The Trudy Graham Julie Lewis Literary Award for Prose results with the Judge’s Report and President’s Comments are now available on the Competition Page.
First Place was awarded to Kerrin O’Sullivan for ‘The Last Days of Rue Bebelons”.
Second Place was awarded to Erica Woolgar for “The Woman who loved Owls”
Third Place was awarded to Cassie Hamer for “The Little Death”
The Judge’s Encouragement Award for Youth went to Courtney Ingvarson for “Drift”
PCWC President, Susan Stevens with Courtney Ingvarson winner of the Judge’s Encouragement Award for Youth, with the Judge, Maureen-Helen.
The four Highly Commended Certificates went to
Natalie Truong for “Escaping Vietnam”
Elizabeth Hobbs for “What is This?”
Carmel Lillis for “Red Work”
Tom Slack for “The Chocolate Maker”
The four Commended Certificates went to
Heather Webster for “Which came First?”
Jean Snelling for “Our Special Place”
Willa Hogarth for “Death Cafe”
Peter Newell for “Letter to Ingrid”
We also had one very special visitor to the Awards Celebrations. And he is our very favourite four legged companion animal. His name is Rupert and he decided that he would like to get into the picture as well. Here he is with Courtney and her mother.
Rupert with Courtney and her mother.