The Tom Collins Poetry Prize 2013 is Now Open
The Tom Collins Poetry Prize is an annual competition inaugurated by FAWWA in 1975 in memory of Australian author Joseph Furphy (1843 – 1912) who wrote as Tom Collins. First Prize is $1000, Second Prize is $400 and four Highly Commended poems receive $150 each. Poems should be no more than 60 lines. Closing date is 15 December. TCPP2013 Entry Form and...
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Read MoreAlison Davis wins the Hadow Stuart 2013
Read Alison’s Award winning story, Flatpacked. Second Prize went to Carmel Lillis for her story, Fly, Flee, Flow. Beverley Lello was Highly Commended for Mens Shed. Zena Shapter was also Highly Commended for ‘Weighing Time.’ Commended entries were; Russell Dawson for ‘Excerpts from the Diary of Stephen Freeberne.’ Brooke Dunnell for ‘Alarm.’ Pamela Spackman for ‘Straight Street.’ Sharyn Stone for ‘Too Many Birds are Singing.’ Brian Ross for ‘Watchers Observed.’ Jude Bridge for ‘The Brown Widow.’ Danielle McGee for ‘Sunlight Flashed on Metal.’ Congratulations to all...
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Lyndall Hadow/Donald Stuart Competition: Judges Report
On Sunday 18th, author Barbara Yates Rothwell (pictured) and the FAWWA announced the Prizes in the Lyndall Hadow/Donald Stuart Competition, at Mattie Furphy’s house. ADJUDICATION REPORT FOR SHORT STORY COMPETITION To read the winning story go to the ‘Competitions’...
Read MoreTom Collins Poetry Prize 2013 Winners Announced
Congratulations to all our winners. First Prize Fifteen by E.A. Horne NSW Second Prize Surrounded by Anne-Marie Newton WA Highly Commended Cut by Brian Walters VIC Age sixteen by Carolyn Abbs WA Conservation status by Virginia Jealous WA Looks by Lucy Dougan WA Commended Revealed by Laura Jan Shore NSW Gingerbread House by Zan (Suzanne) Ross WA Pemberton Mist by Josephine Clarke WA Tom Collins Poetry Prize Judge’s Report...
Read MoreHadow Stuart Competition Winners Announced
At an event held at Mattie Furphy House, Liana Joy Christensen, Judge of the Hadow Stuart Short Story Competition 2012, announced the winners. Equal First Prize went to Alexis Hailstones of Queensland for her story Simmering, and to Josephine Clarke of Western Australia for her story On This Big Farm. Each of them received a cheque for $250. Two prizes of $50 each were won for the two Highly Recommended Stories; Amnesia by Amy Dawson of the ACT, and The Blind is Broken by Mikaela Castledine of Western Australia. Judge’s Report Simmering On This Big...
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