THE FLAT LAKE OPEN POETRY COMPETITION

Winner -  2007

' Rain, that Thief ' by Mary O'Donnell

Mary was awarded a coverted 'Flat Lake Trophy - beautifuly crafted by Simon 'Lumps' Roberts and will also have her poem published by Flat Lake ...just as soon as we get a ..ahem ...publisher)

Winner of best poem read by an Actor:
'Butterfly Love', Marisha Arnold


Three finalists from the heats were:

'Rain, that Thief' Mary O'Donnell

‘December Rain’, Maureen Gallagher

‘Luke Walker’, Liam Breen

Short List of 15 Finalists were:

HEAT 1

1.Marisha Frances Hase     READ BY ACTOR
Butterfly Love

2.Edith Geraghty
WAITING Rooms.                 READ BY ACTOR

3. Frank Murphy                   READ BY ACTOR
A House of Cards

4. Shaun Dingwall               READ BY ACTOR
 Its Shady in Hades

5. Maureen Gallagher
December Rain

HEAT 2

1.Peter Goulding
The Cotton Man

2.John Fallon
The Ultimate Fade             READ BY ACTOR

3.Liam Breen
Luke Walker

4.Kevin Rickard 
The Author

5.Jock Scott
Flat Lake Corncrake

HEAT 3
1.Moll Andre
Following Frida       

2.Moll Andre
Rain, That Thief       

3.Susan Tepper
Piled                                    READ BY ACTOR

4.Mark Madden
This year’s straights

5.Mark Madden
The Extremist