There were over 30 entries in the local competition, all in the Intermediate age group. The winner in the prose section Theo Charalambus was with Sebastian Lee as runner-up, while in the poetry section the winner was Alexia Koumi. Their entries, along with other highly commended ones were entered into the District competition and when the winners were announced there was a clean sweep for Mid Herts Roatry competitiors with Sebastian Lee winning the prose section with Milly Georgiou as runner-up, and Hannah Andrusier winning the poetry section, pipping Abigail Clark in second place. All these competitors were from Dame Alice Owen School in Potters Bar.
The first two in prose and in poetry in each section of the District competition were submitted to the national competition against 30 other Intermedaite entries from all over Britain and Ireland. The winner was Cherie Bridges from Newtown in Mid Wales and the runner-up was Eve Taggart from Ballymoney in Northern Ireland, but in third place was Sebastian Lee, a fabulous achievement against such stromg competition.
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