The winners' circle for our first E Short Story and Poetry contest includes writers from around the globe.

Short Stories...


First Place: My First Lover and I Were Like Wood
by Mollie Baxter, Morecambe.

Second Place:Edge
by Frances Gapper, Alston

Runner Up: Educating Iolanthe
by Heather Parker, Haverthwaite

Honourable Mentions:
Earth, Air, Fire, Water by David Dyson, Penrith
The Taste of Soil by Katherine Pirnie, Keighly, West Yorkshire
When The Tide Turns, by Venessa Gebbie, East Sussex.


Poetry...


First Place: Trench
by Elizabeth Burns, Lancaster.

Second Place: The Charcoal Burner
by Colette Lawlor, Sivlerdale.

Runners Up: Wood Stove by Ayelet McKenzie, Barrow in Furness
Songs of Regeneration by Mary O'Brien, Australia.

Poetry Honourable Mentions:
Ashes to Ashes by Elizabeth Ashburner, Ulverston
Braving the Elephants by Kate Calico, Kendal
Rara, What is This? by Arna van Goch, Taiwan