JOHN McGIVERING POETRY COMPETITION 2025: WINNING POEMS
First Prize £350 The Sea-Wife by Estelle Price
Second Prize £100 Dangerous Writing by John Gallas
Joint Third Prize £50 each In the Wake of Courage by Gail Lawler & Consequences by Ray Beck
HIGHLY COMMENDED
An American Admiral to England by Jakob Savage
The Cherry-Knocker by Michael Henry
The Loss of the H.M.S. Tweed by Denise Bennett
YOUNGER WRITERS
There were no entries from younger writers this year.
The four winning poems will be published, together with the judges’ comments, on 1st September 2025 , both in Kipling Journal 402 and on the Kipling Society’s website.
The three Highly Commended poems and judges’ comments will likewise appear on the KS website on 1st Sept 2025.