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Poetry Competition 2025 – Winners announced

The Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry Competition 2025, Edward Cawston Thomas Prize: Results and Judge’s Report

We are pleased to announce the names of the winners of the 2025 Competition, judged by the award- winning poet Jane Draycott.  As usual we have a First prize, with two equal Second prizes, followed by six Highly Commended poems. There were  over three hundred poems entered and our thanks to everyone who entered and warm congratulations to the winners.

The three winning poems can be read here with details of those Highly Commended appearing afterwards. Jane Draycott’s report on the Competition will be available in a few weeks and published on the Poetry Competition page.… Continue Reading

2024 / 2025 Close Reading Competition Results Now Available

The winning entry in the Edward Thomas Fellowship Close Reading Competition has now been announced and may be read here.

Congratulations to George D, from Whitgift School, the overall winner, the runners up and everyone else who entered.

Full details of the entering schools and runners up may also be seen on the competition page – https://edward-thomas-fellowship.org.uk/close-reading-competition-2024-2025-results-page-and-competition-details/Continue Reading

Edward Thomas London Walk – Sunday 2 June 2024

Sunday 2nd June 2024

11.30am from Clapham Junction station

Meet outside Sainsbury’s close to the station

What Three Words https://w3w.co/alarm.choice.code

Lucy Milner, Edward & Helen’s great-granddaughter, will be leading the walk, largely following the map and guidance kindly provided by Benedict Mackay https://edward-thomas-fellowship.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1.-Wandsworth-Common.pdf  I would highly recommend downloading/reading this document in advance.

This walk is approximately 4kms and will be undertaken at a leisurely pace, taking time for readings, chances to photograph, ask questions etc, en route. The terrain is easy, mostly on pavements and well established paths on Wandsworth Common. 

Lunch will be at approximately 12.45/1pm and I would advise bringing a pack up/picnic (remember Sainsbury’s at the walk’s start) which can be eaten on the Common opposite the Hope pub in Bellevue Road.Continue Reading

Essay Competition 2023-2024 – Results Announced

ETF Essay Competition 2023/24 Results Report

Following the success of the Essay Competition in 2022-2023, in the competition’s second year we invited year 12 and 13 students to write a close reading of Edward Thomas’ “As the team’s head brass”.

We were delighted to receive a total of 36 entries altogether, from 15 different schools, which included a spread of schools from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The quality of the essays in response to “As the team’s head brass” was very high. Selecting a shortlist and the eventual winners was particularly challenging.

Congratulations to Ruby O from Wellington College, our Winner this year, and our thanks to everyone who submitted an entry this year:

For a full list of winning entries, the results report and Ruby’s essay please visit our Results page.Continue Reading

Edward Cawston Thomas 2024 Poetry Prize Winners announced.

The Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry Competition 2024, Edward Cawston Thomas Prize.

We are pleased to announce the names of the winners of the 2024 Competition, judged by the award- winning poet Jane Draycott.  As usual we have a First prize, with two equal Second prizes, followed by six Highly Commended poems. There were just over three hundred poems entered and our thanks to everyone who entered and warm congratulations to the winners.

Jane Draycott’s report and appreciation of the three main winning poems is available by following this link, followed by details of the Highly Commended winners.… Continue Reading

An ‘Edward Thomas Weekend’ in Petersfield, 6 – 8 October 2023

The Edward Thomas Fellowship is pleased to bring an ‘Edward Thomas Weekend’ to Petersfield this October with a mix of online, online and in person, and walking events over the course of the weekend.

On Friday 6 October in the evening (UK time) join members of the Edward Thomas Fellowship and the Robert Frost Society for a transatlantic online discussion about the two poets who were also great friends.

This will be the fourth such gathering and this year will look at the influences of Hampshire and New Hampshire on both men.

On Saturday 7 October, at The Avenue Pavilion, Petersfield, and online we will be holding a full day of talks and poetry readings inspired by the life and work of Edward Thomas and other poets and writers of that period.… Continue Reading

The Edward Cawston Thomas Poetry Prize 2024

Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry Competition 2024, the Edward Cawston Thomas prize.

The 2024 competition for the Edward Cawston Thomas Poetry Prize is now open and accepting entries.

Poems, unpublished,  are invited on any subject but of no more than forty lines.

Closing date January 7th 2024.

The judge will be the prize-winning poet Jane Draycott.

Prizes:1st prize  £150, two further £75 prizes and up to six highly commended of £25. Winners are welcome to read at the Edward Thomas Fellowship AGM on 5th March at Steep, Hampshire.

Fees are £3 per poem with a maximum of three entered per person.… Continue Reading