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.

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