2011 winners 


  Thank you to everyone who entered the 2011 Australian Unity Bryan Kelleher Literary Award.

The response to our competition was outstanding with 674 entries received. The judges have read all the submissions and were very impressed by the standard of poems.

To read the winning poems, simply click on the poem name below.


Winner's Name Poem Names
First Prize Catherine Clarke Legend of the Flame
Second Prize Catherine Clarke  Blood on the Wattle
Third Prize David Campbell The Singer and his Song
Highly Commended John Roberts  The Mask
Highly Commended David Campbell  The Dream
Highly Commended Brenda-Joy Pritchard Spirit to Survive


In addition to these prizes, we have also awarded three Young Achiever awards.

The judges were particularly impressed by the poems entered by our young poets and these prizes are designed to encourage our young writers to continue to grow as bush poets.

Click below on the poem name to read their poems.

Winner's Name Poem Names
Young Achiever Award Hannah Nugent Beneath the Stars
Young Achiever Award Claire Crosbie  My Colourful Country
Young Achiever Award Harriet Farlow The Kimberley

 

The judges were so impressed with the calibre of entries in the Young Achiever section, they awarded five Encouragement awards. 

Winner's Name Poem Names
Encouragement Award Alexandra Kelloway Australia's Silent Debt
Encouragement Award Daisy Graham  The Wonderful Australian Bush
Encouragement Award Elliot Perez The Mighty Paws
Encouragement Award Tiarnee Porter Native Bush
Encouragement Award Elliot Perez If I Was
 
To read the 2011 judges report, please click the below judge's reports