As part of the Festival, a Writing Competition was organised and submissions invited from adults and school children in the following categories. There was an excellent response and the winners' pieces are linked below. The winning pieces in all categories apart from Drama were read out loud at the closing ceremony by John Waite and Robert Lindsay (for whose support the Festival Committee is very grateful). The Writing Competition was a great success and we hope to repeat it at future Festivals.
| Categories | Title | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Drama Age 15-18 | Like a family | Rosanna Vize |
| Drama Adult | The Gondolier | Ramsay Ross |
| Prose Age 11-14 | Voyage through the darkness | Michael Economou |
| Prose Adult | Anastasia | Linda McKenna (joint winner) |
| Prose Adult | Journey out of Paradise | Julia Scott-Wilson (joint winner) |
| Poetry Age 11-14 | Seen in separate ways | Annelies Baneke |
| Poetry Age 15-18 | Come my friend | Thomas Conheeney |
| Poetry Adult | Voyages and holiday snaps | Ted Giles |
| Highly Commended | ||
| Prose Age 11-14 | Voyage | Benedict Hutchings |
| Poetry Age 11-14 | A Journey down the gramophone player | Georgia Cottle |
| Poetry Adult | Ballad of the lost seaman | Ramsay Ross |
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