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 Guidelines

If you are looking for a competition to enter, check out the FAWWA Competitions Calendar.

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 winners!

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’ page

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 MPolain

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 Farm

• Opening Date: 1 April 2012
• Closing Date: 1 June 2012 (entries must be postmarked by this date to be accepted)
• Number of Words: Maximum 3000 per story
• Prizes: First $400; Second $100; 2 x Highly Commended $50.
• Entry Fee: $10 per story (maximum of three stories per author) Cheques payable to FAWWA
• Entries must be accompanied by an entry form

First prize     His Burning Bleeding Heart  -  Karen Dixon

Second prize     Crossing the Ditch   -  John Poole

Download the Judges Report

Highly Commended -

How to Write a Book in 10 Weeks   -   John Pitman

Monuments of Murujuta  -   Alison Perrett

Between Loongana and Deacon  -   Varnya Bromilow

First prize    Glory Vine   -  Peter Bishop of NSW

Second prize     Pension Plan   -  Peter Bishop of NSW Download

Highly Commended     The Hotbox   -  Peter Bibby of WA Download

First prize: “Roy, 1932″  Esther Ottaway (TAS)

Second prize: “Henry Kendall’s Last Field Book Entry on Trees”  Carolyn Leach-Paholski (VIC)

Highly Commended:

“Vindstille”   Ian C. Smith (VIC)

“Ask Not”   Margaret Bradstock (NSW)

“Blackwood”    Kevin Gillam (WA)

“My Gelt Horse”   Kathryn Lomer (TAS)

“Mornington Crescent (Camden Town)”    Jena Woodhouse (QLD)

Commended:

“You Shot Thru”   Nadine Brown (WA)

“Film Version of the Poet’s Life”   Roland Leach

“Caravan Park: Denham: Afternoon”   Alan James (WA)

“The Banks Where the Carnivorous Plants Grow”   Melanie Busato (QLD)

“You Step Outside on your Fortieth Birthday”   Kriten Lang (TAS)