Announcing the Richard Flint Awards Winners

29th September 2026

The British Polio Fellowship has announced the winners of this year’s Richard Flint Awards, which were presented at the Fellowship’s Annual General Meeting on 17 September.

Now an established highlight of the Fellowship’s annual calendar, the awards were created following a generous donation from the late Richard Flint. His aim was to encourage people affected by polio to explore and develop their creative and artistic talents.

Each year, members are invited to submit their work across three categories: Art, Photography and Poetry. The competition recognises the creativity and individuality of each entry, with prizes awarded to the top three submissions in every category.

The prize winners receive £250 for first place, £150 for second place and £75 for third place.

This year’s winners

PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Violet Roe – Almost Missed Dinner
2nd Louis Ricafort – Red VW Beetle with flowers
3rd Hansa Varsani – Hitchin Lavender

POETRY
1st Fiona Clark – The Will and the Way
2nd George Allan – Cats can
3rd Lottie Brookfroth – The Beautiful and the Broken

ART
1st Diane Hayes – Wildflower Landscape
2nd Franco Marinelli – Pencil Portrait of My Father
3rd Moz Copestake – Lady of Ellipses

We would like to congratulate all of this year’s winners, as well as everyone who took the time to enter the competition and share their creative work.

The winning entries can be viewed here and are also featured in the Autumn issue of The Bulletin, the British Polio Fellowship’s quarterly magazine.