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	2009
ENQUIRE NOW  for September 09	University of Cumbria International Online Poety Course with week-long summer school at UC's Charlotte Mason Campus, Ambleside in July 2010 Suitable for:  recent graduates / undergraduates on Creative Writing programmes;   continuing ed students; poets at all stages of their writing Details from Nick Pemberton	Tutors: Geraldine Green, Nick Pemberton, George Wallace
Sat - Sun Jul 4 - 5	A Small Corner of Cornwall,  workshop & reading, Cambridge Sat: 7-9 pm.  Poetry Reading   Sun: 11:15am - 1:15pm, workshop Book in advance:  Kettles Yard    or e-mail	Penelope Shuttle, Denise McSheehy Penelope Shuttle
Sat Jul 11	Salisbury House,  afternoon workshop, London Bury St West, Edmonton, N9 £30 (£24 conc), email Katherine Gallagher	Myra Schneider
Thu Jul 16 9:15 - 11:15 am	Diamonds in the Dust-heap, workshop, Dartington Ways with Words Literary Festival	Christopher North
Sun Jun 28 11:00 - 1	Haiku, workshop, Sharpham Buddhist College Info: e-mail	Roselle Angwin
Wed Jul 1 (evenings) Wed Jul 8	Stanza, outdoor poetry workshop, Exeter Info: e-mail Stanza, follow-up session and reading	Roselle Angwin
Sat Jul 18 1 - 5pm	now in its 9th year: Poetry & Voice,  workshop, London Torriano meeting house, 99 Torriano Avenue, Kentish Town, London, NW5. £17 / £13 (conc).   Pre-booking essential.   Info: e-mail, web-site or Tel 020 8881 1418.	Katherine Gallagher
Mon -Fri Jul 20 to 25	Fire-in-the-head, Writers' Summer School, Exeter Details from Roselle Angwin, 01822 841081, e-mail      website	Roselle Angwin
Sat Jul 25	Salisbury House,  afternoon workshop, London Bury St West, Edmonton, N9 £30 (£24 conc), email Katherine Gallagher	Katherine Gallagher
Thu Jul 30 4 - 6:30 pm	Writing on Memory, workshop, Salisbury Salisbury Arts Centre, Bedwin St,  SP1 3UT Box Office:  01722 321744.  Tickets: £10	Myra Schneider
Sat to Sat Aug 29 - Sep 5	Poetry,  Poetry School residential week, Almassera Vella, Alicante 7 nights, £525 all inclusive (save travel to Alicante and insurance).  Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet, transport to and from airport, swimming pool -  non-participatory partners 10% discount. £125 deposits secures reservation.	Mimi Khalvati Hosts:  Christopher & Marisa North (NOTE: Full & waiting list)
September	University of Cumbria International Online Poety Course with week-long summer school at UC's Charlotte Mason Campus, Ambleside in July 2010 Suitable for:  recent graduates / undergraduates on Creative Writing programmes;   continuing ed students; poets at all stages of their writing Details from Nick Pemberton	Tutors: Geraldine Green, Nick Pemberton, George Wallace
Sat Sep 12	Salisbury House,  afternoon workshop, London Bury St West, Edmonton, N9 £30 (£24 conc), email Katherine Gallagher	Katherine Gallagher
Sat to Sat Sep 12 - 19  (date amended from Oct 3)	Poetry and Prose,   residential week, Almassera Vella, Alicante 7 nights, £525 all inclusive (save travel to Alicante and insurance).  Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet, transport to and from airport, swimming pool -  non-participatory partners 10% discount. £125 deposits secures reservation.	John Hartley Williams Hosts:  Christopher & Marisa North
Mon - Fri Sep 14 to 18	Crossing Points and Risks, workshop, Normandie Le Moulin, Villebaudon. Download details (pdf)  or call Kay Cotton / Sylvia Miles:  0033 (0)233 59218 e-mail      website	Katherine Gallagher
Mon - Sat Sep 14 to 19	Arvon, Starting to Write, workshop, Lumb Bank Details from Roselle Angwin, 01822 841081, e-mail      website	Roselle Angwin & John Lyons
Sat to Sat Oct 3 - 10	Getting Started on your Novel,   residential week, Almassera Vella, Alicante 7 nights, £525 all inclusive (save travel to Alicante and insurance).  Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet, transport to and from airport, swimming pool -  non-participatory partners 10% discount. £125 deposits secures reservation.	Mavis Cheek Hosts:  Christopher & Marisa North
Sat Oct 3	Salisbury House,  afternoon workshop, London Bury St West, Edmonton, N9 £30 (£24 conc), email Katherine Gallagher	Mandy Coe
Mon Oct 5 10 am - 12 noon	Speak Your Mind (public speaking/performance), Ceridwen Carmarthenshire Monday Morning Workshops:  a series of lively workshops for creative enthusiasts. Enjoy a range of inventive ideas and imaginative exercises to get you thinking, writing and talking. Each workshop costs £7 and places should be booked in advance with Simone:  01559 370517 or e-mail www.ceridwencentre.co.uk/events.htm	Facilitators: Marcus Moore & Sara-Jane Arbury
Mon - Sat Oct 11 - 17	Freeing the Imagination, residential course, Languedoc 'to explore what is important to you as a poet and offer inspiration for new directions'. Chateau Ventenac.  Tel +44(0) 7773 206344 or 0033 671 894990 for details.	Pascale Petit (more)
Sat to Sat Oct 17 - 24	Poetry,   residential week, Almassera Vella, Alicante 7 nights, £525 all inclusive (save travel to Alicante and insurance).  Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet, transport to and from airport, swimming pool -  non-participatory partners 10% discount. £125 deposits secures reservation.	Gerard Benson Hosts:  Christopher & Marisa North
Mondays 6 weeks Oct 19 - Nov 23 18:45 to 20:15	Poetry from Art at the Tate Modern, workshops, London   Starting Poems - Writing the 1st of 3 courses to be taken together or independently (See 22 Feb 2010 and 7 June 2010 for the other 2 courses). Tate Modern, throughout the galleries, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG.   Tel 0207 887 8888 or book online £120 (£90 concessions) per term.   Booking essential.	Pascale Petit (more)
Fri - Sun Oct 23 - 25	Fire-in-the-head, Sounding the Word, workshop, South Hooe Details from Roselle Angwin, 01822 841081, e-mail      website	(t/f)
Thu - Sat Oct 29 - 31	Sha'ar International Poetry Festival, "Poetry in Conflict", Tel Aviv and Jaffa   (details t/f)	Pascale Petit (more)
Sat to Sat Oct 31 - Nov 7	Poetry & Translation,   residential week, Almassera Vella, Alicante 7 nights, £525 all inclusive (save travel to Alicante and insurance).  Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet, transport to and from airport, swimming pool -  non-participatory partners 10% discount. £125 deposits secures reservation.	Gwyneth Box Hosts:  Christopher & Marisa North
Thu - Sat Oct 29 - 31	Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, readings & workshops   (details t/f)	Pascale Petit (more)
Sat to Sat Nov 14 - 21	All Inclusive Retreat Week, Almassera Vella, Alicante £450.  Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet, transport to and from airport, swimming pool.	Hosts:  Christopher & Marisa North (note:  amended from Wolf / James Byrne)
Fri - Sun Nov 20 - 22	Fire-in-the-head, Remember That Novel?, workshop, South Hooe Details from Roselle Angwin, 01822 841081, e-mail      website	(t/f)
Fri to Mon Nov 27 - 30	Olive Gathering Weekend Almassera Vella, Alicante £325 for couples, £225 single.  Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet, transport to and from airport, swimming pool.	Hosts:  Christopher & Marisa North
Fri - Mon Dec 4 - 7	Fire-in-the-head, Sound & Silence, poetry and meditation, Chagford Details from Roselle Angwin, 01822 841081, e-mail      website	(t/f)
Mondays 6 weeks Feb 22 - Mar 29 18:45 to 20:15	Poetry from Art at the Tate Modern, workshops, London   Shaping Poems - Image-making the 2nd of 3 courses to be taken together or independently (1st: 19 Oct 09 to 23 Nov 09 and 3rd starts 7 Jun 10). Tate Modern, throughout the galleries, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG.   Tel 0207 887 8888 or book online £120 (£90 concessions) per term.   Booking essential.	Pascale Petit (more)
Mondays 6 weeks Jun 7 - Jul 12 18:45 to 20:15	Poetry from Art at the Tate Modern, workshops, London   Art Poems and Editing the last of 3 courses to be taken together or independently (1st: 19 Oct 09 to 23 Nov 09, 2nd: 22 Feb 10 to 29 Mar 10). Tate Modern, throughout the galleries, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG.   Tel 0207 887 8888 or book online £120 (£90 concessions) per term.   Booking essential.	Pascale Petit (more)

Borders Bookstore, N1 Centre, 26 Parkfield Street, London N1 (the shopping mall opposite Angel tube).  6.45-8.15 p.m.   Entrance Free.

British-Australian Studies Conference, University of Exeter, Penryn.   University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Tremough, Penryn, Cornwall. TR10 9EZ.  Start 09:50 a.m.

Buzzwords, The Exmouth Arms, Bath Road, Cheltenham.  First Sunday of every month.  7pm - Writing time: exercises, themes and tips to get you going.  8pm – Guest  poet reading and open mic.  Come at 7pm if you want to write, 8pm if you don’t.  Open mic spots (first come, first served). £3.  Enquiries: 07855 308122 or e-mail

Joe's Friends Café, 10 Northfield Avenue, Northfields, Ealing, W13 9RJ.  7:00 for 7:30.  £4/£3(concessions).  Nearest tube:  Northfields (Piccadilly line), nearest bus: E2 or E3 (almost outside the door)

Langoustine est Morte.  The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton St., Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BX.   Start:  7.30.  £4.    More info at myspace.com/langoustine

Extended Poetry Course, Ty Newydd, Llanystumdwy, Cricieth, Gwyneth, LL52 0LW.  18-23Aug 08:  Combine the advantages of distance-learning and face-to-face tuition, receive helpful and specific advice from the tutors before, during and after the residential course. Tutorials, workshops and readings.  Participants are invited to submit 6 poems of moderate length to the tutors for a written commentary 4 weeks before the start of the course. Further pieces of work can be submitted for commentary after the course.  Bookings: Tel: 01766 522811   e-mail   web-site  

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2009
Thu 30 Jul	Essex Poetry Festival 9th Poetry Competittion   1st Prize £500.  2nd Prize £175.  3rd Prize £100. 3 runner up prizes of £10 book tokens. Readings at the Essex Poery Festival & publication on Essex Poetry Festival web-site.   Prize giving at Essex Poetry Festival, Ocober 2009	Jo Bell
Thu 31 Jul	Scintilla Open Poetry Competition   1st Prize £200.  2nd Prize £100.  3rd Prize £50.   Entry:              Length: up to 50 lines - £3, then £2.               Length:  no limit or sequences -  £4, then £4   Send with SAE to Anne Cluysenaar, Little Wentwood Farm, Llantrisant, Usk, Gwent, NP15 1ND   Winners notified mid-September 09	Hilary Llewellyn-Williams Anne Cluysenaar
Fri 1 Aug	Havant Literary Festival Poetry Competition   1st Prize £250.  2nd Prize £100.  3rd Prize £50. and possible publication on the HLF web-site   download Entry Form   Prize giving at Havant Literary Festival Festival, a 10-day festival from 25 Sep to 4 Oct 09	Anne Stewart

Results

Frogmore Poetry Prize 2008

Poetry on the Lake, 2006

Salisbury House, 2006

Torriano, 2008/9

Virginia Warbey Poetry Prize 2006(pdf)
Virginia Warbey Poetry Prize 2007(pdf)
Virginia Warbey Poetry Prize 2008(pdf)

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