
October 2011 Results
We are pleased to announce the results of the Sentinel
Literary Quarterly Poetry and Short Story Competitions for October 2011 judged
by Todd Swift and Adnan Mahmutovic respectively.
POETRY
The 9 commended poems in no particular order are:
'Nearer my God to Thee' - Charlotte Trevella
'Van Eyk's Arnofilni Portrait' - Lynn Roberts
'The Abbot of Bingen' - Brian Nisbet
'Mitigating Things' - Richard W.Halperin
'Silent Days' - Eilidh Thomas
'Atlantis' - Nick Taylor
'An Honourable Outlaw' - Steve Layzell
'Angels of Galway Harbour' Terry Jones
'Losing the Termagant' - GB Clarkson
The 3 highly commended poems in no particular order
are:
'Post' - Sharlene Teo
'Nature Walk' - David Paul Jones
'When I Lived in Buenos Aires' - Al McClimens
Third Prize
'Valentine Gift' - David Paul Jones
Second Prize
'Dorothy' - Richard W. Halperin
First Prize
'Madame de Pompadour Considers...' - Lynn Roberts
SHORT STORIES
The 3 highly commended stories in no particular order
are:
'Maggie Kelly's Gift' - Nancy Cook
'Going Quietly' - Jane Moreton
'Cztery miesiące
/ Four months' - Martin
Cathcart Frödén
Third Prize
'Third Time Lucky' - Andrew Campbell-Kearsey
Second Prize
'Where the Blue Line Fades' - Alison Lock
FIRST PRIZE
'Swarm' - ALISON LOCK
The winning and commended works listed above will be
published in Sentinel Champions #10 in May 2012.
Congratulations to all the winners.
SENTINEL
ANNUAL POETRY COMPETITION 2011
Closes 15-November 2011
Judge: Roger Elkin
First Prize: £500
Second Prize: £250
Third Prize: £125
High Commendation Prizes: 5 x £25
Entry fee: £5 per poem. Enter as many poems as you wish.
All winning & commended poems will be published in
Sentinel Champions #9 in February 2012.
Results due: 15 December 2011
Enter online and pay securely by PayPal or download entry
form at http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/competitions/sapc-2011/
Postal Entries: Please send cheques/postal orders in GB£
only payable to SENTINEL POETRY MOVEMENT together with your poems, entry form
or cover note to:
Sentinel Poetry Movement
Unit 136
113-115 George Lane
South Woodford
London
E18 1AB
United Kingdom
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