National Cherry Festival Writing Competition
Lambing Flat FAW branch – celebrating 38 years at Young 1982 – 2020
ADULT SHORT STORY SECTION
| First Place: | Mad Molly | Jenny McLoughlin | Arundel, QLD |
| Second Place: | Menopaws | David Dodd | Sapphire Beach, NSW |
| Highly Commended: | I Mean | Colin Campbell | Holt, ACT |
| Highly Commended: | How Did That Happen | Janice Williams | Stawell, VIC |
| Commended: | Layers Of Conflict | Janice Williams | Stawell, VIC |
| Commended: | Arthur’s New Diggs | Narelle Noppert | Picton, NSW |
ADULT POETRY SECTION
| First Place: | Feeding Time | David Campbell | Airey’s Inlet, VIC |
| Second Place: | Epitaph To Democracy | Robert Winston | Mitchell’s Island, NSW |
| Highly Commended: | Between Two Wars | Colin Campbell | Holt, ACT |
| Highly Commended: | The Great Unravelling | Pippa Kay | Hunters Hill, NSW |
| Highly Commended: | Platform One | John Egan | Ashfield, NSW |
| Commended: | Saltwater People | Catherine Lee | Mona Vale, NSW |
| Commended: | Beset By Dire Strait | Terry Norwood | Bowral, NSW |
| Commended: | Another Dawn | Brenda Joy | Charters Towers, QLD |
From the Coordinator: The Cherry Festival Presentation this year was the same as other festivals throughout the country… cancelled. But cherry harvest functions took place.
We, the Lambing Flat branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW, pushed on and held our national writing competition to promote our great town of Young. We hoped that everyone who had to stay in isolation at home, would have time to write for us… well, write you did!
We had 168 short stories and 228 poems submitted from every state (with the exception of Northern Territory) from 185 towns, to make this year a record of almost 400 adult entries.
Our 10 judges had a really difficult task to pick the winners. So many entries needed to just edit a little more and tighten the focus of the work. Keep trying and we hope to see you again next year. Keep in mind that your entry fee supports our school competition prizes.
Thanks must go to Ted Webber for his persistence in spreading our entry form far and wide across Australia and to all of the writers who took the time to enter. Thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm.
SCHOOL SECTION
Secondary School Short Story Yrs 10-11-12
| Commended: | Year 2040 | Lucy Lamb | Young, NSW |
| Commended: | Bloom | Amy Richardson | Prospect, TAS |
Secondary School Poetry Yrs 7-8-9
| Highly Commended: | Falling Apart | Din Nia Win Scim | Bribbaree, NSW |
| Commended: | A Locket | Amandeep Kaur | Henley Beach, SA |
Primary School Poetry Yrs 4-5-6
| First Place: | My First Ballet Shoes | Ruby Holt | Young Public School, NSW |
| Second Place: | The Beast | Max Barnes | Young Public School, NSW |
| Highly Commended: | Tragedy | Laura Mac | Concord West, NSW |
| Highly Commended : Locked In A Cage | Ziva Norman | Young Public School, NSW | |
| Commended: | Wedge Tail | Charlie McGuiness | St Joseph’s Boorowa, NSW |
Junior Primary Schools Poetry Yrs 1-2-3
| First Place: | Autumn Is Here | Georgia Wheeler | Murringo, NSW |
| Second Place: | Spring | Stella Gibson | Young Public School, NSW |
| Highly Commended: | Rams | Hugh Corkhill | St Joseph’s Boorowa, NSW |
| Highly Commended: | Spring Poem Ayden Weeks | Young Public School, NSW | |
| Highly Commended: | Summer | Brody Mulquiney | Young Public School, NSW |
| Commended: | Cheeky | Milly Dymock | St Joseph’s Boorowa, NSW |
| Commended: | Hot Summer Tamika Beaton | Young Public School, NSW | |
| Commended: | Boots | Ivy Taylor | St Joseph’s Boorowa, NSW |
Primary School Short Story Yrs 4-5-6
| First Place: | Take A Walk In Someone Else’s Shoes | Elizabeth Booth | Arundel, Qld |
| Second Place: | A Step Through Time | Zach Thompson | St Joseph’s Boorowa, NSW |
| Highly Commended: | Hope, Fear Masked | Will Finch | Cootamundra Public School, NSW |
| Highly Commended: | The Gas Tower | Nate Hirsch | St Joseph’s Boorowa, NSW |
| Commended: | The Rising Of The King | Mylee Taylor | St Joseph’s Boorowa, NSW |
| Commended: | Bob | Hamish Gibson | St Joseph’s Grenfell, NSW |
Junior Primary Short Story Yrs 1-2-3
| First Place: | Flying Lesson | Mirabelle Corkery | Young, NSW |
| First Place: | Bruni The Lizard | Lachlan Holt | Young Public School, NSW |
| Second Place: | Dear God | Angus Dirkson | Lilydale, Vic |
| Highly Commended: | Number 28 | Georgia Jones | Murrumburrah Public School, NSW |
| Highly Commended: | Locked In A Spaceship | Aaisha Chmait | The New Madinah College, Young, NSW |
| Highly Commended: | Father’s Day | Gus Smith | Murringo Public School, NSW |
| Commended: | Hyper Jack | Thomas O’Callaghan | Pascoe Vale, VIC |
| Commended: | The Princess, The Dog and the Cat. | Lola Giddings | Murrumburrah Public School, NSW |
| Commended: | My Dream Comes True: | Camilla Hutchings | Cootamundra Public School, NSW |
| Commended: | Georgia Giraffe | Skye Sommer | Murrumburrah Public School, NSW |
Special Section For Kindergarten Awards
| First Place: | A Monster | Pippa Shirwood | Murringo Public School, NSW |
From the School Section Judges. Due to the lack of numbers in the Secondary section, there was insufficient competition for First and Second places. With the Primary and Junior Primary sections, we were well supported by the local schools from all surrounding towns. The great mixture of subjects gave us a very interesting task.
Thank you to the teachers and parents who took the time to encourage the children and send in their entries. We realise that this time of the year is very busy, so we really appreciate the effort. With 237 entries to get through, the judging took some time. Please join us next year to again make this competition the success that it was this year.