A massive THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for our annual Black in White Poetry Competition awards night and Book Launch
What an incredible evening celebrating the truth, talent, and transformation of poetry. This year’s event showed how poetry continues to illuminate the realities of racism, resilience, and diversity, turning pain into art and art into action. A massive thank you to everybody who shared the stage – your words reminded us of the power of art to challenge, to heal, and to connect. Each poem was a reminder of why stories matter, and why representation must continue to take centre stage.
We would like to take a moment to offer our huge congratulations to all our entrants and winners, whose words moved, challenged, and inspired us:
1. CHILDHOOD CATEGORY
1st Place: Jebril Umo, “School Ain’t Neutral”
2nd Place: Zachary Andrade, “The Day I Stopped My Hand”
3rd Place: Jenny Mitchell, “Sweet Took On A Different Meaning”
2. WORKPLACE CATEGORY
1st Place: Dennis Johnstone, “White Face, Foreign Hands”
2nd Place: Farnaz Raiz, “What Are Your Plans For The Weekend”
3rd Place: Agnes F. Nyama, “Leading Lady”
Here’s your reminder that all shortlisted poems can now be found in the new anthology White Face, Foreign Hands by visionary, poet and founder of TTWF @charlotte_lynchshyllon!
Thank you again for joining us for an incredible evening. We can’t wait for our next event!
