FAW National Cherry Festival Poetry Competition, 2024. Highly commended and commended awards

colleen Poetry 14/09/2026Cherry Blossum Festival, commended, Fellowship of Australian Writers, Highly commended, Lambing Flat, On Drifting Cloud, paradox

FELLOWSHIP OF AUSTRALIAN WRITERS NSW

(Supporting and encouraging Australian writers)

National Cherry Festival Writing Competition

( Lambing Flat Regional at Young NSW)

RESULT SHEET 2023

ADULT SHORT STORY SECTION

FIRST PLACE: FAIR GAME ALAN HEWETT Wodonga VIC

SECOND PLACE: I OWE IT ALL TO YOU DAD MIKE WOODHOUSE Bowral NSW

THIRD PLACE: I’M SORRY VIKKI BYE Yarrawonga VIC

HIGHLY COMMENDED:

THE TRENCHES LEE McKERRACHER Raby NSW

A BUMP IN THE ROAD GREG SCHMIDT Claremont Meadows NSW

DIVINE INTERVENTION IRENE DALGETY TIMPONE Atherton QLD

COMMENDED:

WHAT CAME AFTER ELLE VIDOVICH Tugun QLD

COFFEE CRAVINGS DIANNE WIGGINS Bonny Hills NSW

THE LESSON BARRY RILEY Woy Woy NSW

ADULT POETRY

FIRST PLACE: FIELD TO PAGEJULIE BUTLERWalchaNSW

SECOND PLACE: IF I DON’T REMEMBER MARIA C BARREDA-HANSON Bandra Point NSW

THIRD PLACE: FAITH OF MY FATHER CATHERINE LEE Mona Vale NSW

HIGHLY COMMENDED:

THE WEDDING DRESS MARGARET ARMSTRONG Bateman’s Bay NSW

IT LIES THERE ALONE ILANA KRUEGER

PARADOX COLLEEN KEATING Normanhurst NSW

COMMENDED:

ON DRIFTING CLOUD COLLEEN KEATING Normanhurst NSW

ONE COOL EVENING IN MAY KATE MAXWELL Kirribilli NSW

SMALL TOWN SIREN JANE COTTEE Oaks Estate ACT

Fire on Water: Highly Commended in SWW Awards 2018

colleen General 15/10/2018Beverley George, Fire on Water, Ginninderra Press, Highly commended, Society of Women Writers, State Library, Susan Fealty, SWW Book Awards

The SWW Book Awards were announced in the Historic State Library at a packed Literary Luncheon on Wednesday.

I am thrilled to announce Fire on Water has won the Highly Commended Award in the Society of Women Writers Biennial Poetry Award 2018. Thank you to the SWW of NSW Inc. for running this Competition . It is very affirming to be acknowledged and i felt very proud to be standing on the podium with a group of talented poets and writers. Congratulations especially to Susan Fealty for her book Flute of Milk that was the 2018 Winner and to the other runners up, my friend Beverley George for her Tanka collection Only in Silence and Kathryn Fry for Green Point Bearings.

Thanks to the acclaimed poetry and children’s author Judge Libby Hathorn, and especially thank-you to Stephen Matthews and Ginninderra Press, who must be very affirmed by Ginninderra’s achievements in this Competition. Thanks to Family and friends who have wished me the best for Fire on Water and all who are buying this well Awarded book through Ginninderra Press.

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