Since 1986 I have had poems recognised in national poetry competitions in the UK and USA. There was a gap in sending work out during the time I spent producing children as well as poems! The awards include the following:
AWARDS
Co-Winner of Poetry Business Competition
(pamphlet published in May 07) with Smith/Doorstop books2006
Shortlisted, Blue Nose Poetry Award1997
Finalist, The Quentin R Howard Poetry Prize1996
Finalist, The Greg Gummer Award in Poetry - Phoebe1995
Honourable Mention, The Randall Jarrell Poetry Award - Parnassus 1995
Honourable Mention, Egan Memorial Award, Maryland Poetry Review1995
Honourable Mention, The Eve of St. Agnes Poetry Award - Negative Capability1994
Semi-finalist, The Greg Gummer Award in Poetry - Phoebe1993
Honorable Mention, The Joseph Langland Poetry Award -1989
The University of Massachusetts
Fellowship to The Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets - 1987
One of ten US Fellowships given annually
The SUNY Stony Brook Excellency Award1986
READINGS
Poetry Cubicle for CAE 2005
Suffolk Poetry Society2005
Drama Studio, UEA (for UEA 40th Anniversary/Reactions book launch)2003
Harleston Library (for Pen&Inc Press/Reactions book launch)2003
The Forum, Norwich2003
King of Hearts Café, Norwich (for Reactions book launch/National Poetry Day)2001
Wells-next-the-Sea Poetry Festival2001
The Studio, UEA (for Reactions book launch/ National Poetry Day)2000