Creative Writing Results

By Miranda on November 29, 2011

Here is a list of the winners in the 2011 Creative Writing Competition. The Adjudication, to which all entrants were invited, was held on 12th November. It is well worth coming along to discuss your work with the Adjudicator, meet other writers and learn from their experiences.

Poetry 12 & under 15 years – Tensi Beautyman, 85

Poetry, 15 & under 19 – Julia Smith, 83

Sonnet, open to all ages – Alice Palmer-Ross, Commended

Short Story, 9 years & under – Liberty Shirnia, 76

Short Story, 10 & under 13 years – Niamh Taylor, 90

Short Story, 13 & under 15 years – Emma Bessent, 87

Short Story 19 & over – Tony Clark, 92

Report Writing, 11 & under – Orla Smith, 81

Journalism, 19 years & over – Jane Wade-Scarlet, 85

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Getting Creative at the Writing Workshop

By Miranda on September 20, 2011

On Saturday 10th September the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival ran a Short Story Workshop at Wootton Bassett Library. The participants worked both as individuals and shared their work as a group. Here they are having fun and getting creative together.

Thanks to all those who came it was a fun afternoon!

Hard at work

Story Writing

Still hard at it!

Phew it wasn't all nose to the grindstone then!

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Winners in the Creative Writing Section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival

By Miranda on June 17, 2010

Rosettes have been placed on the winning entries of the Creative Writing section which are on display at Wootton Bassett Library. But for those of you who cannot get there here is the list (marks awarded are show in brackets):

Jane Wade

Jane Wade reading from her winning entry

  • Poetry age 9 years and under – Madigan Brady (86)
  • Poetry age 10 and 11 years – Ali Cummings (86)
  • Poetry 12 and under 15 years – Lewis Jenkins (84)
  • Poetry 15 and under 19 years – Katherine Wilson (85)
  • Journalism 15 and under 19 years – Katherine Wilson (86)
  • Short Story 9 years and under – Julian Shirnia (84)
  • Short story 13 and under 15 years – Emma Bessent (90)

In the following categories there were such a large number of entries we have decided to list first, second and third places:

Poetry adult 19 and over

  1. Alan Martin (88)
  2. Mo Needham (87), Mike Jenkins (87)
  3. Antonetta Newton-Tyres (86), Deb Craven (86)

Short story 10 and under 13 years

  1. Rosie Bevan (87), Katie Smith (87)
  2. Niamh Taylor (84), Lewis Jenkins (84)
  3. Ali Cummings (83)

Short story adult 19 and over

  1. Jane Wade (95)
  2. Deb Craven (88)
  3. Mo Needham (87)

With an outstanding grade of 95 Jane Wade was also awarded the Chairman’s Cup for Creative Writing at the Highlights Concert on Sunday 13th June.

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Syllabus

Download the WOOTTON BASSETT ARTS FESTIVAL SYLLABUS 2012 (covering both the June and November Festivals) HERE.