Jean Law 09.06.2022 12:40
Oops … just found the results. Apologies.
Jean Law 09.06.2022 12:37
Id like to add my voice … do you know when the results will be posted?
Paulette Gittins 19.02.2022 05:45
Hi. I am thoroughly confused! The 2021 Robyn Mathison Poetry Award which closed on Oct 30th 2021: are the results on your web page the results of this?
Janet Berry 19.02.2022 05:58
I'd like to help. And solve the confusion. Please would you email me: janetberryisnow@gmail.com
Paulette Gittins 29.01.2022 01:03
Hi, I'm not sure when the Winners of the Robyn Mathison 2021 Poetry Prize are announced; could you let me know? Will there also be a Rose Franckcombe Award
Janet Berry 29.01.2022 02:32
Hi Paulette, the results of the 2021 poetry competition are not available yet. As soon as they are, they will be published on the website and our facebook page.
Gayelene 13.01.2022 04:24
Hi, I'm wondering if the Robyn Mathison Poetry Prize winners have been announced? It feels like it's been awhile but maybe that's how time appears right now ...
Janet Berry 29.01.2022 02:34
Hi Gayelene, the results of the 2021 poetry competition are not available yet. As soon as they are, they will be published on the website and facebook page.
MJ 05.08.2021 22:46
Hello. Will you be announcing the shortlisted stories for 2021?
Congratulations to the winners!
Janet Berry 08.08.2021 23:06
Hello MJ, the competition organiser has advised me that a list of shortlisted stories will not be published. Thanks for your inquiry.
Jean Frost 03.06.2021 10:10
Hello, Can a short story previously published in an anthology for a writing centre enter?
Janet Berry 04.06.2021 12:08
No, previously published work in any context cannot be submitted for our short story competition. Sorry!
Graham McDonald 18.05.2021 02:41
Is a story which received a highly commended placing in SWWT's Margot Manchester Award a few years back eligible for the Rose Francombe Award?
Competition Coordinator 06.06.2020 04:40
The SWWT Rose Frankcombe Short Story Award is open to all authors, both male and female and anyone in the world can enter.
Paul 04.06.2020 11:41
Is a Hong Kong resident eligible to enter the competition?
SWWT 12.11.2018 00:15
Yes, Krishna, male or female, the poetry competition is open to all.
Krishna Kumar Yogi 10.11.2018 22:56
Dear Wendy,
Can a male poet participate in the poem competition?
Wendy Woods 19.09.2017 00:41
can you please tell me where to see the results of last competition which closed on 31st August.
thanks
Rose Frankcombe Short Story Award for 2023
Open to Australian female and male writers
Entry closing date - 31st July 2023
See below for entry fees and rules
Entry fee - $10.00 for up to two entries
THEME - SHADOWS
Word count - Up to 1500 words
Entry rules
Send your entry to:-
wendylaing02@gmail.com
PAYMENT for the $10.00 entry fee can be made by direct debit or transfer to:
Bank account name - Society of Women Writers Tasmania
Bank - Commonwealth Bank of Australia
BSB - 067 601
Account number - 10168834
Very Important; please ensure that your name and the word competition appear in the deposit line
THE ROSE FRANKCOMBE SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2022
Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 SWWT Rose Frankcombe Short Story Award:
1st Place: 'What's in a Name'
Annabel Larkey
Sandy Bay. TAS
Highly Commended: 'Teacups'
Sandra James
Heathcote. VIC
Commended: 'Golden Age'
Aaron Ingram
Morningside. QLD
Closing date for entries: 30 June 2022
Entry fee: $10.00 for up to two entries
Theme: Joy
Word count: Up to 1500 words.
RULES
All entries must be original works by the entrant, in English.
All rights in the story remain the property of the author.
Entries must not have been previously published in a professional media.
Email your entry/s and cover pages as attachments to: wendylaing02@gmail.com
Payment of the $10 entry fee can be made by direct debit or transfer to:
Bank Account Name: Society of Women Writers Tasmania
Bank: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
BSB: 067 601
Account No: 10168834
Very Important: Please ensure that your name and the word ‘competition’ appear in the deposit line.
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WINNERS IN THE ROBYN MATHISON POETRY COMPETITION 2021
Many congratulations to the winners of the Robyn Mathison Poetry Competition. Thank you to our Patron, Sally Odgers, for judging this competition and to all the entrants who submitted poems.
1st Place: Memo from the Hills by Robyn Sykes
2nd Place: Leaving by Beth Clapton
3rd Place: Worlds Apart by Janette Fernando
Commended:
After the Storm by Anita Jawary
You, Me and the Tree by Sandra James
A Redolent Revival by David Atkinson.
THE ROBYN MATHISON POETRY COMPETITION 2021
THEME ‘New Beginnings’
OPEN TO ALL WRITERS
CLOSING DATE — 31 October 2021
ENTRY FEE — $10 for up to 2 entries
LINE COUNT — A maximum of 40 lines
PRIZES — FIRST: $200, SECOND: $50, HC AND C CERTIFICATES
Entries must be a word document (not PDF), typed in either Times New Roman or Arial font.
1.5 spacing.
Previously published work in any context cannot be submitted for this poetry competition.
The title must appear on the first page of each entry but, to ensure that judging of the entries is blind, the author’s name must not appear anywhere on the text.
Each entry must be accompanied by a separate cover page with the title of the poem, the entrant’s name and full contact details.
Judging is anonymous. All entries will initially be judged by preliminary round judges, who will select the short-listed entries. The winning entries will be chosen by a senior judge, who is professional author.
Entries should be emailed as attachments to the competition co-ordinator, Wendy Laing at: wendylaing02@gmail.com
Fee: $10 for up to two entries.
Fees can be paid by direct debit or transfer to:
Bank: Commonwealth
BSB: 067601
Account: 10168834
Description: Poem2021
WINNERS IN THE ROSE FRANKCOMBE SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2021
Thank you to everyone who entered the Rose Frankcombe Short Story Award 2021. Here are the prize winners:
Equal First Place –
'Annie' by Sandra James, Heathcote, Vic; and
'Shedding the Chrysalis' by Joe Harrison, North Ryde, NSW
Second Place –
'Faded Photo' by Vickie Walker, Orange, NSW
Highly Commended –
'Old Growth' by Jude Bridge, Caversham, WA
'Folded Once' by Janet Fuller, George Town, TAS
'A New Man' by Janice Williams, Stawell, VIC
There were 63 entries in the SWWT Rose Frankcombe Short Story Award 2021.
Thanks must go firstly to our pre-judges, Ros Sydes, Mary Farr and Kathy Duff who brought the short-list down to 12 entries. These then went to the major judge, Sally Odgers who had the hard job of deciding on the winning entries.
THE ROSE FRANKCOMBE SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2021 - CLOSED
THEME ‘New Beginnings’
OPEN TO ALL WRITERS.
CLOSING DATE — 30 June 2021
ENTRY FEE — $10 for up to 2 entries
WORD COUNT — 1200-1500 words.
PRIZES — FIRST: $200, SECOND: $50, HC AND C CERTIFICATES.
Entries must be a word document (not PDF), typed in either Times New Roman or Arial font and with 1.5 spacing.
Previously published work in any context cannot be submitted for this short story competition.
The title must appear on the first page of each entry but, to ensure that judging of the entries is blind, the author’s name must not appear anywhere on the text.
Each entry must be accompanied by a separate cover page providing the title of the story, word count, the entrant’s name and full contact details.
Judging is anonymous. All entries will initially be judged by preliminary round judges, who will select the short-listed entries. The winning entries will be chosen by a senior judge, who is a professional author.
Entries should be emailed as attachments to the competition co-ordinator, Wendy Laing at: wendylaing02@gmail.com
Fee: $10 for up to two entries.
Fees can be paid by direct debit or transfer to:
Bank: Commonwealth
BSB: 06 7601
Account: 10168834
Short story2021
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Results of THE ROBYN MATHISON POETRY PRIZE 2020
First prize - He Sees the Future – Beth Clapton, Petersham, NSW
Second prize – Trapper – Mocco Wollert, Keperra, QLD
Third Prize – I am a Logger’s Daughter – Sandra James, Heathcote, VIC
Highly Commended – Fernweh – David Terelinck, Biggera, QLD
Highly Commended – Swifts in Winter – Averil Drummond, Brunkerville, NSW
Commended – Liuwa Plains – Helen Bradwell, Williamstown, VIC
Results of THE ROSE FRANKCOMBE SHORT STORY AWARD 2020
Shortlisted Stories
Jesse J. Andrews, Glenreagh, NSW 2450 “Dangerous Skies”
Sandra James, Heathcote Victoria 3523 ‘Surviving’
Janet Fuller, George Town, Tas 7253 ‘Garnets in the Sun’
Rosemary Stride, Wavell Heights, QLD 4012 ‘Headfirst’
Chris Collins, Canberra 2601 ‘A Little Bird Told Me’
Susan Braghieri, Hilllarys, WA 6025 ‘The Rest of her Days’
Beverly Sweeney, Cleveland Queensland 4163 ‘Briar Rose’
Colleen Russell, Avalon Beach, NSW 2107 ‘The Kite’
Jennie Herrera, Hobart Tasmania 7000 ‘A Tropic Yarn’
Karen Lethlean, Heathcote NSW 2233 ‘Family Land’
Christine Johnson, Rozelle, NSW 2039 ‘Myrtle’
Christine Johnson, Rozelle, NSW 2039 ‘Bird Skull Lady’
AND THE WINNERS WERE:
1ST PLACE: 'DANGEROUS SKIES'
2ND PLACE: 'SURVIVING'
HIGHLY COMMENDED CERTIFICATES: 'GARNETS IN THE SUN'
AND 'HEADFIRST'
COMMENDED CERTIFICATES: 'BRIAR ROSE'
AND 'A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME'
Rose Frankcombe Short Story Competition Rose Award
Judged by Sally Odgers
First:
Earth Hour, Janice Williams, Stawell, VIC
Second:
A Patch of Earth, Annabel Larkey, Sandy Bay, TAS
Highly Commended:
Seeking Paradise, Kerrin O’Sullivan, Middle Park, VIC
Commended:
Earth to Earth, Christine Johnson, Rozelle, NSW
Commended:
Matchboxes, Jackie Mohr, Bellingen, NSW
Congratulations from the Society of Women Writers, Tasmania
Results of the Robyn Mathison Poetry Prize 2019.
Equal 1st Prize - ‘Degustation’ by Nicole Rain Sellers, Belmont South NSW
and ‘A Barren Earth’ by Merlene Fawdry, Ararat Victoria
2nd Prize – ‘Foreclosure’ by Beth Clapton, Petersham NSW
Highly Commended – ‘Sacred Ground’ by David Terelinck, Biggera Waters QLD
Commended- ‘Lament for Winding Creek’ by Averil Drummond, Brunkerville, NSW
‘Old Growth’ by Gillian Telford, Booker Bay, NSW
‘The Wet’ by Merlene Fawdry, Ararat, Victoria
1st Place: Janeen Samuel, Morgiana, Victoria for The Phone Call
2nd Place: Susan Gourlay, Queenscliff, Victoria for My Bedroom Window
Highly Commended: Carmel Lillis, Yarraville, Victoria for Tough Girls Can Cry
Commended:
Brenda North, Brittons Swamp, Tasmania for Careful Thinking
Commended: Bette Martin, Park Orchards, Victoria for Chiaroscuro
Rose Frankcombe, TAS - 'Miss Havisham Calls'
2nd place - Helen Thurloe, NSW - 'Yellow Monday'
3rd place - Marilyn Humbert, NSW - 'spinning earth'
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09.06 | 12:40
Oops … just found the results. Apologies.
09.06 | 12:37
Id like to add my voice … do you know when the results will be posted?
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Last July I posted a cheque for $25 for membership renewal; it was ...
19.02 | 05:58
I'd like to help. And solve the confusion. Please would you email me: janet...