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Cult of the Spiny Hog: April Challenge – “Summer Breeze”

Well, I’m pleased to introduce to you, the second of our year of seasonal, Cult of the Spiny Hog Members-only Challenges, which has the rather spiffy name of ‘Summer Breeze’ and is about all things Summer.

I mentioned a while ago, that I wanted to change the challenges a wee bit, and the plan is that this year we will have Four, Seasonal Competitions that will see each of the four winners across the year:

  1. Receive a Beautiful Piece of Bristol Blue Glassware. This is handmade in Bristol and is genuinely stunning.
  2. See their winning entry nominated as one of our entries for the Forward Prize (the first in 2022, the other three in 2023)
  3. Have their poem included in a special Stickleback edition to be published on the Summer Solstice – 21st June 2022, along with All of the Shortlisted Poems

 

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

I am pleased to announce that the winner of the posh bit of glass is:

JULIE STEVENS

for her poem

‘SUN SNAKE’

Congratulations to Julie who will join each of the shortlisted poets in a wee anthology in the soonerest of futures…

      1. Julie Stevens
      2. John Gosnell
      3. Doryn Herbst
      4. Victoria Mort
      5. Fiona Halliday
      6. Elizabeth Barton
      7. Margaret Royall
      8. Suzie Millar
      9. Gaynor Kane

 

The Challenge:

Write a Poem for Summer.

There are no limits to style, length, form or anything else.

The Prize:

    1. The Winner will receive a beautiful Bristol Pen and Inkwell *, and have their poem entered on our behalf for the Forward prize
    2. The Winning and Shortlisted poets will be included in a Stickleback Anthology to be published 21st of June 2022

* As this is written these are made to order, if that isn’t the case an alternative of equal value and general awesomeness will be supplied instead. Hog’s honour.

The Rules:

    1. Poets must write a new poem for Summer
    2. Poems must be received by Midnight on the 30th of April 2022
    3. Entry is restricted to members of the Hedgehog Poetry Cult of the Spiny Hog
    4. Send your poem to: competition@hedgehogpress.co.uk

 

 

If you aren’t a member of our wonderful Cult and are all kinds of curious, you can find out more HERE