Here are some of my writing successes – most recent first.
Writing Magazine March 2013 My winning piece about a perfume bottle.
Poem to be published in the Riptide anthology Feb 2013
Poem highly commended in the Hastings International Poetry comp 2012.
Shortisted in The Basil Bunting Poetry Award Sept 2012 Basil Bunting Poetry Award
Shortlisted in Mslexia poetry competition 2012. June/July
Runner up in Writers’ Forum with my poem ‘Untying the apron strings’ October issue 2012
Runner up poem in One Word Challenge Writers online
Shortlisted in Thynks poetry competition Aug 2012 Thynks
Longlisted in adult fairy story competition June 2012 The Writers Place
Longlisted poem Writers’ News April 2012
Runner up with my poem Hard to Swallow in Writers’ Forum April edition 2012
Commended Poem ‘Living on an Eggshell’ published in anthology Jan 2012 Fragile Earth available from Amazon.
Finalist in BritWriters’ Awards September 2011 – category children’s books.
http://www.britwriters.com/adult-category-finalists-announced/
Second prize in the Writing for Children age 8-11 Winchester Writers’ Conference July 2011
First prize in the Winchester Writers’ Conference Echo Poetry Competition July 2011
winner in the ‘bestforfilm’ haiku competition 2011 http://bestforfilm.com/film-blog/hollywood-haikus-2011-competition-winners/
First prize in Swanwick poetry competition 2011
Two poems commended Sussex Slipstream poetry competition 2011
Winner of Artillery of Words poetry competition April 2011
Shortlisted Chapel Gallery ‘Once upon a time’ poetry competition 2011
Highly commended in the Earlyworks Press Fiction for Children or Teens Competition 2011.
Children/ Teen books highly commended- Winchester Writers’ Conference 2008-2011
http://www.writersconference.co.uk/conference.htm
Runner up twice in Writers’ Forum poetry competition 2010 and 2011
Highly commended in Sussex Slipstream poetry competition 2010
Third prize in the Baskalier poetry competition 2010
1st prize in Swanwick poetry competition 2008
- Winner of Writing Magazine Space poetry competition 2008
- First prize Swanwick Writing for Children 2009
- Shortlisted in The Plough Poetry competition 2009
- Shortlisted in the Wannabe a Writer? novel competition in 2008.
- Shortlisted in the Cornerstones Literacy agency ”Are You Ready To Submit?’ competition March 2009.
- Runner up in the Divine Chocolate poetry competition 2010
- Shortlisted seven times 2008-2011 in Writers’ News and Writing Magazine poetry competitions.
- 2010 runner up in the John Clare Trust poetry competition http://www.clarecottage.org/poetryprize.htm
- Shortlisted Swanwick Poetry competition 2010
- Shortlisted in the Frederik Van Eeden poetry competition 2010 http://www.hollandparkpress.co.uk/news_detail.php?news_id=36
- Second prize in Artillery of Words poetry competition 2010
Shirley Cook 
Impressive list – keep adding to it!