Congratulations to the winners of the National Poetry Day 2021 Shape Poetry competition

The awards for our National Poetry Day Shape Poetry competition were presented at our National Poetry Day celebrations on Thursday 9th December. 

The winners of the adult section are:

1st: Madeleine Child with Take a Body

2nd: Liz Breslin with Orange-You-Glad

3rd: Susan Wardell with Self-Portrait as a Bowl of Fruit

And our young (under 18) winners:

1st: Karuna Yang with My Hen

2nd: Lochie Grant of George Street Normal School with We Are One

3rd: Brooklyn Fahey of Grants Braes School with Tornado

Dunedin Public Libraries in partnership with Otago-Southland NZ Society of Authors would like to thank Carolyn McCurdie and Robyn Maree-Pickens for judging this competition, and Phantom National Poetry Day for sponsoring the prize money.

Thank you to all those who entered. The judges' choice was not an easy one, but it was most enjoyable!