by manage-penfro | Sep 14, 2018 | Competitions, News
by Kathy Miles Competition Judge It was a real privilege to be asked to judge this year’s PENfro Poetry Competition, and I very much enjoyed reading all the entries. The standard was exceptionally high this year, and I’d like to offer congratulations not...
by manage-penfro | Aug 26, 2017 | Competitions
The 2017 PENfro poetry Competition: The Results PENfro Poetry Competition Judge’s Report It was such a pleasure and privilege to be invited to adjudicate the PENfro Poetry Competition (English entries) this year, and to read and ponder on the hundreds of...
by manage-penfro | Aug 26, 2017 | Competitions
2017 Penfro Festival First Chapter Competition The final results The results of the Penfro First Chapter Competition for 2017 are as follows – First, Jack Burns with MisconceptionSecond, Julie Holden with The TenantThird, Joan Ellis with Guilt There were...
by manage-penfro | Sep 13, 2015 | Competitions
Guest judge Katherine Stansfield said: “Judges of writing competitions can be relied upon to say, in their summing up, that the standard of entries was very high. I’m afraid I have to reiterate this staple of judging comments for the PENfro poetry competition,...
by manage-penfro | Sep 13, 2015 | Competitions
Guest judge Cecilia Morreau said: “It was a joy to read so many of these memoirs, so touchingly written, poignant and personal. To find a final group for the commended and winners was particularly tricky. Judging Memoir competitions cannot be a matter of comparing...
by manage-penfro | Jan 20, 2015 | Competitions
Judge Dr Alan Kellermann said: “The winning poem strikes a difficult chord: it’s playful without sacrificing intellect. I was further impressed by the author’s ability to sustain a conceit and to achieve such crisp imagery while resisting the urge to...
