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A Hog Blogs: AND THE WINNER IS… – “The Crimson Spine Pocket Book 04”

Well, I have to say that the Crimson Spines are truly the most gorgeous of things, and I am so pleased that the fourth competition has produced such stunning work.

I am rather chuffed then to announce that the shortlisted poets are:

      1. Roger Bloor
      2. Gavin Bourke
      3. Peter Kelly
      4. Rosie Aziz
      5. Delyth S Raffell (Commended)
      6. Kathryn Ratzko
      7. Liz Barnard
      8. Gary Day
      9. Jay Wilson
      10. Helen Heery
      11. Anne Tilby (Commended)
      12. David Willis
      13. Richard Hough (Highly Commended)
      14. Jennifer Schneider
      15. Becky Cherriman & Becky Moore
      16. Gerald Killingworth
      17. Tina MacNaughton
      18. Ewen Glass & Ysabel Hinrichs (Highly Commended)
      19. Will Kemp
      20. Celia Jenkins

But there can only be One Winner, and I am so pleased to say that this time it is:

Kathryn Ratzko

for

“Now It’s a Lifetime”

Many thanks to everybody who took part – and of course, congratulations to Kathryn and all that made the Shortlist :)