Michelle Brock’s poem ‘Memorabilia‘ was highly commended in the 2015 Michael Thwaites Poetry Award. Memorabilia By Michelle Brock —- campfire under the she-oaks burnt to ashes the future they shared by the waterhole Dear Tom I’m back at Roslyn to help out with the farm, starting the holidays early, not that I mind. Right now I’m sitting … Continue reading
Penny O’Hara’s poem, Ode to a Papermate Inkjoy 100, won the 2015 Michael Thwaites Poetry Award, as part of our ACT Publishing and Writing Awards announced last year. The judge, Melinda Smith, described it as “a fabulous tight piece of metaphyics with lots of clever witty angles, none of them overdone.” Read it for yourself below. Who can say who picked up whom? … Continue reading
Laurence de B Anderson received a Highly Commended prize in the 2015 Michael Thwaites Poetry Award for his poem, Winter evening on the Monaro. Judge, Melinda Smith described it as: “a lyrical, mysterious exploration of landscape and light”. Laurence’s poem is published below. Cloud-light shivers the crow to louvred grey. Riding the fence, he sleeks … Continue reading
The 2015 ACT Writers Centre Award winners were announced at the end-of-year Christmas celebrations, held on 17 December in the Main Hall at Gorman Arts Centre, Braddon. Thanks to Robert Piani from artsACT for joining us to announce the ACT Book of the Year Award and People’s Choice. Information on the Book of the Year winners can be … Continue reading
We are excited to announce the 2015 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards shortlist. The announcement of the winners will take place at 6pm Thursday 17 December in the Main Hall at Gorman Arts Centre. More details about the event are here. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to admin@actwriters.org.au This year, we are also pleased to welcome … Continue reading
Stilettos, by Robyn Lance won the 2014 Michael Thwaites Poetry Award. Read Robyn’s poem below. Other shortlisted and winning entries will be published here in the coming weeks. The diminutive bride, her maids, mother, and an aunt teetering in toe-peeper taupe, hang five toes off just subtler-than-stilts stilettos, each foot an italicised s with arches stretched to the max … Continue reading
The 2014 ACT Writers Centre Award winners were announced at the end-of-year Christmas celebrations, held on 16 December in the courtyard of Gorman Arts Centre, Braddon. The annual awards include the Marjorie Graber-McInnis Short Story Award, the Michael Thwaites Poetry Award, the ACT Writing and Publishing Awards and the inaugural Anne Edgeworth Fellowship for Young Writers. The winners … Continue reading
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