Laura Literary Awards
$780 Prize Money
The Laura Literary Awards are co-ordinated by Rocky River ‘Riters.
Entries close for the Laura Literary Awards 2021 on Friday 7th May 2021. Please post your entries well before closing date.
Sections:
Prose
Section 1 – OPEN A short story up to 1500 words, Prize $200
Section 2 – YOUNG ADULT (13-18 yrs) A short story up to 1200 words, Prize $50
Section 3 – JUNIOR (9-12 yrs) A short story up to 800 words, Prize $25
Section 4 – JUNIOR PRIMARY (5-8 yrs) A short story up to 500 words, Prize $15
The CJ Dennis Poetry Awards:
Poem up to 60 lines for all sections
Section 5 – OPEN POETRY, Prize $200
Section 6 – OPEN BUSH POETRY, Prize $200
Section 7 – YOUNG ADULT POETRY (13-18 yrs), Prize $50
Section 8 – JUNIOR POETRY (9-12 yrs), Prize $25
Section 9 – JUNIOR PRIMARY POETRY(5-8 yrs), Prize $15
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 2021
Section 1 Open Prose
Winner: ‘Laundromat’ by Danielle Aylward, Bardon, Queensland
Commended: ‘New Land’ by Vickie Walker, Orange, NSW
Section 2 Young Adult Prose
Winner: ‘The differences’ by Chi Chi Ijeneme (14) St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School, Karrinyup, WA
Highly Commended: ‘Darla’ by Lilia Dorfman (14) St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School Karrinyup WA
Highly Commended: ‘Big and Small’ by Lily Nunn (14) St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School, Karrinyup WA
Commended: ‘From Small to Big’ by Briana DeLaurentis (14) St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School Karrinyup WA
Commended: ‘Forest of Evil’ by Lilia Bradley (14) St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School Karrinyup WA
Section 3 Junior Prose
Winner: ‘Race Day’ by Annika Gill (10) Armadale, Vic
Highly Commended: ‘Green Angel’ by David Li (9) Knox Grammar Preparatory College, NSW
Highly Commended: ‘The Postmen’ by Jiekai Miao (11) Concord West, NSW
Commended: ‘Fiona The Fox’ by Jasmine Smyth (10) Sapphire Coast Anglican College, Bega, NSW
Commended: ‘Master or Slave’ by Annabel Li (11) 5D College, Chatswood NSW
Judges Special Mention: ‘The White Ceiling’ by Chelsea Crean (10) St Andrew’s, Malabar, NSW
Comments: With 149 entries to choose from, the judges found it difficult to acknowledge all the exceptionally well written pieces, so have listed the following young authors as worthy of honourable mention but whose work will unfortunately not be included in the booklet due to space constarints.
“Change: Rain” by Ethan Hu (11) 5D College, Chatswood NSW
‘The Lost Continent’ by Linda Shu (9) 5D College, Chatswood NSW
‘Security Eye’ by Helen Zheng (12) 5D College, Chatswood NSW
‘Speechless’ by Charlotte Mitchell (10) St Andrew’s, Malabar NSW
‘Fire’ by Ben Zhou (11) 5D College, Chatswood NSW
‘Random Thoughts’ by Janelle Li (10) 5 D College, Chatswood NSW
‘Walk the Earth’ by Sophie Burn (10) Allambie Heights Public School, NSW
‘When He Was Here’ by Astrid Esslinger (9) Austinmer Public School, NSW
‘Speak For The Bears’ by Betty Rose-Watts (11) Allambie Heights Public School NSW
‘The Bushfire’ by William Wang (9) Knox Grammar Preparatory College, NSW
Section 4 Junior Primary Prose
Winner: ‘Turtle Meets Plastic’ by Holly Phipps (8) Allambie Heights Public School NSW
Highly Commended: Tissue Trauma’ by Hailey Robson (8) Allambie Heights Public School NSW
Highly Commended: ‘Adventure Awaits’ by Luella Langley (8) Allambie Heights Public School NSW
Commended: ‘The Worst Day Ever’ by Benjamin Jackson (8) Knox Grammar Preparatory College
Commended: ‘Joey’ by Ebonni Demetri (7) Mt Lawley WA
Section 5 Open Poetry
Winner: ‘Secrets of the Desert’ by Brenda Joy Charters Towers Qld
Highly Commended: ‘Under A Winter’s Shadow’ by Shaine Melrose Hawthorndene SA
Commended: ‘Blue is the Ocean’ by Neil Mumford Port Pirie SA
Section 6 Bush Poetry
Winner: ‘The Riderless Horse’ by Catherine Lee Mona Vale NSW
Highly Commended: ‘Heart of the Country’ by Neil Mumford Port Pirie
Commended: ‘Rural Wife’ by Brenda Joy Charters Towers Qld
Section 7 Young Adult Poetry
Winner: ‘Spring’s a-come’n’ by Grace Cox (14) Book Book NSW
Highly Commended: ‘My Loving Father’ by Marco Zheng (14) 5D College Chatswood NSW
Highly Commended: ‘Journey of a seed’ by Indigo Walter ( 14) Inverleigh Vic
Commended: ‘I’m Not the One’ by Diana Cojocea (17) John Pirie Secondary School, Port Pirie, SA
Commended: ‘Our World’s Beatings’ by Diana Cojocea (17) John Pirie Secondary School, Port Pirie, SA
Section 8 Junior Poetry
Winner: ‘Seasons on the Shore’ by Jake Upson, (9) Knox Grammar Preparatory College, NSW
Highly Commended: ‘Nature’ by Rija Farhan (11)Kellyville NSW
Highly Commended: ‘The Book’ by Acacia Ingram (10) Mount Claremont WA
Commended: ‘Happiness’ by Cheyza Suson (11) Citipointe Christian College, Carindale Qld
Commended: ‘Lightning’ by Jake Upson (9) Knox Grammar Preparatory College, NSW
Section 9 Junior Primary Poetry
Winner: ‘The Reality of War’ by Patric Wei (8) Knox Grammar Preparatory College, NSW
Highly Commended: ‘Fairies’ by Kyana Minien (8) Barton Primary School, Cranbourne West, Vic
Highly Commended: ‘Red’ by Aaron Young (8) Knox Grammar Preparatory College, NSW
Commended: ‘The Soldiers of WW1’ by Sebastian Sun (8) Knox Grammar Preparatory College, NSW
Commended: ‘Green is the Colour of Many Things’ by Alan Zhu (8) Knox Grammar Preparatory College, NSW
Congratulations to all those whose work has been recognised by the 2021 Laura Literary Award judges. Rocky River ‘Riters thank all entrants for taking the time to participate in our competition and wish you well with your future writing.
A booklet containing the published manuscripts of winning entrants can be purchased at a cost of $15 (which includes postage) by contacting rockyriverriters@hotmail.com .
