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Phillipa Holland Poetry Award for 2024 winner Colleen Keating

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I am honoured and excited to win the Phillipa Holland Poetry Award for 2024 for my poem Two Canticles It was announced in the Fellowship of Australian Writers  Eastwood/Hills Poetry Competition, Saturday afternoon 3rd August 2024  on a Zoom meeting to  avail us all  shortlisted candidates to come together from all over Australia.  Thank you to the judges and hard working organisers Carolyn Eldridge-Alfonzetti and Frances moon

I had two poems Shortlisted for the selection, Two Canticles and Ungraspable.

It was also exciting to have my second poem Highly Commended.

Results

Winner of the Phillipa Holland Poetry Award 2024   for the poem Two Canticles.  Colleen Keating

Highly commended in the Phillipa Holland Poetry Award 2024 for the poem Ungraspable  Colleen Keating

Annual Literary Competition Results 2024

AUGUST 3, 2024 / HILLSFAW

 

Eastwood/ Hills FAW has completed judging for our Annual Literary Competition. We are very pleased to congratulate the following 2024 Category Winners and place-getters.

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I feel my winning poem is appropriate for today August 2024 as it is a cry for peace , still a cry  over the hundreds of years from St Francis in the 12th century to Francis Webb who lived in the late 20th century dying in Sydney in 1973 and now I wrtie in 2024 and it is acknowledged with an award.

Last night my award became a reality when i heard from my poetry group Pennant Hills Poet   receiving congratulations even before I could find a list of the winners. Thank you to David and the group for their constant support and positive  edits of our work  each week.

Dear Friends
I have learnt some wonderful news; please excuse me piggy backing on earlier emails.
The results of the annual competitions convened by the Eastwood/Hills FAW have been announced. Our own Colleen has won First prize in the Philippa Holland Award (for poetry) with her poem “Two Canticles”. And Colleen had another poem Highly Commended as well.
Congratulations, Colleen!
Best wishes
David

Eastwood/Hills Fellowship of Australian Writers

Dear Colleen Keating,

I am pleased to announce that your entries ‘Two Canticles’ and ‘ungraspable’ have been shortlisted in the Poetry category of our literary competition.
The Presentation is scheduled to be held via Zoom on Saturday the 3rd of August, 2024 at 2.30pm.  Shortlisted entrants will need to have their entry/entries handy to read out should they be awarded First or Second Place.
The Zoom link will be emailed the day before the event.  Please let us know via return email if you are able or unable to attend.
Thank you for entering our competition.
Regards,
Carolyn Alfonzetti
Competition Secretary
Eastwood/Hills FAW

Short listed Poem in the National Cherry Festival Poetry Competition by Colleen Keating

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Celebrating 41 years of FAW Writers in Young

 

November 20th 2023

 

2023  National Cherry Festival Writing Competition.

Dear Colleen,

Congratulations, you have sent an entry to our 2023 writing competition. This entry has come back from the Judges as a short listed work.  

The awards will be announced at the Cherry Festival event at the Railway Platform in Anderson Park, Lovell Street, Young 

on Sunday, December 3rd 2023 at 10.30 am. Results will not be published prior to this. You will be notified later that day.

You are invited to attend to receive your award, however, if you are unable, this will be sent to you by mail the following Monday, 4th December 2023 with result sheets. 

Any further information please contact us on 02 6382 2614 or 

0408 739 733 or or by email on dwyerjoan@bigpond.com   

RSVP please by December 1st 2023  if you will be attending.

Thank you for entering our competition.

Regards from the FAW National Cherry Festival Writing Competition Committee.

Joan Dwyer     Competition Co Ordinator. 2023

Thank you to a well organised Poetry Competition. The certicicates arrived.

Some say why both with certificates. Well it is still very nice to see appreciation of our work.