Read Winning Poems
Congratulations to all winners who submitted fantastic poems to Wingword Poetry Competition. The top 3 prize winning poems from past competitions are made available to the public on the website below. Full list of winners is available under the Resources section.
2024 (Summer Cycle)
English Category
1st Prize: Dear Baba by Ilina Sinha
2nd Prize: My Mother by Neelima Chakraborty
3rd Prize: The Seat of All Problems by Satish Pendharkar
Regional Category (Indian Languages)
1st Prize: ఆత్మవిశ్వాసం by Rekha NMS
2nd Prize: एक वृक्ष की आत्मकथा by Jaya Mishra
3rd Prize: था वो बचपन by Satya Deo Pathak
Junior Category (For kids)
1st prize: पोपट लाल : एक भूचाल by Tanishka Ghatak
2023
Main ( English Category)
1st Prize: My Architectural Education by Surabhi Naik
2nd Prize: Theme With Variations by Lawrence Fray
3rd Prize: Dressing native normalcy in modern absurdity by Hema Nayak
Regional Category (Indian Languages)
1st Prize: ग़ुलामों की बस्ती by Deepak Ahuja
2nd Prize: ಎನ್ನ ಒಮ್ಮೆ ತಾಯಾಗಿಸು by Shailesh Shivakumar
3rd Prize: सड़क by Anand Pandey ‘Raj
2022
Main ( English Category)
1st Prize: Daybreak by Nandana Sen
2nd Prize: Darjeeling Tea by Bibhusha Rai
3rd Prize: Barren by Navjyot Kaur
Regional Category (Indian Languages)
1st Prize: অভিসার by Suniti Kumar Maity
2nd Prize: ମହାନଦୀକୁ ବିଚିତ୍ର ସମୟର ଡ଼ାକ by Sibu Kumar Das
3rd Prize: তুমি আমার প্রভু by Spondon Ganguli
2020
Main Category ( English)
1st Prize: Matriarchal Patriarch by Neal Hall
2nd Prize: The Killing Fields by Zarin Virji
3rd Prize: Father’s Shirt by Gopi Kottoor
2019
Main Category ( English)
1st Prize: Dinner Table Conversations by Eshna Sharma
2nd Prize: Strapped on Cash by Biju Reddy
3rd Prize: ख़ुशहाल by Shreya Deshpande
Regional Category (Indian Languages)
1st Prize: তাহার সঙ্গে তাহার by Dwaita Hazra Goswami
3rd Prize: آپ تھوڑا صبر تو رکھیں by Asma Tariq
Junior Category ( For kids)
1st prize: Through Calcutta's Streets by Anurima Mukherjee
2nd Prize: Kaagaz Nahi The by Misha Oberoi
3rd Prize: City in the Eyes of 11 Years Old by Y Meenakshi
2018
1st Prize: कागज़ by Digvijay Kunwar
2nd Prize: The Burial by Jane Mary Joseph
3rd Prize: Organ by Yashi Gupta
2017
1st Prize: The Wait by Vancouver Shullai
2nd Prize: Still by Debarshi Mitra
3rd Prize: Kalyani by Trijita Mukherjee
Well done to the winners who’ve done themselves and their families proud! Very well done.
We were blown away by their amazing work which exposed us to distinct new ways of thinking and signified deep meaning in only a few stanzas.