Previous Competitions
2016 ‘Wonder’
2016 Winning Poems
2016 Winning Schools
The Tiffin Girls’ School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, London
Oxford High School, Oxford
South Hampstead High School, London
Oundle School, Cambridgeshire
Hartismere High School, Suffolk
2016 Longlisted Poets and Schools
Mariam Abdel-Razek, Wimbledon High School
Joseph Adeyemi, Royal Greenwich University Technical College
Fern Ainsworth, Bede Academy, Northumberland
Nassima Ali, Northampton School for Girls
Isobel Allen, Ulverston Victoria High School, Cumbria
Isla Anderson, Woldingham School, Surrey
Rachael Arkell, Alton College, Hampshire
Anastasia Baskerville-Hicks, Plymouth High School for Girls
Sarah Bennett, The Henley College, Oxfordshire
Lylaah Bhalerao, The Henrietta Barnett School, London
Joscelyn Blood, Taunton School, Somerset
Esmé Bonner, Northampton School for Girls
Olivia Boucher-Rowe, Westminster School, London
Robyn Boyd, Loudoun Academy, East Ayrshire
Sarah Broadbent, Glenthorne High School, Surrey
Ana Brown, Godalming College, Surrey
Eleanor Burridge, Redborne Upper School, Bedfordshire
Mary Butler, Sherborne School for Girls, Dorset
Muhsin Cabdi, Warwickshire College
Maria Calinescu, Magdalen College School, Oxford
Jessica Jing Ga Chan, Headington School, Oxford
Freya Clarke, Lady Manners School, Derbyshire
David Conlon, St John Fisher Catholic College, Staffordshire
Milly Cope, Cheney School, Oxford
Daniel Craggs, South Holderness Technology College, Hull
Georgia Craig, St Ivo School, Cambridgeshire
Anthony Davies, Bay House School, Hampshire
Isla Dawson, Royal High School, Bath
Leila Dickinson, St Peters School, Cambridgeshire
Paul Dosunmu, Saint Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, London
Meg Down, Cwmcarn High School, Gwent
Rachel Duff, Esher College, Surrey
Ioana Duta, Magdalen College School, Oxford
Grayson Elkin-Heath, Stoke Sixth Form College, Stoke-on-Trent
Imogen Fahey, Bishop Challoner Catholic College, Birmingham
Brittany Fanning, Withington Girls’ School, Lancashire
Laura Farrell, Cronton SixthForm College, Cheshire
Sabrina Forrester,The Weald School, West Sussex
Clara Foster, Norwich High School for Girls
Marty Fraser-Turner, Ermysted’s Grammar School, North Yorkshire
Dominic Gilmour, Hellesdon High Sixth Form, Norfolk
Lorcan Greene, University College School, London
Ella Gurney, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith
Lizzie Hartree, North Bristol Post 16 Centre, Bristol
Owen Haynes, Salford City College, Greater Manchester
Hannah Hodgson, Queen Elizabeth School, Cumbria
Verity Hodgson-Bajoria, Royal Grammar School Newcastle
Yasmin Inkersole, St Helen and St Katharine, Oxfordshire
Olivia Jackson, George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh
Nikhil Kanukuntla, London Academy of Excellence, London
Aileen Kearney, Upton Hall School FCJ, Merseyside
David Larbi, Queensmead School, Ruislip
Julia Lasica, The Henrietta Barnett School, London
George Lea, Magdalen College School, Oxford
Helen Locke, Didcot Sixth Form College, Oxfordshire
Bathsheba Lockwood Brook, High Storrs, South Yorkshire
Alice Long, La Swap Parliament Hill School Sixth Form, London
Jago Lynch, Warwick School, Warwick
Emily Maclennan, Wood Green School, Oxfordshire
Mariama Mahdi, Christ The King Sixth Form College, London
Kajol Marathe, Watford Grammar School for Girls
Ella Margolin, Channing School, London
Gazelle Mba, Clifton College, Bristol
Helena McBurney, Francis Holland School, London
Sean McCafferty, Loudoun Academy, East Ayrshire
Seren McKeever, Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School, Belfast
Eve McLachlan, Earlston High School, Berwickshire
Adam McLauchlan, Currie Community High School, Edinburgh
Tierna McNally, St Louise’s Comprehensive College, Belfast
Teagan Melville, Hereford Cathedral School, Herefordshire
Abby Meyer, Cedars Upper School, Bedfordshire
Sophia Mulcahey, St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School, London
Allegra Mullam, The Camden School for Girls, London
Maud Mullan, Westminster School, London
Lucie Navratova, Seaford College, West Sussex
Isobel Neville, St Katherine’s School, Somerset
Romy Ng, Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cardiff
Eiméar O’Donnell, St. Joseph’s Grammar School, Donaghmore
Toni Olukiran, Forest School, Snaresbrook, London
Judith Orakposim, St. Bernard’s High School, Essex
Temidayo Osunsanya, Christ The King Sixth Form College, London
Emmanuel Pascual, St Louise’s Comprehensive College, Belfast
Anthony Picton, Thomas Mills High School, Suffolk
Dan Power, King Edward VI School, Warwickshire
Alice Reading, Denbigh School, Buckinghamshire
Auriol Reddaway, King Edward’s School, Bath
Daisy Rich-Overall, Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School
Jack Sagar, Runshaw College, Lancashire
Tajri Salek, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, Birmingham
Olivia Selkin, Bilborough College, Nottinghamshire
Jasmine Smail, Great Baddow High School, Essex
Amelia Sonsino, Bedford College, Bedfordshire
Colette Spaul, Colyton Grammar School, Devon
Laura Stanley, Cheslyn Hay High School, Staffordshire
Julia Stevens, George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh
Nicholas Stone, Westminster School, London
Jason Sweeney, Calderdale College, West Yorkshire
Rachel Towers, Bury Grammar School Girls, Lancashire
Vivien Urban, Oxford Spires Academy, Oxford
James Venters, Arthur Mellows Village College, Cambridgeshire
Shekinah Vera-Cruz, Barton Peveril College, Hampshire
Claudia Vulliamy, The Camden School for Girls, London
Corin Waide, The Manchester Grammar School
Hannah Webb, Epsom College, Surrey
Shemiss Webbe, Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School, Kent
Jasmine Wilkinson, The Chauncy School, Hertfordshire
Florence Williams, Plymouth High School for Girls
Amy Wolstenholme, South Wilts Grammar School for Girls, Wiltshire
Michael Woolley, The Gryphon School, Dorset
2016 Judges
Alan Gillis
Katherine Rundell
Peter McDonald
