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April 2012 Results

We are pleased to announce the results of the Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry and Short Story Competitions for April 2012 judged by Miles Cain (poetry) and Kate Horsley (stories).

POETRY

The 9 commended poems in no particular order are:

'Justin' - Christian Ward

'Fleet' - Simon Jackson

'Mousetraps' - Rosemary Kirk

'Beneath the Bridge' - Oz Hardwick

'Queen' - Terry Jones

'Dictionaries' - Terry Jones

'Safe Journey' - Eilidh Thomas

'Hot Night' - Diana Mason

'Migrants' - Mingjuan Tan

The 3 highly commended poems in no particular order are:

'Feeling the Wood of Father's Bequeated Desk' - E.K. Wall

'Lamplight' - David Jones

'Snapshot' - Valley Girl

Third Prize

'Rembrandt's Self-Portrait aged 63' - Lynn Roberts

Second Prize

'The Secret of Small Strawberries' - Claire Cox

First Prize

'Vinyl Junkie' - Oz Hardwick

Sentinel Champions Subscription Giveaway

The poet that receives 1 year's free subscription to Sentinel Champions magazine is David Pollard

SHORT STORIES

The 3 highly commended short stories are in no particular order:

'Nature or Nurture' - Charles Johnson

'The Split Second' - Fiona Barr

'Guilt Sweets' - Julia Lacey Brooke

Third Prize

'Sand' - Brindley Hallam Dennis

Second Prize

'The Naked Fisherman' - Leo Madigan

First Prize

'Duopoly' - Sarah Evans

Sentinel Champions Subscription Giveaway

The short story writer that receives 1 year's free subscription to Sentinel Champions magazine is Christina Fulford

All the winning and commended poems and short stories above will be published in Sentinel Champions in November 2012.

Congratulations to all the winners.

SENTINEL LITERARY QUARTERLY POETRY

& SHORT STORY COMPETITIONS

These ongoing competitions are run in January, April, July and October every year.

Unless otherwise stated, the closing dates for entries each quarter are as follows:

December 20th for January competition.

March 20th for April competition.

June 20th for July competition

and

September 20th for October competition.

Prizes in each category

First Prize: £150.00

Second Prize: £75.00

Third Prize: £50.00

High Commendation: £10 x 3

All winning and commended poems and short stories receive first publication in Sentinel Champions magazine in print and eBook.

Past Results

January 2012

October 2011