A SOUTHAMPTON poet has won a prestigious writing competition.

Roger Kingman has seen his story The Rendezvous in print after winning the general fiction award in Writers of the Year 2013.

The 66-year-old retired Cemix Marine UK logistics controller from Sholing won in the general fiction category after entering his story about terrorism and revolution when a ship is found in the Caribbean.

The Writers of the Year 2014 competition is now open. For more information on how to enter, call 0844 800 9177.