The Christopher Salmon Foundation in partnership with Wirral Libraries and Wirral Poetry Festival would like to thank everyone who has entered this years competition. We were delighted to have received over 500 entries and the extremely difficult task of judging has now taken place and all the winners have been notified. We are delighted to announce that the winning entries are as follows:-
Isabella McAdam - 7 & under (KS1)- Winner
Oliver Lynch – Age 7 & Under (KS1) - Highly Commended
Isla Pinchbeck Age 7 & under (KS1) - Highly Commended
Louie Ward - Age 8-11 (KS2) -Winner
Dillon Pinchbeck - Age 8-11 (KS2) - Highly Commended
Alfie Farrell – Age 8-11 (KS2) – Highly commended
Annalise Bovill – Age 8-11 (KS2) – Highly Commended
Henry Youdan- Age 11-13 (KS3) – Winner
Jake Ure - Age 11-13 (KS3) - Highly commended
Melissa Martin – Age14-16 (KS4) – Winner
Charlie Killcross – Age 14-16 (KS4) Highly Commended
Daisy-May Brislen Age 14-16 (KS4) – Highly commended
Molly Nash – Age 16-19 - Winner
Charlie Davenport – Age 16-19 – Highly Commended
Tallulah Gustafsson- Green – Age 16-19 - Highly Commended
The winners and those selected as being highly commended and their families will then be invited to an awards evening , which is being held on the evening of Friday 07.07.2023.The winners of the 5 age categories will be presented with their prize money and both the winners and the highly commended entries will given the opportunity to share their poems on the night.
A £100 prize will be awarded to the winner of each of the following five age categories:
- age 7 and under (KS 1)
- age 8 to 11 (KS 2)
- age 11 to 13 (KS 3)
- age 14 to 16 (KS 4)
- age 16 to 19 (in full time education)
The 2024 competition will be launched in the autumn of 2023 .
Thank you once again for entering .