SHORTLISTED IN WM’S TUTANKHAMUN POETRY COMPETITION WERE: Guy Carter, Petersfield, Hampshire; Christine Griffin, Hucclecote, Gloucester; Sarah Das Gupta, Mamuden, Essex; Tracey Kitchen, Daventry, Northamptonshire; Lesley Mason, Norwich, Norfolk; Julie Shackman, Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire; Sim Smailes, Braintree, Essex; Sylvia Taylor, St. Loup Lamaire, France; Elizabeth Holley, Hereford, Hazel Collins, Bedford; Bill Lythgoe,Wigan, Lancashire
Howard Carter asserted that he found ‘wonderful things’ when he opened the sealed doorway to discover Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus. His reaction was reflected in the wonderful things that emerged from the poetry competition celebrating the event a century later. This competition inspired writers to seek out every aspect of the story. The events surrounding the discovery, historical facts, personal reflections, the mythology of the curse, and a range of other associated themes brought the poems to life.
A wealth of knowledge and research was
