• First prize in Swanwick poetry competition 2008
• Winner of Writing Magazine Space poetry competition 2008
• First prize Swanwick Writing for Children 2009
• Shortlisted in The Plough Poetry competition 2009
• Shortlisted in the Wannabe a Writer? novel competition in 2008.
• Shortlisted in the Cornerstones Literacy agency ''Are You Ready To Submit?' competition March 2009.
• Runner up in the Divine Chocolate poetry competition 2010
• Shortlisted seven times 2008-2011 in Writers' News and Writing Magazine poetry competitions.
• 2010 runner up in the John Clare Trust poetry competition http://www.clarecottage.org/poetryprize.htm
• Shortlisted Swanwick Poetry competition 2010
• Shortlisted in the Frederik Van Eeden poetry competition 2010 http://www.hollandparkpress.co.uk/news_detail.php?news_id=36
• Second prize in Artillery of Words poetry competition 2010
• Third prize in the Baskalier poetry competition 2010
• Highly commended in Sussex Slipstream poetry competition 2010
• Runner up twice in Writers' Forum poetry competition 2010 and 2011 http://www.writersconference.co.uk/conference.htm
• Children/ Teen books highly commended- Winchester Writers' Conference 2008-2011
• Highly commended in the Earlyworks Press Fiction for Children or Teens Competition 2011.
• Shortlisted Chapel Gallery 'Once upon a time' poetry competition 2011
• Winner of Artillery of Words poetry competition April 2011 http://theartilleryofwords.weebly.com/competitions.html
• Two poems commended Sussex Slipstream poetry competition 2011
• First prize in Swanwick poetry competition 2011
• winner in the 'bestforfilm' haiku competition 2011 http://bestforfilm.com/film-blog/hollywood-haikus-2011-competition-winners/
• First prize in the Winchester Writers' Conference Echo Poetry Competition July 2011
• Second prize in the Writing for Children age 8-11 Winchester Writers' Conference July 2011
• Shirley has also had poems published in magazines and anthologies
• Finalist in BritWriters' Awards September 2011 - category children's books.
  http://www.britwriters.com/adult-category-finalists-announced/

If you would like Shirley to judge a poetry competition please contact her for further details info@shirley-elmokadem.co.uk