Posted on by mark

Cult of the Spiny Hog: July Challenge – “Autumn Nights”

AND THE WINNERS ARE

I’m pleased to say that the winning poem, was by

EILEEN CARNEY HULME

for

“Inlets”

Eileen will receive some proper lovely blue glassware, and join the rest of the shortlisted poets in a wee anthology to be published in 2023.

Congratulations to all!

The full shortlist, is:

        1. Eileen Carney Hulme
        2. Margaret Royall
        3. Mick Yates
        4. Des Childs
        5. Penny Sharman
        6. Colin Dardis
        7. John Richardson
        8. Simon Tindale
        9. Kate Young
        10. Mandy Willis

 

Well, I’m pleased to introduce to you, the third of our year of seasonal, Cult of the Spiny Hog Members-only Challenges, which has the rather spiffy name of ‘Autumn Nights’ and should give you something to share as the days start to get shorter.

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  along with All of the Shortlisted Poems – Date TBC

The Challenge:

Write a Poem for Autumn.

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

The Prize:

    1. The Winner will receive a beautiful pair of Bristol Blue Wine Glasses *, 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

* 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 Autumn
    2. Poems to be received by Midnight on the 31st of July 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