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. Please post your entries in plenty of time to reach us by the closing date.
Winners will be announced on Saturday 13 June 2020 on the website.
Congratulations and Thanks to all Entrants to the Laura Literary Awards.
Poetry and Prose sections Competition for 2019 now finalised, see Winners List below
List of winners from PRESENTATION NIGHT 2019 at Gladstone, South Australia
Open Prose
Winner: “Daniel and Gadget” by Michael Hunt, Wooyung NSW
Highly Commended: “The Job Interview” by Garry Hurle, Calulu Vic
Commended: “Maybe It’ll Rain” by Bill Bean, Tomerong NSW
Young Adult Prose
Winner: “Gamble Yourself Away” by Kodi Sawtell (17yrs)from Coochin, NSW
Highly Commended: “The Writer” by Kodi Sawtell (17yrs) from Coochin NSW
Junior Prose
Equal Winner: “Escape to Australia” by Vivian Dunn (11yrs), Sale, Vic
Equal Winner: “Edge of Extinction” by Jack Straw (10yrs) Neutral Bay, NSW
Highly Commended: “Into the Trees” by William Bryan (10yrs) Mosman, NSW
Highly Commended: “Déjà vu” by Phoenix Pan (10yrs) Chatswood, NSW
Highly Commended: “Facing Fears” by Cedar Robinson (9yrs), Wahroonga, NSW
Commended: “The Secret Hangout” by Benjamin Baker (10yrs) Turramurra, NSW
Commended: “Lost” by Georgie Denly (10yrs) Allambie Heights, NSW
Commended: “TThe Hidden World” by Korben Pitman (10yrs) Wollstonecraft, NSW
Junior Primary Prose
Winner: “Dinosaur Adventure” by Joshua Kruger (7yrs), Bronte, NSW
Highly Commended: “Cannibal Island” by Marcus Lin (8yrs) Knox Grammar Preparatory School, Wahroonga, NSW
Highly Commended: “Ocean Blue” by Riley Wooster (8yrs), Kialla, Vic
Commended: “Werewolf Hunger” by Ehan Ali (8yrs) Knox Grammar Preparatory School, Wahroonga, NSW
Commended: “The Panda’s Way Home” by Josiah Tsang (8yrs) Knox Grammar Preparatory School, Wahroonga, NSW
Open Poetry:
Winner: “Moments” by David Campbell, Aireys Inlet, Vic
Highly Commended: “Garden of Infinity” by Neil Mumford, Port Pirie, SA
Commended: “Lure of the Deep” by Brenda Joy Pritchard, Charters Towers Qld
Open Bush Poetry
Winner: “A Lantern in the Window” by David Campbell, Aireys Inlet Vic
Highly Commended: “Pappinbarra Dreamtime” by Tom McIlveen, Port Macquarie, NSW
Highly Commended: “Pioneer” by Catherine Lee, Mona Vale NSW
Commended: “The Yarn-spinner” by Zita Horton, Carindale Qld
Young Adult Poetry:
Commended: “If Only it Were Different” by Amelia Coe, 13yr, Gladstone, SA
Commended: “Pendulum” by Celine Ng, 16yr, Winthrop, WA
Junior Poetry:
Winner: “The Big Day” by Maksimir Saravanja, 11yrs, Roseville, NSW
Highly Commended: “A New World”b y Max Wang, 9rs, Knox Grammar Preparatory School, NSW
Highly Commended: “Do Your Best” by Korben Pitman 10yrs, Knox Grammar Preparatory School, Wahroonga NSW
Highly Commended: “The Lone Soldier” by Caleb Le Roy 10yrs, Knox Grammar Preparatory School, Wahroonga NSW
Commended: “Home”by Ivy Guyatt, 9yrs, Citipointe Christian College, Qld
Commended: “Snow” by Derek Zhu, 9yrs, Knox Grammar Preparatory School, NSW
Commended: “My Grandma” by Mina Caroline Elliott, 11yrs, West End, WA
Junior Primary Poetry
Winner: “Where Did They Go?”b by Joshua han Park, 8yrs, Eastwood, NSW
Highly Commended: “I am” by Stephen Zhu, 8yrs, Knox Grammar Preparatory School, Wahroonga, NSW
Highly Commended: “Black is the Palm of my Heart” by Adrain Li 8yrs, Knox Grammar Preparatory School, Wahroonga, NSW
Commended: “My Birthday” by Imogen Chew, 6yrs, Citipointe Christian College, Carindale, Qld
Congratulations to all winners and thanks to all entrants from the Rocky River ‘Riters.
