Haldimand County Public Library announces the winners of 11th annual April Poetry Contest

The Haldimand County Public Library would like to thank everyone who submitted a poem to its 11th Annual April Poetry Contest. This year’s contest was a tremendous success with submissions received from individuals across the County.

Congratulations to the following individuals for their winning entries, which followed this year’s theme, “Growth”.

The 2024 Winners:

Deborah Beauchamp, 1st place adult category
Lindsay Polillo, 2nd place adult category
Ulrike Bachmann, 3rd place adult category
Marcel Sousa, 1st place intermediate category
Reed Holmes, 1st place junior category
Charlotte Snyder, 2nd place junior category
Alexandria Knox, 3rd place junior category
Ally Houwer, 1st place primary category
August Sholer, 2nd place primary category
Jayden Clint, 3rd place primary category

An awards ceremony and poetry reading will be held at the Caledonia Branch on Wednesday June 5th at 6:30pm. All members of the public are welcome to attend.

The Library would like to extend a special thank you to our local sponsors, whose generous donations helped make this contest possible: The Hagersville Lions Club, The Caledonia Lions Club, The Women’s Institute- Haldimand District, and The Friends of the Dunnville Library.

To read a copy of the winning poems, please contact the Haldimand County Public Library.