Katherine Hindley of South Hampstead High School, London, is the winner of this year's Christopher Tower poetry competition with her poem Sunrise in Egypt. Katherine wins a cheque for £1500, while the second and third prize-winners, Nancy Freeman from London and Laura Tisdall from Bradfield-on-Avon, each win £750 and £500 respectively.  The runners-up were Caroline Bird, Joanna Moorman, and Helen Mort.

The theme of this year's competition was "Early Morning". The judges were Frank Ormsby, Jon Stallworthy and Peter McDonald.

Full list of prizewinners

Read the winning poems in full.

First prize

Katherine Hindley, South Hampstead High School, London

Second prize

Nancy Freeman, Christ the King VI Form College, London

Third prize

Laura Tisdall, Hayesfield Technology College, Bath

Runners-up

Caroline Bird, The Lady Eleanor Holles School, Hampton, Middlesex

Joanna Moorman, Coleg Gwent, Crosskeys