Ogham Tree Results

We had a great response to the this year's theme. It caught a lot of imaginations and brought in an interesting array of entries, sometimes drawing inspiration from the tree/letter meanings originated by Robert Graves, sometimes taking a side-on approach to each prompt.

Arriving at a final list, even when there can be a goodly number of successful entrants, as in this case, is never easy. But we finally selected these writers to appear in the special edition pamphlet based on the competition:

1. Gail Ashton;
2. Zoe Broom;
3. Stan Galloway;
4. Jean Hall;
5. Nigel Hutchinson;
6. Tim Kiely;
7. Donna Kirstein;
8. Joan McGavin;
9. Sue Moules;
10. Jude O Mahony;
11. Art Ó Súilleabháin;
12. Janet Olearski;
13. David Olsen;
14. Ness Owen;
15. Vincent Steed;
16. Vivienne Tregenza;
17. Lynn Valentine;
18. Emily Vanderploeg;
19. Laura Wainwright; and
20. Patricia Helen Wooldridge.

Each drew us in a different way — you can find more by downloading the full adjudication report.

A big thank you to everyone who entered this competition — you gave us plenty to read and think about — and congratulations to those writers who will be appearing in the special edition pamphlet. Look out for In the Voice of Trees this autumn.