This is only the second time we have run a ‘Slim Volume of One’s Own’ Pamphlet Competition, and I am more than happy to say that it has ‘struck a chord’ as the range and quality of the entries has been somewhat epic and not a little humbling.
As a bit of background – pamphlets are the absolute core to everything we do at Hedgehog, but I was conscious that we only really offered short collections to first time poets, which is daft as there was never a good reason for that.
The downside to popularity is that it takes a lot longer to judge all of the entries, but I am pleased to say that I got it down to a shortlist and ultimately a winner.
And this is a seriously fine winner indeed and in the end despite the shortlisted poets running it close, I went with Ciaran McDermott’s Roaming which I am pleased to say will be published in 2022.
Congratulations to Ciaran and many thanks to all who took the time tosend their work in.
Winner: Ciaran McDermott for Roaming
The full shortlist was:
- Ciaran McDermott
- Sally Durham
- Peter A
- Karl Fisher
- Riff Poynton
- Miranda Day
Highly Commended:
Peter A and Miranda Day