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Graham Burchell
Graham Burchell (born 20th July 1950 in Canterbury, Kent) is a British poet.

Life
Following a teaching career in which Burchell taught in independent, special and overseas schools in Monmouth Wales, Chililabombwe Zambia, Al Jubail Saudi Arabia, (Exeter, Cullompton and Newton Abbot) Devon, Tenerife, Tequisquiapan Mexico, Paris France and Santiago Chile, he wrote and published two novels for children before turning to poetry in 2004." His home has been in Dawlish, Devon since 2007, although he had first moved to the area in 1983.

Poetry Competition wins

 * 2005 Chapter One Promotions Open Poetry Competition "1st place"
 * 2006 Joy of Life Poetry Contest "1st place"
 * 2006 Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition "Highly Commended"
 * 2008 Welsh Poetry Competition "Specially Commended"
 * 2009 Torriano Poetry Competition "3rd place"
 * 2009 Welsh Poetry Competition "Specially Commended"
 * 2009 Chapter One Promotions Open Poetry Competition "2nd place"
 * 2010 Poetry on the Lake Open Poetry Competition (Short Poem Section) "2nd place"
 * 2010 Educating Kenyan Orphans Poetry Competition "Joint 2nd place"
 * 2010 Birbeck College Arts Week Pantoum Competition "1st place"
 * 2010 Ver Poets Open Poetry Competition "Selected"
 * 2010 Templar Prize "Shortlisted"
 * 2010 Didsbury Arts Festival Competition "1st place"
 * 2010 Plough Prize "Short-listed"
 * 2011 Off The Stanza Poetry Competition "Highly Commended"
 * 2011 Poems Please Me Competition "Shortlisted"
 * 2011 Bradford on Avon Fringe Festival Poetry Competition "3rd place"
 * 2011 Lorca International Translation Competition "2nd place"
 * 2012 Venture Poetry Pamphlet Award "Long-listed"
 * 2012 Mirehouse - Words By The Water Poetry Competition "Highly Commended"
 * 2012 Swale Life Poetry Competition "1st place"
 * 2012 Dor Kemmyn Poetry Competition "1st place"
 * 2012 Poetry on the Lake Open Poetry Competition (Formal Poem Section) "Highly Commended"
 * 2012 The Barn Owl Trust Poetry Competition "2nd place"
 * 2012 Templar Prize "Shortlisted"

Poetry

 * {{cite book| title=Vermeer's Corner| publisher=Foothills Publishing| year=2007| isbn=978-0-941053-75-4
 * {{cite book| title=The Chongololo Club| publisher=Pindrop Press| year=2012| isbn=978-0-9567822-9-8

Fiction

 * Wumpleberries and Gronglenuts. AuthorHouse. April 2003. ISBN 10-1403352127.
 * The Ice Spells of Krollinad. November 2005. Lulu. ISBN 9781411652583.
 * Chester and the Green Pig. Calderwood Books. 2008. ISBN: 978-1-934614-07-5