Caroline Griffin and Lawrence Illsley are winners in our competition to aid NHS
Caroline Griffin has won Write Out Loud’s Beyond the Storm poetry competition in aid of NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal with her poem ‘Occupation (Lockdown April 2020)’. At the same time ‘Corn Chandelier’ by Lawrence Illsley has been named the winner of the People’s Vote. On receiving the news Caroline said: "I'm absolutely thrilled that Andrew McMillan chose my poem. Thank you so mu...
23rd August 2020
Voting is over in Write Out Loud's Beyond the Storm poetry competition. The winners will be announced soon!
Voting is over in the People’s Choice section of Write Out Loud’s Beyond the Storm poetry competition in aid of NHS Charities Together’s Covid-19 Urgent Appeal. In a few hours’ time the People’s Choice winner will be announced, along with the overall competition winners – first, second, third and th...
8th August 2020
People, it's time to vote! One day left to take part in the final stage of Write Out Loud's poetry competition to aid NHS
This the last day of voting for the People’s Choice award in Write Out Loud’s Beyond the Storm poetry competition in aid of NHS Charities Together’s Covid-19 urgent appeal. Make sure you don't miss ou...
7th August 2020
Congratulations! Here are the names and poems of all the poets in the anthology
Congratulations to the six shortlisted poets who will be appearing in the Write Out Loud Beyond the Storm competition anthology. They are, in alphabetical order: Deborah Ballantyne, Newly Qualified; ...
30th July 2020
Pre-order a copy of our anthology for these strange, heartbreaking, inspiring times
You can now pre-order a copy of Write Out Loud's Beyond the Storm competition anthology of 100 poems about the pandemic and beyond. It will be a record of these strange, heartbreaking but also inspiri...
28th July 2020
People's Vote videos: we talk to Gabriella, Olivia and Kirsty from BBC's Casualty
Write Out Loud is grateful for the support of BBC Casualty producer Dafydd Llewellyn and actors Gabriella Leon, Kirsty Mitchell and Olivia D'Lima, all poetry lovers, in backing our competition to rais...
21st July 2020
Countdown to the People's Vote! Your chance to take part in the closing stage of Write Out Loud's poetry competition
It’s the next stage in Write Out Loud’s Beyond the Storm poetry competition - for poems about the coronavirus lockdown and beyond – as the countdown to the People’s Vote begins. Poets have already bee...
21st July 2020
People's Vote videos: we talk to Noah, Rhiannon and Jacob from ALRA North
Emerging actors Noah Olaoye, Rhiannon Clements, and Jacob Butler are studying at or graduates from ALRA North drama school in Wigan. Write Out Loud is very grateful for their help in performing the sh...
21st July 2020
Write Out Loud’s Beyond the Storm poetry competition raises £7,000 for NHS Charities Together's Covid-19 appeal
Our heartfelt thanks to all those who have entered Write Out Loud’s Beyond the Storm poetry competition to raise funds for NHS Charities Together’s Covid-19 Urgent Appeal. At the competition’s deadlin...
20th June 2020
BBC Casualty producer and actors back our competition to raise funds for NHS appeal
Write Out Loud is grateful for the support of BBC Casualty producer Dafydd Llewellyn and actors Gabriella Leon, Kirsty Mitchell and Olivia D'Lima, all poetry lovers, in backing our competition to rais...
19th June 2020
Questions answered: this is where the competition money you've been donating will go
You can find out in detail about the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal here. But below is a summary of where the money goes, taken from the organisation’s website Q&As:
What is the...
19th June 2020
'We love you NHS': moving messages from donors on our fundraising JustGiving page
We at Write Out Loud take pride in the fact that our Beyond the Storm competition has helped to emphasise once again that special bond between our wonderful National Health Service and the people it s...
19th June 2020
Don't leave it too late! It's deadline day to enter Write Out Loud's Beyond the Storm poetry competition
It's deadline day in Write Out Loud's Beyond the Storm poetry competition in support of NHS Charities Together’s Covid-19 Urgent Appeal! You have until 11.59pm tonight to enter your poem or poems base...
19th June 2020
Here is some good advice to think about before sending in your poem to our competition
Here are a few tips to consider before entering Write Out Loud’s Beyond the Storm poetry competition:
Patience Agbabi, writing last year about the Marsden the Poetry Village competition, which had ...
20th May 2020
'Be bold and be brave': that's the message from competition judge Andrew McMilllan
Write Out Loud’s Beyond the Storm competition judge Andrew McMillan has outlined the kind of poems he is looking for when he sifts through shortlisted entries. He said: “I’m looking forward to spendin...
13th May 2020
Please help us spread the word, to raise funds for our beloved, brave, tireless NHS staff
We’re proud of our Beyond the Storm competition to raise funds for the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal. But we need your help in spreading the word, to raise as much cash as we can. All ...
13th May 2020
