We are delighted to have the authors’ permission to publish all the Still Waving Climate Change Creative Writing Competition shortlisted and winning entries. Congratulations to everyone who entered: the standard was uniformly high, and we were sorry we only had three prizes to award. Selecting just three was a challenge as there were so many fantastic pieces, and we have to say a huge thank you to our principal judge Dr Ingrid Horrocks, and to Dr Jack Ross, editor of Poetry NZ, who also assisted with the final results to make sure our judging was really thorough! Click on the titles below to read each item.
Here are the judges’ selections:
Highly commended (shortlisted)
Janet Newman, Koputaroa, Horowhenua, for ‘Always’
Eden Shearer, Wellington, for ‘A Mother’s Fury’
Winners
1st Place
Sharron McKenzie, Christchurch, for ‘Grass Still Grows’
2nd place
Janet Newman, Koputaroa, Horowhenua, for ‘Flood’
3rd place
Melanie Ferguson, South Wairarapa, for ‘Recycling Worlds’
Well done to everyone!