Wyong Writers Haiku Contest Winner 2025

Wyong Writers FAW Branch concluded the 2025 Inhouse Haiku competition in November 2025. The competition was won by Maureen Trotter and Runner-up was Keith Brady.

Maureen Trotter with Lorraine Munt — Maureen Trotter (right) with Wyong Writers President Lorraine Munt

Maureen’s winning entry:
   glimpses through
   bare limbed hedge
   homestead

Keith’s runner-up entry:
   flashing in the late sun
   sardines
   fresh from the Bosphorus

Haiku Workshop

The club hosted a workshop by Haiku specialist Vanessa Proctor as a lead in to the competition to help members get to understand Haiku poetry. (For more details on Vanessa haikupedia.org/article-haikupedia/vanessa-proctor/)

2025 Anthology

Wyong Writers’ 2025 Anthology Moonlight and Shadows with a theme of Moonlight can play tricks on your eyes. Especially with a full moon shining onto an empty street full of shadows was completed in November 2025. Copies of this Anthology are available for purchase for $10.00 from the club at their monthly meeting.

What’s on in the New Year?

An energetic committee led by President Lorraine Munt has plans for 3 workshops for the New Year. In February 2026 a workshop on writing a Children’s story will be conducted by Wyong Writers Group member Patricia Webb as our Inhouse Prose Competition 2026 (A Children’s story) gets underway. Visitors are welcome to attend the workshop.

For more information on Wyong Writers Group visit their website www.wyongwriters.org or give President Lorraine a call on 0409 600 963. The members look forward to seeing you there to develop your writing skills, share your writing journey and also enjoy a cup of tea/coffee.