2025
Member Competition Winners
ROSE TROPHY
Judge : Tessa Duder
| First | Claire Smith | Memento Mori – The Lace Collar |
| Second | Lorraine Brockbank | Life Choice |
| Third | Catherine Gilchrist | The Apple Pie |
| Highly Commended | Gavin Flower | Love Is Not Blind |
| Highly Commended | Barbara Hawthorn | The Flight Of The Fat Fairy |
CHILDREN’S STORY
Judge : Karen McMillan
| First | Ron Wyngate | Whiskers and Barkley: Enemies Turned Besties |
| Second | Paula Kora | Best Present Ever |
| Third | Catherine Gilchrist | The Egg |
| Highly Commended | Kate Shirley | Beauty |
| Commended | Rhonda Albom | The Shrinking Kangaroos |
MEMOIR
Judge : Dr John Reynolds
| First | Paula Kora | The Promise |
| Second | Jane Bone | Becoming |
| Third | Karla Ramirez | Salt, Shot, Lime |
| Highly Commended | Claire Smith | Don’t Speak |
| Commended | Lorraine Brockbank | Of Wasp Stings and Coconut Husks |
LYRICS
Judge : Katerina Armstrong
| First | Brett Katterns | Seasonal Love |
| Second | Paula Kora | The Ballad of Old Digger Jack |
| Third | Karla Ramirez | Worth It |
| Highly Commended = | Rosa Gaeta | Dancing With Your Shadow |
| Highly Commended = | Dana Maton | He’s Mine |
| Commended | Beth Kubala | Walk On The Beach |
FLASH FICTION
Judges : Club Members
