Welcome to the page where were list and celebrate the winners of our three annual writing competitions; The Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction, The Poetry Competition and The Frances Copping Memorial Prize for Fiction.
Please head over to our COMPETITIONS page for details of our current competition – we accept entrees from members, and non members alike.
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The Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction
2025 – Judge – Alan Bilton – winner – Michelle Pearce
2024 – Judge – Dr. Alwyn Marriage– winner – Jean O’Donoghue
2023 – Judge – Tom Bullough – winner – Kerry Hodges
2022 – Judge – Gilly Smith – winner – Lily Rose King
2020 – Judge – Rib Davis – winner – Kerry Hodges
2018 – Judge – Oliver Bullough – winner – Marianne Rosen
2017 – Judge – Noel Kingsbury – winner – Ange Grunsell
2016 – Judge – Dan Davies – winner – Juliet Foster
2015 – Judge – Colin McDowell – Winner – Emma van Woerkom
2014 – Judge – Rachel Cooke – Winner – Jo Jones
Poetry Competition Winners
2026 – Judge – Lesley Saunders – Winner – Livia Frisby Parker Clements
2025 – Judge – Gareth Writer-Davies – Winner – David Shields
2024 – Judge – Susan Evans – Winner – Sam Ashton
2023 – Judge – Alex Josephy – Winner – Helen Smith
2022 – Judge – Dr Jack McGowan – Winner – Michelle Pearce
2021 – Judge – Melanie Prince – Winner – Ojo Taiye
2020 – Judge – Kate Noakes – Winner – Emma van Woerkom
2019 – Judge – Paul Henry – Joint Winners – Ange Grunsell & Emma van Woerkom
2018 – Judge – Libby Houston – Winner – Corinne Harris
Frances Copping Memorial Prize for Fiction
2026 – Judge –Holly Müller – Winner – Amanda Ingram
2025 – Judge – Adele Evershed – Winner – Diane Williams
2024 – Judge – Dr. Carolyn Lewis – Winner – Helen Smith
2022 – Judge – Alan Bilton – Winner – Michelle Pearce
2021 – Judge – Carly Holmes – Winner – Jean Hare
2020 – Judge – Kandance Siobhan Walker – Winner – Katy Stones
2019 – Judge – Jan Newton – Winner – Ange Grunsell
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