Current Competitions
There are now just 12 days left to enter the African Prisons Project Poetry and Short Story Competitions judged by Bob Beagrie and Alison Lock respectively. These competitions will close on the 20th of March in aid of this national charity helping to procure justice, dignity, education and rehabilitation to prisoners across Africa.
Why should you be bothered about prisoners in Africa?
- Many inmates in African prisons today have been detained for several years without being charged with any crime, without having been tried or convicted, and many of them don’t even know why they are there. African Prisons Project helps get justice and freedom for such people.
- Many convicted inmates in African prisons did not receive a fair trial and did not even have access to a lawyer. African Prisons Project helps get some of these cases reviewed and convictions overturned if found to be unsafe.
- There are children born in prison to convicted mothers. These children end up becoming prisoners from birth as they often have nowhere else to go. African Prisons Project provides education and skills to these young people as their passports out of jail.
- There are some prisoners who actually committed the crimes for which they have been convicted. Many of these crimes were committed on the back of extreme poverty and lack of direction. No excuse but that is true. They come out of prison and reoffend if they have nothing going for them. By rehabilitating these prisoners, giving them education and skills to get gainfully employed when they leave prison, African Prisons Project is helping reduce crime.
Your poem or short story could help somebody live a safer, fuller life today. Visit http://easternlightepm.com/excelforcharity/current-competitions/
Past Competitions
Results of the Swale Life Poetry Competition, January 2013
THE RESULTS
First Prize
Al McClimens - Puppy Love
Second Prize
Madeline Parsons - Deep Beneath the Waves
Third Prize
Jim Sitch – Nailbow
Highly Commended
Judith Neale – Ties that Bind
Keith Shaw – The Swans
Judge’s report available here: http://excelforcharity.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/swale-life-poetry-competition-january.html
Results of The Tryangle Project Poetry Competition 2013
the two Highly Commended poems are:
MANDY PANNETT - Intruders and Thieves
CAROLINE MALDONADO - The Lost Library of Jesi
Third Prize
CAROLINE PRICE - To Iken and back
Second Prize
A.C. CLARKE - My Private Collection
First prize
CAROLINE MALDONADO - Kite-surfer
Judge’s report available here: http://excelforcharity.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/judges-report-and-results-tryangle.html
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