Bauhinia Literary Awards include David Myers Memorial
Published on 14 August, 2007
Bauhinia Literary Awards announced on Sunday (August 12) included a special David Myers Memorial Award, won by Anne Marie Baartz of DumDum NSW, with her unique story 'The Ink Link'.
CQU commercial enterprises GM Paul Lancaster and Idiom 23 Literary Magazine editor Liz Huf announced the award winners during the Multicultural Fair and Open Day.
The late Professor David Myers AM
Sponsors had generously provided $2400 prize money which included the bookshop's $500 book voucher for the inaugural David Myers Award.
Vice-Chancellor John Rickard, in his earlier address, paid homage to Professor Myers' work as founding director of the CQU Press and initiator of Idiom 23 Literary Magazine, back in 1987 - 20 years ago.
Over 300 entries were received from throughout Australia.
First and second prizes in Open Story went to Nigel Turvey, Darwin, NT and David Campbell of Beaumaris, Victoria.
Outstanding young writer Mark Lord, of Rockhampton, won both Secondary Student story and poetry awards.
Regional writers were highly commended throughout the competition.
These writers included Isabel Hoch and Troy Holland, (Rockhampton) Lyn Oliver, (Yeppoon) Bronwyn Roper (Gladstone) R.J. Anderson (Tannum Sands) and Irene Wilkie (Bangalee), while Margaret Finger of Clermont took first prize in the regional story section, and Jan Sullivan of Bundaberg won regional poetry award and was highly commended in open story, open poetry, and regional story categories.
All winning entries will be published in this year's volume of Idiom 23, celebrating 20 years. The magazine will be sold at CQU Press, CQU Bookshop and The Yellow Door, Yeppoon. Volume 19 will be launched in November.
Dr Lorna McDonald, the late Professor David Myers and Dr Liz Huf at the launch of Sin, Sweat and Sorrow back in 1993.
To celebrate 20 years, Idiom 23 will also launch its new website this month - and looks forward to a stimulating workshop in Byfield Rainforest between September 7-9. A highlight of this weekend will be the Saturday workshop when local Capricorn Coast artists - sculptors, textile workers, painters - will join potential authors in a special interaction between artistic writing and art objects. This will lead to an exhibition next year on the coast.
Details on the workshop are available by clicking here
BAUHINIA ANNUAL LITERARY AWARDS
DAVID MYERS MEMORIAL AWARD
(in honour of our founding director of Central Queensland University Press Professor David Myers - who initiated the first publication of Idiom 23 (called Yapunya) in 1987, but who sadly died on March 2, this year.)
For A Unique Piece Of Writing Chosen By Our Judges:
Mary Anne Baartz for her story "The Ink Link" DumDum NSW 2484
(Mary Anne will receive a $500 book voucher from CQU Bookshop)
OPEN STORY
FIRST: Nigel Turvey - "Moogal" Darwin NT 0801
SECOND: David Campbell - "A Meeting of Minds" Beaumaris, Victoria 3193
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Michael Hunt - "The Flickering" Lismore, NSW 2480
Jan Sullivan - "Under a Vine" Bundaberg 4670
Tim DuPrie - " A Hint of Jasmine" Ipswich Qld 4101
Jason Cotter "Elsewhere" & "Bloodbirds" Southbank, Victoria 3006
Stephen Kimber - "Capital Opera" ,4 Lebak Bulus, 12420, Jakarta, Indonesia 12720 M/C
Troy Holland - "Unoriginal" Nth Rockhampton Qld 4701
Helena Pastor - "Rubbing" & "Lady Godiva" Armidale, NSW 2350
Margaret Dakin - "Black Dog" Victoria Pt, Qld 4165
Maris Morton - "Pheasant with Truffles" & "Little Birds" Uki, NSW 2484
COMMENDED:
Julie Humphreys - "Ms Prufrock" Ascot, Qld 400
Lola Hill - "Some Enchanted Evening" Sth Yarra Victoria.3141
Sue Pearson - "Still Life" Palm Beach, Qld 4221
Joel Glazebrook - "The Death of Socrates" Toowong, Qld 4066
Peter Watts - "Crossroads" Byford, WA 6122
Bronwyn Roper - " Songs of Birds and Unreliable Sources", Gladstone 4680
Bill Reed - " Blind Freddie, Tether'd" and "The Councillor's Inaugural Speech"
Dandenong, Vic 3175
OPEN POETRY
FIRST:
Nathan Curnow - "Slater Bug Fremantle Lunatic Asylum" Portland, Victoria.
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Jan Sullivan - "Don't Tell Summer I Died" Bundaberg
Jena Woodhouse - "Isoptera" St Lucia, 4067
T.M.Collins, -" Night to Day in my City" Carindale, Q 4154
COMMENDED
Maris Morton - "Rain Event" Uki, NSW 2484
John Egan - "Disappearances" Ashfield, NSW 2535
Mark Miller - ‘Coastal Walk" Shoalhaven Heads, NSW 2535
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS:
Raymond Southall (NSW) "The Leopard"
T.M.Collins (QLD) "Days and Counting"
Vivienne Glance (WA) "The Notes of the Cello"
Daphne Hargreaves (ACT) ‘Suite of Three House Poems"
Lyn Oliver (Yeppoon), "Unrehearsed Theatricals"
Shane McAuley (WA) "Cityscape from a Roof Terrace"
REGIONAL STORY
FIRST: Margaret Finger "A Country Visit" Clermont, Q 4721
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Jan Sullivan - "Altitude": Bundaberg 4670
COMMENDED:
R.J.Anderson - "Oh Fiona!" Tannum Sands, Q 4680
Isabel Hoch - "Short Romances" Rockhampton Q 4700
REGIONAL POETRY
FIRST: Jan Sullivan - "Night Swimmer"
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Irene Wilkie - "Rescue" Bangalee 2541.
COMMENDED:
Lyn Oliver - "Unrehearsed Theatricals" Yeppoon 4703
TERTIARY STUDENT STORY
FIRST: Jason Cotter - "Elsewhere" Southbank, Victoria 3006
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Jena Woodhouse - "Death by Water" St Lucia 4067
TERTIARY STUDENT POETRY
FIRST: Andrew Slattery - "Pamplona" Newcastle University, NSW 2308
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Andrew Slattery - "The Music Line"
SECONDARY STUDENT STORY
FIRST : Mark Lord - "Ultimate Predator" North Rockhampton
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Sasha Dyer - "Her Rain" Paddington Q 4064
Jack Koci - "Here's Johnny" Mareeba, 4880,
SECONDARY STUDENT POETRY:
FIRST: Mark Lord - "Lovers Leaving" North Rockhampton
PRIMARY STUDENT STORY
FIRST: Jessica Anne McRae - "The Magical Land of ivory" Aroona 4559, Qld.
Idiom 23 acknowledges the excellent work done by our judging panel. All winning entries will be published in our current magazine, due by November 2007.
We wish to thank our generous sponsors for donating $2400 prize money, this year.
CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY BOOKSHOP
THE COMMONWEALTH BANK
ANDERSON CONSULTING ENGINEERS
THE CRITERION HOTEL MOTEL
PRD NATIONWIDE REAL ESTATE
THE BYTE CENTRE
Idiom 23 Literary Magazine is available at CQU Bookshop , CQU Press, East Street, Rockhampton, The Yellow Door Book Shop, Yeppoon. All-winners published in Vol 19 November 2007.