The Planet in Peril competition was a pleasure to judge and myself, WWF and The Climate Coalition are all extremely heartened by the passion of those who entered.
In the end, after hard decisions, we narrowed it down to the below!
ADULT CATEGORY: Poetry
Rachael Ikins
Ceinwen Haydon
F E Clark
Tina Morris
Rachel Haddy
Genevieve Irons
Sue Proffit
Liam Bates
Nigel Kent
Emily Burton
Rupert Locke
Kathy Zwick
Chris Hopkins
Dr. Craig Santos Perez
Katrina Porteous
Phil Coleman
John Bennett
Jane Burn
Ama Bolton
K T Slattery
Helen Pletts
Jo Howell
Anne Casey
Dr Sam Illingworth
Annie Bien
Joanna Lilley
A C Clarke
Marjorie Moorhead
Peter Ualrig Kennedy
Sam Love
John Laue
Leslie Thomas
Jemma Borg
Lizzie Smith
Leslie Tate
Elizabeth McGeown
Barbara Hickson
Geoff Callard
Kim Lasky
Mark Haworth-Booth
Ricky Ray
Janet Lees
Sujana, Upadhyay
Elaine Beckett
Afra Kingdon
Myra Schneider
WINNER: Joanna Lilley for poem 'Specimen'
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Anne Casey for poem 'where once she danced'
Under 18 Poets:
Chanpreet Samra, 14
Niamh Hughes, 14
Freya Wilson, 10
Danielle Hutchinson, 15
Amélie Nixon, 16
Edan Osborne, 12
Imogen Cheney, 16
Emily Freeman, 15
Liliana Amjadi Klass, 8
Shaula Peinke, 16
Elizabeth Train-Brown, 18
Avya Gupta, 11
Nadia Ash, 16
Claire Gee, 17
Cody Odell, 17
Aviva Rynne Browne, 15
Ali O'Dwyer, 10
Ethan Antony, 12
Anya Trofimova, 14
Photography and Artwork:
We had some amazing artwork and photography submitted to the competition. We are delighted to announce below our commended artists and photographers, 4 of which are under 18!
Our winner is Ellen Daugherty, whose photograph combined the natural world with plastic, depicting a monkey playing with plastic bottles and attempting to eat them.
Ellen Daugherty
Simon Maddrell
Christie Burton
Sian Gibbs
Rachael Ikins
John Bennett
Jane Lovell
(Under 18)
Keisha Holmes
Elia Reading
Jenna Morton
Tyler Nolan
Currently, we are working on the cover for the book and the wheels have started turning fast on the project!
I'm pleased to say I will be working again with Karan Haveliwala, About Design UK, who designed our flagship anthology, 'Please Hear What I'm Not Saying' for UK charity Mind - you can find this book for purchase here.