Laura Literary Awards
$780 Prize Money
The Laura Literary Awards are co-ordinated by Rocky River ‘Riters and proudly sponsored by The Flinders News and Rocky River ‘Riters. The closing date for 2020 Laura Literary Awards is on Thursday 9th April 2020.
Congratulations and Thanks to all Entrants to the Laura Literary Awards.
Poetry and Prose sections Competition for 2020 now finalised, see Winners List below
List of winners from the Laura Literary Awards 2020
Section 1 Open Prose
Winner: Kerrin O’Sullivan, “Trips”, Middle Park, Vic
Highly Commended: Andrew Nest, “Skin Deep”, Burwood East, Vic
Commended: Vicki Walker, “One Day at a Time”, Orange, NSW
Commended: J S Scholz, “The Smell of Coffee”, Willunga, SA
Section 2 Young Adult Prose
Winner: Ellen Ivey, Age 16, Hendrickson’s Academy for the Gifted, Leschenault, WA
Highly Commended: Chloe Henville, Age 16, “A Rose-Tinted Home”, Binnu, WA
Highly Commended: Chloe Henville, Age 16 ” The Living Canvas”, Binnu, WA
Commended: Sophie Millard, Age 17, “Please, I Am Begging You”, Gladstone, SA
Commended: Kelli Baker, Age 16, “Only Later”, Brinsmead, Qld
Section 3 Junior Prose
Winner: Julia Chan, Age 10, “Midnight”, Brunswick, Vic
Highly Commended: Natalie Barr, Age 12, “The Beginning of the End”, Croydon Hills, Vic
Highly Commended: Owen Siderius, Age 11, “Lester’s Journey”, North Nowra, NSW
Highly Commended: Anandini Sengupta, Age 11, “My Endless Journey” Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Commended: Marcus Lin, Age 9, “The Fat Hero “ Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Commended: Adam D’Souza, Age 11, “Shoot for Mars”, Rowville, Vic
Commended: Chayse Sheather, Age 10, “Another Chance”, Brisbane Grammar School Qld
Section 4 Junior Primary Prose
Winner: Rohan Flemming, Age 8, “Watch Out”, Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Highly Commended: Romeo Zhang, Age 8, “Water monster Attack” Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Highly Commended: Adam Denney, Age 8, “Isaac and the Snowy Mountains”, Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Commended: Lockie Locastro, Age 7, “Best Friends forever “, Marilyan State School Etty Bay, Qld
Commended: Jake Upson, Age 8, “Basketball Dreams”, Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Section 5 Open Poetry
Winner: Jude Aquilina, “The Strzeleicki”, Milang, SA
Highly Commended: Brenda Joy, “My Tropic Home”, Charters Towers, Qld
Commended: Leanne Morton, “Paperbark Tree”, Trinity Beach, Qld
Section 6 Bush Poetry
Winner: Neil Mumford, “This Old Land of Mine”, Port Pirie, SA
Highly Commended: Jim Kent, “Hoopy Snakes and Drop Bears”, Port Fairy, Vic
Highly Commended: Peter O’Shaughnessy, “Mandildjarra Mourning”, Eaton, WA
Commended: Peter White, “An Australian Apocalypse “, Eagleby, Qld
Commended: Leanne Morton, “Well Again”, Cairns, Qld
Section 7 Young Adult Poetry
Winner: Scarlett Lake Gorman, Age 15, “The Boy Alone “, Northcot High Fitzroy North, Vic
Highly Commended: Matthew Platakos, Age 16, “World Plastique”, Rosebank College Ashfield, NSW
Highly Commended: Portia Hoole, Age 15, “Stay Until Sunrise”, Toowoomba East
Commended: Amy Richardson, Age 16 , “Goodbye”, Launceston College, Tas
Commended: Ruth Foote, Age 13, “Bushfires”, North Rocks, NSW Home School
Section 8 Junior Poetry
Winner: Isabelle Doo, Age 12, “The Reading Room”, Arunde,l Qld
Highly Commended: Ehan Ali, Age 10, “Blue”Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Highly Commended: Cushla Booth, Age 10, “The Boy and the Girl”, Alphington Primary, Vic
Highly Commended: Ehan Ali, Age 10, “By the Beach”, Knox grammar Prep School, NSW
Commended: Kate Nicholas Edgar, Age 11, “Forest”, Traralgon, Vic
Commended: Maya Ilierski, Age 11, “Anxiety”, Oak Park Primary, Vic
Commended: Amaeh Reed, Age 12, “Black Saturday”, Cairns, Qld
Section 9 Junior Primary Poetry
Winner: Jake Upson, Age 8, “The ANZAC”, Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Highly Commended: Jake Upson, Age 8, “Blue” Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Highly Commended: Rohan Flemming, Age 8, “Black”, Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Commended: Jayden Qin, Age 8, “In the Dark of Night”, Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Commended: Felix Zeng, Age 8, “Knox Values”, Knox Grammar Prep School, NSW
Congratulations to all these poets and authors who made the job of the judges very difficult but immensely enjoyable. Thank you all for supporting our competition. Keep writing.
