Annual Literary Competition Results 2019

Eastwood/ Hills FAW recently held our Annual Literary Competition Presentation Day. We are very pleased to congratulate the following 2019 Category Winners and place-getters.

Prize winners 2019	place	Title	Author
short story	1st	A sense of Place	Janice Williams
	2nd	Bones of Death	Jim Briggenshaw
	commended	Blast the Fish	Jim Kent
	commended	Head Cheese	Janeen Samuel
	commended	Writer’s Pride	Janet Upcher
	commended	An Act of Closure	Terrie Ferman
Short Short story	1st	The Night Parrot	Kerrin O’Sullivan
	2nd	Hells Belles	Jim Briggenshaw
	HC	Heaven	Kerry Lown Whalen
	Commended	The Cando Kid	Paul Hydes
	commended	Rosie’s Present	Jim Brigginshaw
Poetry	1st	Kimberley	Richenda Rudman
	2nd	Hyacinths and Biscuits	David Terelinck
	HC	Snapshot of a Fishing Village	JLKoch
	HC	Nana’s Undies	David Terelinck
	HC	Swallows	Janeen Samuel
	C	Spinsters	Janet Upcher
	C	Song of Freedom	Mandy Langlois
	C	Spitfire Pilots	Richenda Rudman
Memoir	1st	The Garrya	Janeen Samuel
	2nd	Magpie Life Lessons	Don Horne
Boree Log	1st	The Struggle	Brenda Joy
	HC	So Women Wept	Brenda Joy
	HC	Imitation Eagles	Brenda Joy
	C	Country Pubs	Janice Williams
	C	Searching	Denise Aldridge
	C	An Honest Man	Jim Kent

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Eastwood/Hills Annual Literary Competition Results 2018

Short Story Section

First Place: ‘An Artist and his Models’, Helen Lyne, NSW

Second Place: ‘Lifesavers’, Margaret Campbell, Vic

Highly Commended:

‘Photo Opportunity’, Janice Williams, Vic

‘A Beige Room’, Jacqueline Trott, NSW

‘A Certain Sanctuary’, Philip Derone, NSW

Commended:

‘Can you Smell Sulphur’, Jim Kent, NSW

‘Being Neighbourly’, Margot Ogilvie, SA

‘Pilgrimage’, Kerrin O’Sullivan, Vic

 

Poetry Section

First Place: ‘Manji the Old Man Mad with Painting’, Shane McCauley, WA

Second Place: ‘Dirty Laundry’, David Terelinck, QLD

Highly Commended:

‘Uninvited Guest’, Vivien de Jong, Vic

‘Nowhere to Turn’, David Campbell, Vic

‘Red Lipstick’, Richenda Rudman, Vic

‘Mr Merman’s Pool’, Wendall Watt, NSW

Commended:

‘At the Breast Clinic’, Shane McCauley, WA

‘Uluru Caper’, Decima Wraxall, NSW

 

Alan Russell Memoir Section

First Place: ‘The Music Teacher’, Shelley Hansen, QLD

Second Place: ‘Clouds’, Jahan Tyson, NSW

Highly Commended:

‘Sketchbooks of Memory – Epiphanies’, Anita Howard, NSW

‘Taken as Red’, Jim Brigginshaw, NSW

‘Needlework’, Cheryl Howard, Vic

Commended:

‘The Day Dad Fixed the Shed’, Judith Turner, NSW

‘The Beauty of Queensland’, Joe Harrison, NSW

‘Billy Cart Kids’, Dianna Edwards, QLD

 

Pauline Walsh Award for Short, Short Story Section

First Place: ‘Just Desserts’, Elizabeth Egan, NSW

Second Place: ‘Reach for the Sky’, David Campbell, Vic

Highly Commended: ‘A Love Story’, Barbara Vertigan, Vic

Commended:

‘Out of the Fog’, Don Horne, NSW

‘It’s a Small World’, Elaine Staples, NSW

 

Boree Log Section

First Place: ‘Riley’s Billy Lids’, Tom McIlveen, NSW

Second Place: ‘Modern Day Drovers’, Brenda Joy, QLD

Highly Commended:     

‘The Trouble and Strife’, Jan Foster, Vic

‘The Flower Thief’, Jim Brigginshaw, NSW

Commended: ‘Boiled Eggs’, Shelley Hansen, QLD