It has been decided that In view of the serious power cuts being
experienced in South Africa we revert back to the 30th September closing
date for the 2008 competition. This will allow sufficient time to send
all our details to schools & members. We apologise for any inconvenience - The Editor
At last the long awaited announcement of the winners for the 2007 International Poetry Competition
Anthologies titled “A Whisper from the Heart”; “Whispering Hope” & “ a Whisper in the Reeds”now available @ £15.00; £17.00 & £17.00 (respectively ) per copy. (Excluding postage) The 2007 anthology will be announced shortly.
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2007 Competition Results
The competition once again attracted scholars from all over South Africa & the standard of the work entered never stops to inspire us at Whisper Poetry.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
At last the long awaited announcement of the winners for the 2007 International Poetry Competition
Whisper from the Heart Poetry Club is proud to announce the following entrants who have had their unique skills rewarded.
Congratulations to the winners & everyone who participated. The excellent standard of poetry & other work entered was wonderful to peruse & it is just a pity that every entrant could not be awarded a prize.
ALL ENTRANTS & SCHOOLS WILL BE OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
PRIZE MONEY WILL BE PAID OUT BY NOT LATER THAN 10TH DECEMBER 2007
HIGH SCHOOL
Name of student:
School:
Student grade/age:
Type of entry:
Title of entry:
1ST PRIZE WINNERS:
Kristyn Rohm
Rhenish Girls High
Grade 9
Poem
It was me that night
Hanneke Strumpher
Individual entry
Grade 8
Photo
Elephant Stampede
Jana Jonker
Arts & Us Art School
Grade 11
Art Sketch
My best friend and I
Banyaka Moyo
Westwood Int. School Botswana
1GCSE
Short Story
Special
Chantelle J v. Rensburg
Ben Vorster High
Grade 9C
Art
Landscape
2ND PRIZE WINNERS:
Jill Trosser
St Mary’s DSG Kloof
-
Poem
Blind Insensitivity
A. Badenhorst
De kuilen High School
-
Photo
Desert
Frances Louw
Arts & Us Art School
Grade 11
Art
Looking at myself
Julia Rozanova
Rhenish Girls High
Grade 8b
Short Story
Murphy’s Law
Leylene Kruger
Ben Vorster High School
Grade 8
Art
3rd PRIZE WINNERS:
Haneke Strumpher
Individual entry
Grade 8
Poem
Horse from the Heavens
Ndibo Tebape
Westwood Int. School Botswana
Grade 10
Short Story
Mean Girls
Richard Scholtz
Potchefstroom Gimnasium
Grade 10
Art
Brotherly Love
Erin Louw
Art & Us Art School
Grade 8
Art
Pool Lady
4th PRIZE WINNERS
Abigail Potgieters
Harvest Christian School
Grade 9
Photo
The Sea
Natalia Carvalho
Westwood Int. School Botswana
16 years
Short Story
Goodbye
Immanuel Keirom
Westwood Int. School Botswana
Grade 8b
Short Story
Shallow Whispers
Hans Viljoen
Potchefstroom Gim.
Grade 12
Short Story
Paternoster
L. J van Vuuren
Goudveld High Shool
Grade 10
Poem
Die Boemelaar
Marica T. Engelbrecht
Ferdinand Postma High
Grade 12
Poem
Dogterjie Alleen
C.R. Liversage
Ben Vorster High
-
Poem
Moment before time
Hanneke S
Individual entry
Grade 8
Poem
Hartsnoertjie
Natasha Collier
St. Mary’s DSG Kloof
Grade 9T
Poem
A Life that Deserved …..
Mbali Shazi
St Mary’s DSG Kloof
Grade 10
Poem
Revival
Katie Williams
Wynberg Girl’s High
Grade 8E
Poem
Refugee’s Journey
Daniel Grinlay
CBC St John’s
-
Poem
The Sea
Kimberley Dent
Rhenish Girls High
Grade 11
Poem
A Day in the Life of…..
Tamlin Locke
St Mary’s DSG Kloof
Grade 9P
Poem
No-Mates-Land
Karabo Mmitshana
Hillview High School
-
Poem
When I’m gone
Jaimee Langerman
CBC St. John’s
Grade 10
Poem
Dark Intentions
Fathima Siddi Ganie
Danville Girls High
Grade 10
Poem
I Am
Clare Rodseth
Wynberg Girl’s High
Grade 9N
Poem
Far and Away – Descriptive essay
Zantie Bosman
Ben Vorster High
Grade 9
Art
Dogs & Duck
Anri Winter
Ben Vorster High
Grade 8A
Art
“Boesman”
WINNING SCHOOLS
WINNING TEACHER:
St Mary’s DSG Kloof
R 500.00
A. PITOUT Ben Vorster High
R 1000.00
Rhenish Girls High
R 500.00
Arts & us Art School
R 500.00
CBC St. John’s Parklands
R 500.00
Ben Vorster High School
R 500.00
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Student:
School:
Grade/Age:
Type of Entry:
Title
1ST PRIZE WINNERS:
Liza M.. Combrink
Laerskool Wesbank
Grade 7
Short Story
Kolle op die maan
Anekita Maree
Tini Vorster Laerskool
12 years
Art
Windmill
2ND PRIZE WINNER:
Amorees Maree
Tini Vorster Laerskool
10 years
Art
Old man
3RD PRIZE WINNER:
Rushern Chetty
St. Benedict School
Grade 6
Photo
Waterfall by Sani Pass
4th PRIZE WINNERS:
Marisa van Niekerk
Laerskool Herbertsdale
-
Poem
Kind se hoop
Alice Power
Individual entry
13 years
Poem
XLIII
Justin Dewing
Individual entry
Grade 7
Poem
The Loves of Life
Gabriella Snoyman
Hirsch Lyons School
Grade 6
Poem
Contentment
Kerri-Ann Bevis
St Benedict School
11 Years
Poem
War
Anika Hoffman
Arts & Us Art School
Grade 2
Art
The Cottage
Amy Brooks
Arts & Us Ar School
Grade 4
Art
Romance is…..
Yaffa Abadie
Hirsch Lyons School
Grade 6
Poem
?
Boaz Carr
Hirsch Lyons School
Grade 6
Poem
What makes me happy
Sarah Brooks
Arts & Us Art School
Grade 1
Art
Man with a Hat
Adult competition results
NAME:
COUNTRY:
TYPE:
TITLE:
1st PRIZE WINNERS R 36 000.00/4 WINNERS = R 9 000.00 PER WINNER
CATHERINE VORSTER
SOUTH AFRICA
SHORT STORY
THE LITTLE YELLOW PEARL
PIETER FILMALTER
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
THIS WORLD’S A PRELUDE
EMIL HANNSON
SWEDEN
ART
TREES BY RIVER
MARKUS NILSEN
NORWAY
ART
NATURE: AUTUM
2ND PRIZE WINNERS R 12 000.00/ 3 WINNERS = R 4 000.00 PER WINNER
SUSAN J. MOORE
USA
POEM
UNTITLED
OLIVIA SCOTT
UK
PHOTO
WILDLIFE
KAREN VAN HEERDEN
SOUTH AFRICA
PHOTO
SUNSET & WINDMILL
3RD PRIZE WINNERS R 6000.00/ 3 WINNERS = R 2 000.00 PER WINNER
LESLEY WHITE
AUSTRALIA
POEM
THE GIFT OF LIFE
EYAL MORAN
ISRAEL
POEM
COLORS OF THE SKY
LAURA BECKER
GERMANY
PHOTO
FLOWERS
4TH PRIZE WINNERS - RECEIVES AN ANTHOLGY – AVAILABLE JUNE 2008
WILLIAM LACEWELL
USA
POEM
THE ELEPHANT HUNT
SARAH LEPPINGTON
UK
POEM
IN SIGNIFICANCE
STEVEN T. RAKWENA
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S DAY
SHIRLEY ADLEY
USA
POEM
ECSTASY
LILIAN SLV SAID
SOUT AFRICA
POEM
TERWYL JY WAG
CHRISTINA REIHILL
IRELAND
POEM
THE ALCHEMIST
MR. N. RAJU
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
THE STERLITZIA
LESLEY TURNER
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
WHAT IS A SON?
ANAND JANEFALKAR
USA
POEM
HEARTBROKEN
VICTOR AKINRINMADE
UK
POEM
THE TASTE OF YOUR LIPS
SKEELO KHUMALO
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
THE POEM IN YOUR HEART
CORINA HUSTAK
CANADA
POEM
GOD WATCHING
BETRIX HOOMAN
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
VERLORE VEER
CATHERINE VORSTER
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
UNTOUCHED
AMBER RHEA McMAINS
USA
POEM
A RAID IN SIERRA LEONE
MICHAEL SPARKS
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
EXTINCT
MAY (HTWAY) WIN
MYANMAR
POEM
WE ARE BECOMING
KAREN VAN HEERDEN
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
HANELIE
HEATHER ANGKA
CANADA
POEM
ALL MINUTES ETERNAL
SONJA LABUSCHAGNE
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
MY ROOM WITH A VIEW
ONWUMERE NICHOLAS UDE
NIGERIA
POEM
TEARS FROM THE SUN
SHARON BLACK
FRANCE
POEM
WOLWEDANS
DIEER VELDSMAN
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
SLAGOFFERS VAN MASSAPRODUKSIE
JOSEPH R. SHERMAN
PORTUGAL
POEM
A CALL TO PASSION
ILSE A. COETSEE
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
ODE TO A DEAD MAN
SAMUEL ANSAH
GHANA
SHORT STORY
BLUE CARPET
DIANE BRETT
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
THE BLAKENED SKY
MARLA A. MARTIN
USA
POEM
MAGIC WINDOW
ISAAC THLAKO
SOUTH AFRICA
POEM
TO THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD
ANJOLIEN BRINK
SOUTH AFRICA
ART
THE LITTLE YELLOW PEARL
WE NOW APPEAL TO ALL ENTRANTS WHO HAVE WON A CASH PRIZE TO FORWARD THEIR BANKING DETAILS, AS WE WILL BE TRANSFERING THE PRIZE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO THEIR BANK ACCOUNT. THE PRIZES WILL BE PAID BY NOT LATER THAN 15.12.2007.
Due to unforeseen circumstances the CD/DVD will not be printed. The entrants who have paid for the CD/DVD will now receive 2 anthologies instead of one. Selected art & photos will now be placed in our gallery on our website. This will be done in the course of December 2007 .
