43. Fay Marshall's poem ('A.E Housman in London') also appears in this issue (see Members' work 2011a). Poets featured in the magazine read their work at Salisbury Arts Centre on 19th May 2011 (see southpoetry.org for full details).
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