Results: Binalong Bush Poetry Prize & NSW Championships 2016

[Robyn]

Congratulations to those in the winners' circle - and thank you to all who entered. Your support is much appreciated.
Binalong Bush Poetry Prize 2016
ABPA NSW Championships 2016

Performance Prizes
Wom Classic
Sue Pearce
Rhonda Tallnash
Heather Searles

Wom Original
Rhonda Tallnash
Heather Searles
Sue Pearce

Wom Modern
Rhonda Tallnash
Heather Searles
Sue Pearce

Bubbles Garry Award for Overall Women's NSW Performance Champion:
Rhonda Tallnash

Men Classic
Terry Regan
Ken Potter
Ted Webber

Men’s Original
Terry Regan
Ted Webber
Ken Potter

Men Modern
Ralph Scrivens
Ken Potter
Terry Regan

Adrian Sykes Award for Overall Men's NSW Performance Champion: Terry Regan
Junior
Best Original: Ivy Saunders
Best Individual: Holly Regan
Best Group: Ella Young, Grace Miller, Isabella Jarrett
Encouragement: Mason Williams (Bowning)

One Minute Poems
1st: Gwen Hinchliffe
2nd: Will Moody

ABPA NSW Bush Poetry Championships 2016
Winners – Written Competition

Written Serious
1st Glenny Palmer – The 9th of June
2nd Will Moody – Moonlight on Menindee
3rd Tom McIlveen – Bobby
HC – Tom McIlveen – A Terrible Dream
HC – Helen Harvey – Young, Naive and Ten
C – Helen Harvey – Our Forgotten Heroes
C – Leonie Parker – Tomorrows

Written Humorous
1st Shelley Hansen – Elixir of Life
2nd David Campbell – ‘Oo’d Wanna be an Aussie Bloke?
3rd Glenny Palmer – Committee Ditty
HC – Tom McIlveen – When Irish Hearts are Happy
HC – Tom McIlveen – A Simple Colonoscopy
HC – Brenda Joy – The Road Ahead
C – Arthur Green – Of Young Travis McGee and Sweet Mandy McPhee
C – Arthur Green – Halley Through ‘Down-Under’ Skies
C – Brenda Joy – Boots and All

Best Novice: Brendan Pierotti
Overall Written Champion and Winner of the Isobel McDonald Award
Glenny Palmer

[Catherine Lee]

Fantastic - Congratulations everyone, and special mention to you Brendan, for Best Novice - I can't say I'm at all surprised, as you have a wonderful gift so this is well deserved and I'm delighted for you!

[Shelley Hansen]

Hearty Congratulations to All - and like Catherine, I am especially pleased for you, Brendan. It is great to see our up and coming young writers being recognised.

Cheers
Shelley