We are thrilled to reveal the winners of the 2022 Charles Causley Trust Young People’s Poetry Competition, which were announced at the North Cornwall Book Festival this afternoon.

Congratulations to the following poets!

Our Cornwall winner

Ruth Dunn

Winners (ages 5-11 years)

1^st place – ‘Our Gang HQ’ by Faith Lydall

2^nd place – ‘Home of a reader’ by Elizabeth George

3^rd place – ‘Home’ by Victoria Dohring

Winners (ages 12-15 years)

(Joint) 1^st place – This isn’t home’ by Sofia Stamtsi-dobson

(Joint) 1^st place – ‘A Moor’s Home’ by Martha Blue

3^rd place – ‘Of us, American Dreams’ by Amy (Seohyun) Shin

Winners (ages 16-18 years)

1^st place – ‘Hometown’ by Grace Hussey

2^nd place – ‘Loving an introvert’ by Imogen Beaumont

3^rd place – ‘Home’ by  Mahek Ansari

The winning poems will be available via our website shortly*