Hannah Frank Art Poetry Competition and news Jan 2010
Fiona Frank
Dear Hannah Frank friends, fans, family and poetry aficionados,
Let me know if you’d like to come off this list which I use to send out information about the art of my late aunt, Hannah Frank. (no more than one a month, I promise!)
Attached is a poster promoting the poetry competition we launched at the end of last year on the anniversary of my aunt’s death. Forgive me if I’ve already sent you one. We’d very much appreciate it if you would print one or two off and put them up somewhere – at a local library, college, writing group, school, community centre, or anywhere where you think a budding poet or creative writer might see it. And/or please circulate the following details to anyone you think might be interested or might be able to publicise the competition.
The HANNAH FRANK ART POETRY COMPETITION
The Hannah Frank Art poetry competition is free to enter for children and young people aged 18 and under, and entry costs £3.00 per poem for adults – refundable against Hannah Frank prints or cards in the online shop. Entrants have to write a poem, in English or Scots, inspired by one of Hannah Frank’s black and white drawings. The closing date is 31st March 2010. To go with the competition there’s a special offer on the two Hannah Frank books and the biographical DVD, ‘The Spark Divine’ – made by award-winning filmmaker Sarah Thomas in 2008 to celebrate the artist’s 100th birthday. The competition will be judged by Scottish poet David Kinloch. The first prize in the adult category is £200, and the first prize in the 18 and under category is £100. Full details including prizes in four 18 and under categories, and an online gallery of drawings to inspire you, can be found on the website http://www.hannahfrank.org.uk where you’ll find the competition rules and an entry form.
There was a lovely article about the poetry competition in the Glasgow Evening Times at the end of last month. You can see it online http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks-ignore/hannah-s-work-inspires-the-poets-of-tomorrow-1.995410 but the online version doesn’t include the fantastic photographs that appeared in the paper version, of the budding young poets from Pollokshields Primary School and Calderwood Lodge Primary School who read out the poems they’d written for the competition launch. You can see some of the poetry – and an interview with one of the teachers who inspired it - on my blog, http://fionaathannahfrank.blogspot.com/ where there’s a longer account of the launch with some photos.
The only other thing I have to report is that the edition of the excellent glossy magazine Scottish Woman featuring my late aunt is still on the shelves. It’s really worth a look – go and buy it if you’re in Scotland, and see the article on page 56.
Best wishes for 2010
Fiona Frank
Niece of the late Hannah Frank.
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