2013
Member Competition Winners
POETRY: TRADITIONAL
Judge : Raewyn Alexander
2nd | Carol Warner | Eli |
POETRY: FREE VERSE
Judge : Raewyn Alexander
3rd = | Gillian Henderson | Superhero at the Manger |
3rd = | Annie Glancey | Suddenly |
POETRY: HUMOROUS
Judge : Raewyn Alexander
1st | Carol Warner | Those Jolly Trousers |
2nd | Margaret Wilkins | Mother’s Boy |
3rd | Pauline Hoare | Ask the Doctor |
CHILDREN’S SHORT STORY: MYSTERY (7-10 readers)
Judge : Stu Duval
1st | Gillian Henderson | The Pirate’s Triathlon |
SHORT STORY: FOCUS ON ’20’
Judge : Ruth Newbury-Swash
1st | Rosa Gaeta | When You Are 20 |
2nd | Rose Hala | A Monumental Day of Great Importance |
3rd | Gillian Henderson | Moving |
HC | Jacqueline Pillay | The Ride |
DRAMA: 5-10 MINUTE SKIT
Judge : Debbie Bate
1st | Vincent Maire | Swami Bob |
2nd | Gillian Henderson | Dragon Quest |
3rd | Tanya Gouws | One Jab or Two |
HC | Marion Duncan | Each to Their Own |
C | Jacqueline Pillay | Not Again |
C | Rosa Gaete | Smashed Strawberries |
ROSE TROPHY (Four Short-Stories)
SHORT-SHORT STORY 1: ‘I laughed silently…’
Judges : Gloria Trask, Diana Tormey, and Fiona Miller
1st | Wilna White | Godsmacked |
2nd | Rhonda Albom | Dad Knows What He is Doing |
3rd = | Rose Hala | Heart to Mana |
3rd = | Pauline Hoare | Ratbag |
HC | Sherie Crosby | Fresh Food |
HC | Chris Davies Curtis | Out of the Grave |
SHORT-SHORT STORY 2: ‘The sky was stained crimson…’
Judges : Marion Duncan, John Wood, and Fiona Miller
1st | Vincent Maire | Pudding ‘n Pie |
2nd | Wilna White | Monsters |
3rd | Sherie Crosby | The Photo |
HC | Ann Yates | Last Breath |
HC | Chris Davies Curtis | The Moa Hunter |
C | Rose Hala | Red in the Morning |
SHORT-SHORT STORY 3: ‘If only he/she had known…’
Judges : Neil Garner, John Wood, and Rosa Gaete
1st | Wilna White | Johanna’s Clock |
2nd | Jacqueline Pillay | If Only She Had Known |
3rd | Pauline Hoare | River Shack |
C | Rose Hala | The Fool |
C | Betty Morgan | Sauce for the Gander |
C | Vincent Maire | Peak Experience |
SHORT_SHORT STORY 4: ‘The little dog started barking…’
Judges : Gillian Henderson, John Wood, and Neil Garner
1st | Pauline Hoare | Donovan’s Dog |
2nd | Chris Davies Curtis | Celia Johnson |
3rd | Vincent Maire | Specks of Infinity |