SLAMbassadors UK
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| Awarded for | The best performance poetry by a person of 18 years old or under |
| Location | London, England |
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| First awarded | 2001 |
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SLAMbassadors UK is a national youth poetry slam, considering work from young people aged 12–18. It started in 2001 as "The London Mayor's Poetry Slam",[1] making it the UK's longest running youth slam. In 2003 it became known as the "Rise Slam", before settling on its current name, SLAMbassadors. Throughout the history of the slam, it has been run by its Artistic Director Joelle Taylor, with the support of the Poetry Society.[2]
Over the years the slam has produced numerous winners who have gone on to make excellent careers for themselves in the UK performance poetry scene.
List of Winners (Incomplete)[edit]
| Year | Winners | Judges | Venue |
| 2002 | Anthony Anaxagorou[1] | Joelle Taylor | |
| 2003 | Kayo Chingonyi[3] | ||
| 2004 | Louise Hill[4] | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2006 | Hussain Manawer,[5] Chris Preddie OBE[6] | ||
| 2007 | Naga MC[7] | ||
| 2008 | |||
| 2009 | Naga MC[7] | ||
| 2010 | Vanessa Kisuule[8] | Linton Kwesi Johnson[8] | The Drill Hall[8] |
| 2011 | Megan Beech,[9] Aaron Denyer, Harry Wilson | ||
| 2012 | Gabriel Akamo,[10] Charlotte Higgins[11] | ||
| 2013 | Aakifah Aboobakar, Jennifer Burville-Riley, Nafeesa Mohammed, Samilah Naira, Ollie O'Niell, Anna-Rose Thomas[12] | Holly McNish, Bea Colley[12] | Royal Festival Hall |
| 2014 | Abdullah Alselami,[13] Ibukun Badmus,[14] Jemima Higgins,[15] Saoirse Lennon,[16] Tommy Sissons,[17] Katie Walters[18] | Kate Tempest[13] | |
| 2015 | Ruth Awolola, Damayanti Chatterjee, Abi Cook, Damilare Haastrup, Jay Hulme,[19] Tane Prior, Georgie Smith[20] | Anthony Anaxagorou[19] | Royal Festival Hall |
| 2016 | Ana, Zubeyda Elmi, Aislinn Evans, Neha Singh, Maya Sourie, Globe Poets – Joshua Adeyemi, Tasnima Ahmed, Halil Ibrihim Es, Zareen Roy-Macauley and Sharon Machisa[21] | Lemn Sissay MBE[22] | |
| 2017 | Sabrina Mahfouz[23] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rhyme wave". The Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Slambassadors 2017 for 12-18yr olds now open for entries". Poetry Can. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Kayo Chingonyi". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Louise Hill". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Decade Update". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Chris Preddie OBE". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "NAGA MC". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Vanessa Kisuule". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Megan Beech". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Gabriel Akamo". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Charlotte Higgins". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Winners Announced". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Abdullah Alselami". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Ibukun Badmus". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Jemima Higgins". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Saoirse Lennon". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Tommy Sissons". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Katie Walters". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Jay Hulme". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "SLAMbassadors 2015 Winners". Youtube. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "SLAMbassadors 2016 - The Winners". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lemn Sissay MBE Announced as Judge". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Sabrina Mahfouz to judge SLAMbassadors 2017!". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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