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This poem is read by June Wentland, a writer and poet. She is a member of the Bath Writers & Artists Group, and one of the judges of this competition. They said we’re all in LockdownI said hang on a minuteWe’ve got one of those in PensfordBut we’ll never all get in it ! They…

This poem is read by Sophie Dumont, a Bath-based poet affiliated with Bath Spa University She prepares to sleep. She opens the window to maintain an optimal temperature of eighteen degrees Celsius. She hears a gush, a flood of water pouring into next-door’s  fishpond. She is reminded of Victorian toilet blocks, with chain  pull flushes…

This poem is read by Chris Beale, a performance poet who runs the event series Bristol Tonic. He is a writer, producer and a real supporter of libraries. It is the most beautiful spring I can remember, Bright blue sky, and windows filled with soft sunlight Flamingo-pink blossom floats on the cherry trees Wild garlic…

This story is read by Tanvir Bush, a local author, photographer and researcher, and one of the judges of this competition. He was looking over again. Just a glance, the fifth since Stevie had sat in the window that evening. The fourth evening in a row. After a rocky few weeks, he’d settled into a…

This story is read by Rachel Ward, a local author of young adult and adult crime novels. Rachel is also co-host of the B&NES Libraries crime book group, The Bath Bloodhounds. Mary was old, she knew this because she was born in 1931, because the mirror told her and her bad legs confirmed it. She…

This story is read Bel Mooney, a local writer of adult and children’s books, journalist and broadcaster. She’s never been one for the crowded places. The town squares with their fountains and their tourists, the pedestrianised areas thronging with shoppers, the pubs full of drinkers spilling onto the streets. No. She likes the quiet. And the wild…