Swanwick Success!

Nefertari

Just had an email to say that I have won first prize in the Swanwick Poetry Competition! Yahoo!

Nena

Yahoo indeed! Well done, Kateyanne! :) :) :) :)

Wordy

That's great news, Kateyanne. Congratulations.

RichardS

Excellent news! Well done!

flyingtart

Well done, Kateyanne! Virtual champagne coming your way! :-) What is the prize?

Rosalie

That's wonderful, Kateyanne!!! Well done :) :) :)

Nefertari

The prize is a writing hoilday at Swanwick I believe and a trophy? Not sure maybe someone knows about this.

midia

Well done, Katyanne!

Jay Mandal

Brilliant! Well done!

heather

That's fantastic news, Kateyanne! Well done!

montholon

That's brilliant! I won the same prize a couple of years ago, so I can tell you all about it. I was given a free week at the Writers' Summer School at Swanwick, a glass trophy to keep for a year and a framed certificate to keep for ever. You'll have a wonderful time, I'm sure, and I look forward to meeting you there in August.

Nefertari

Thanks, Montholon and I look forward to meeting you too.

Daisy

First prize - wow! Fantastic news! Well done, Kateyanne.

montholon

I should have said before, Kateyanne, if you haven't been to Swanwick before and you've got any questions, feel free to ask. This will be my third year, so I can probably answer most of them.

Jenny

What great news, Kateyanne! Many congratulations!!

dorothyd

Brilliant news, well done!

TaffetaPunk

Well done you! Enjoy the feeling :)

Wilts

Great news Kateyanne, congratulations! :P

Island Girl

What tremendous news, Kateyanne. Fantastic!!

bochok

Well done, Kateyanne!

lexia

OH MY !!! Well done you , Kateyanne. Crack open the bubbly !! :)

Nefertari

Thanks everyone. It was quite a surprise, I had forgotten all about entering that competition.

Can't celebarte with drink as I am on a detox, but I can have another rooibos or dandelion tea!

Nefertari

celebrate I mean! oops

davaaris

Brilliant kateyanne. Well done you.

Marc.B

Where can we see your winning poem? Well done you and enjoy the prize.

caro

Good for you!

Celtic C

Well done Kateyanne - you must be thrilled :)

Alik

Well done! :-)

Carol

Wonderful news, congratulations. Have fun.

cooper

That is great news Katyanne. Many congratulations. Enjoy it. :-)

Island Girl

What's in that dandelion tea of yours? Go celebarte some more, Kateyanne! :-)

Nefertari

I think the poem will be in a copy of The Writing Magazine,which funds Swanwick, not sure.

megrose

Great news, Kateyanne - well done. :-)

Kangaroo

Whoo, hoo! Congratulations Kateyanne! :-D

Mutley

Kateyanne I've only just seen this, fantastic. Well done you. I would love to read your poem. If you could email it to me I would be very grateful or let me know where it is published.

Nefertari

Thanks Mutley. I had to send a hard copy to Richard Bell at WM so I think it will be published in the mag? I'll let you know.

amboline

Congratulations Kateyanne, that's great news! The home study course has clearly paid off for you :)

The Swanwick winners generally get printed in WM about the time of the actual event, if I recall. So it'll probably be in the August issue. Which means, the way WM works, you'll probably see it in about a week :)

Mad Doctor Dribble

Congrats kayeyanne! :-)

Betsie

Many congratulations - we're proud of you!

Nefertari

Thanks everyone. Amboline I think the home study course did help, but I am still useless at sonnets! I wonder what the advanced course covers? Perhaps I should do that.

B Darter

Well done, that is great news.

Lou Treleaven

Just read the news - congratulations. You must be very talented. Well done and enjoy the writing holiday!

Pascale

First prize ! Fabulous !!!
Good on you !!!