Results of Laura Literary Awards 2018

[Shelley Hansen]

The extensive list of award winners at the 2018 Laura Literary Awards has been posted in the Events and Results page of the main ABPA website.

Here's an extract - showing the winners of adult open poetry and bush poetry sections -

Section 5 Open Poetry
Winner
“Shadowfall” by Jacqueline Trott , Mudgee NSW
Highly commended
“Drover’s Dawn” by Jim Kent, Port Fairy Vic
“Coming Home” by Jim Kent, Port Fairy Vic
Commended
“Crimes of Youth” by David Watt, Wanniassa ACT
“Summer Day in Leonora” by Peter O’Shaughnessy, Eaton WA

Section 6 Bush Poetry
Winner
“Pappinbarra Burning” by Tom McIlveen, Port Macquarie NSW
Highly Commended
“Baa-baa Joe” by Frank Heffernan, Narrogin WA
“Farewell” by David Campbell, Aireys Inlet Vic
Commended
“Looking back” by Terry Piggott, Lynwood WA
“Bushfire” by Neil Mumford, Port Pirie SA

Congratulations to all - and especially Tom, David and Terry.