Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc.2022 FAW Jean Stone Poetry Award
Winner:
‘From Impermanence’, David Atkinson, Beecroft NSW.
Short listed:
‘Under Opal Skies‘, Nola Vickery, Frenchs Forest NSW
‘Beauty in the Breeze‘, Rod Fransisco, Ooralea, QLD
‘Lewis (1934 – )‘, Allan Lake, Elwood VIC
‘The Writing on the Sea’,
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JULIE THORNDYKE.
Amelia Fielden, poet and translator, wrote: “Borrowed Riches is an apt title for this fine collection of 100 short lyrics composed by an experienced and skilful poet. With her deft usage of the traditional Japanese tanka form, Julie Thorndyke presents to the reader a range of thoroughly modern,
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JUDY PARKINSON.
Four couples set out on a self-drive three-day river cruise. Brett and Crystal, both in relationships with other partners, discover a deep attraction for each other. This does not go unnoticed, and anger and resentment begin to simmer between the friends. On the last day of the trip,
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GREG TOME.
Book of poetry: “…a rich meditation on what it means to be human. In this collection, Greg Tome ruminates on the universal and the personal: the tug of kith and kin, the scars of the past, and the seasons that ebb and flow around us and inside us.
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LAMBING FLAT YOUNG FAW.
Nuggets of Gold is an anthology containing the first prizewinning short stories and poems over past years of the Lambing Flat Young Branch annual writing competition from 1982 to the present.
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SUSAN BOWEN.
A gripping new thriller in the Jessie Connor crime series.
What dark secrets lie behind the murder of Desmond Locke? Was his death a simple act of revenge or does it go much deeper?
When local artist,
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JUDY PARKINSON.
Detective Sergeant Luke Ellington gains fame and acclaim for his heroism in the capture and conviction of sadistic serial killer, Clarence Campbell. He is subsequently assigned to find beautiful Elise Seymour, daughter of politician, David Seymour. Senior Constable Sarah Brogden is appointed his ‘side kick’.
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KIM P SAMI.
Layout and editing by Barbie Robinson; Illustrations and cover by Dee Copeland.
An Orison is a prayer or plea to a deity. This comes from a Latin word meaning to speak, and it means to speak to God. (www.vocabulary.com).
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There were 125 entries in this year’s Marjorie Barnard Award and I enjoyed reading them all. I expected many would have the pandemic either as the focus of the story or at least in the background, but there were only three, and only one in which COVID 19 was central to the action of the story.
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The quality of the entries was very good. The winner and the commended stories were of a very high standard. I found difficulty in choosing a commended story. Those whose stories are shortlisted have high potential as creative writers.
Many writers had an imaginative story line and fell down when they didn’t deliver with tight writing.
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Good People
by Jodie Kewley, Red Hill South, Victoria
His mother hardly spoke on the long drive home, which suited him. She asked if he wanted the radio on and he said no. She asked if he wanted to stop at Maccas and he said no.
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The Voice of Nothing
by Nathan Mackrill, Year 11, Barker College
Is it the sea you hear in me?
Its dissatisfactions?
Or the voice of nothing, that was your madness?
~ ‘Elm’, by Sylvia Plath
The only word I could find to describe the silence between us was ‘crushing’.
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Decomposition
by Amelie Jenkins, Year 8, St. Scholastica’s College
My heart has begun to blister, it too giving in to death. Would it be selfish that a small part of me wishes it had fought harder?
To know that you weren’t enough,
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To a Better Future
by Rachel Theresia, Year 5, Abbotsleigh Junior School
There I was, as a wax statue. I was in the History of Famous Inventors Museum which was built in 2040, staring at my sculpture while children in their school uniforms tried to take photos of themselves with it.
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When He Was Here
by Astrid Esslinger, Year 4, Austinmer Public School.
When he was here it was brilliant, magical in fact. But when he was called to go to war, sadness drowned me. He marched boldly to fight for his country.
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RESULTS SHEET (3-page PDF 164K)
From the Competition Co-ordinator…
Thank you to the teachers and parents who encouraged the students to enter. They came from distant parts and all states and territories of Australia, as did local schools who supported our competition. All told, we had 225 entries in the school section and in the adult sections,
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