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September 15th, 2026
Wax Poetry and Art presents the final results for the 2025/2026 Legends of Shakespeare's Pen Contest. The readers have spoken!
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FIRST PLACE (201 Readers)
Shakespeare's Pen 2025/2026 – Winner for AFRICA
A Fool of Warmth
by John N.D. Garang
(Kigali, Rwanda)
SECOND PLACE (129 Readers)
Shakespeare's Pen 2025/2026 – Winner for UNITED STATES
To My Friend Who Was a Natural Disaster
by Isis Zystrid
(Shoreline, Washington, United States)
THIRD PLACE (43 Readers)
Shakespeare's Pen 2025/2026 – Winner for the AMERICAS
Long Way From Home
by Linette Rabsatt
(Tortola, British Virgin Islands)
FOURTH PLACE
Shakespeare's Pen 2025/2026 – Winner for OCEANIA
Breadcrumbs
by Emma Robinson
(Aldgate, South Australia, Australia)
FIFTH PLACE
Shakespeare's Pen 2025/2026 – Winner for CANADA
On Mother's Day
by Anna Nike Leskowsky
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
SIXTH PLACE
Shakespeare's Pen 2025/2026 – Winner for EUROPE
Tonight
by Ana-Mariya Boykova
(Radomir, Pernik, Bulgaria)
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