We are thrilled to reveal the winners of the 2023 Charles Causley Trust Young People’s Poetry Competition!

Congratulations to the following poets!

Our Cornwall winner

‘Slide’ by Alice Hudd. Read here.

Winners (ages 5-11 years – KS1 & KS2 equivalent)

1^st place – ‘The Memory Elephant’ by Louis Didizian. Read here.

2^nd place – ‘Forgetful Gran’ by Eve Clark. Read here.

3^rd place – ‘Memories of an Orange Tree’ by Charlie Harrison-Chu. Read here.

Highly commended – ‘The House with the Once Blue Door’ by Ella Haines. Read here.

Highly commended – ‘Where do my memories go’ by Maya Pal. Read here.

Winners (ages 12-15 years – KS3 &KS4 equivalent)

1^st place – ‘The Exodus’ by Scarlett Thursby-Attwood. Read here.

2nd place – ‘Sunday Roast’ by Charlotte Jolley. Read here.

3^rd place – ‘My Memories of Burnside’ by Travis Surgeoner. Read here.

Highly commended – ‘Is It Just Me’ by Simranraj Kahlon. Read here.

Winners (ages 16-18 years – KS5 equivalent)

1^st place – ‘A Candle for Oma’ by Emma Kurr. Read here.

2^nd place – ‘Maggi Noodles’ by Aparajita Gupta. Read here.

3^rd place – ‘Season’s Shedding’ by Mathias X. Read here.

With huge thanks to our Head Judge David Devanny and our fantastic shortlisting judges. Congratulations to all of our winners!