We have decided not to hold a competition in 2007.
Below are the results of the 2005 competition Berringa and Beyond judged by Brian Edwards, Associate Professor, Deakin University: |
Category A - Short Stories |
| 1st Prize |
Michael Hunt |
A Little Something by Eisenstein with Music by Prokofiev |
| 2nd Prize |
Marion Downes |
One Day |
| 3rd Prize |
Kirstin Ehrlich Davies |
When Truth and Fiction Merge |
| Commended |
Jenny Sinclair |
Italiano parlante |
| Commended |
Ross M Duffy |
Life Sentence |
| Commended |
Owen Carmichael |
Part-Time Wife |
Category B - Poetry |
| 1st Prize |
Mark Miller |
Windsurfers |
| 2nd Prize |
Jennifer Kemp |
Gran |
| 3rd Prize |
John Blackhawk |
Rain Front |
| Commended |
John Egan |
Letter to Lena |
| Commended |
Joachim Matschoss |
Lilydale 5.00 am the first train |
| Commended |
Jennifer Kemp |
Just Below the 26th |
Category C - Haiku |
| 1st Prize |
John Egan |
The Jacarandas' |
| 2nd Prize |
Patricia Keating |
Winter Kimono |
| 3rd Prize |
Sue Mill |
among lily pads |
| Commended |
John Egan |
Three pink rose petals |
| Commended |
Marion Downes |
Pink bells are trembling |
Category D - Essay with Multi-Cultural Theme |
| Commended |
Helen Higgins |
Journey to the Old Country |
| Commended |
Stella van Tongeren |
The Myth of Multiculturalism |
| Commended |
Kate Landsberry |
Goose-steps into Hell |
Category E - Open Poetry Youth 14-17 Years |
| We did not receive adequate numbers of entries to allow judging - a surprise gift will be awarded to participants. |
