ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

This year the open poems and short stories had to show evidence of being inspired by one of the poems or stories in CJ Dennis' "A Book for Kids".

These are the results ...

Open Poetry Award
1st - David Campbell - A Last Goodbye
2nd - Shelley Hansen - The Barber of Peak Hill
3rd - Peter O'Shaughnessy - It Wasn’t a Triantiwontigongolope
Highly Commended - Helene Castles - Our Dog
Highly Commended - Gwen Pascoe - I’d Like to be The P.M.
Highly Commended - Peter White - Who’s Got Dementia

Open Short Story Award
1st - Jim Kent - Are We There Yet?
2nd - Gwen Pascoe - The Man with The Daffodil
3rd - Shelley Hansen - The Axe-Man’s Apprentice
Honourable Mention - Gwen Pascoe - The Wink
Honourable Mention - Jasmine Craig - The Maiden in the Rainbow

Adults Writing for Children - Judged by Adults
1st - Caroline Tuohey - Choosing Socks
2nd - Susan Hancy - I’d Love To Be….
3rd - Jenny Erlanger - Easter Thief
Highly Commended - Peter White - The Grundys’ Undies
Highly Commended - Shelley Hansen - Willie Wagtail

Adults Writing for Children - Judged by Poonindi Learning Centre Students
1st - Rebecca M Newman - Magpie Season
2nd - Caroline Tuohey - Choosing Socks
3rd - Di Scotte - Playmates for Pedro

Poems by Students - Preps to Year 4
1st - Clem Chapman - A Bird Poem
2nd - Rafe Wiggins - Snip Snap! (The Crab Song)
3rd - Waratsaya Hartog - The Cutest Dog – Rosie
Special Mention - Willow Walsh - Yellow

Poems by Students - Years 5 to 8
1st - Natalie Barr - Little Mary-Jane and her Bike
2nd - Jerome Shaw - The Bearded Dragon
3rd - William Gong - Bushland
Honourable Mention - Taesha Korsten - Light at the end of the Tunnel

Poems by Students - Years 9 to 12
1st - Kuhu Sharma - Tame the Fire
2nd - Kuhu Sharma - Sunny Days
3rd - Noah Tasker - Soli-Tied
Honourable Mention - Oshadha Perera - Radiance

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!