Challenge
Poetry Competition, 2005
The
Digital Lounge in the Tyneside Cinema was the venue for "Challenges . . .
for the Kids" on Thursday, 7th July, when over 40 people gathered to listen
to the poetry selected for the anthology. Nine poets read their own work while
other poems were read by guest readers.
 Margaret
Cowen, of the Brainwave Appeal, gives her thanks for the cheque for £1,500
raised by the Challenge Competition.
Margaret
is the founder and organiser of the Northern Brainwave Appeal and to date has
raised over £1 million towards medical equipment. |
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Left
to right at the Challenge event: Anne Lister (Biscuit Publishing); Angie Buxton
(Jasprint Ltd. The company didn't make a charge for printing the anthologies);
Mike Wilson (who typeset the anthology without fee); Margaret Cowen (of the Brainwave
Appeal); Jacqui and Peter Lister; Brian Lister (Biscuit Publishing); Maureen Almond
(who judged the competition free).
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