2009 winners 


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

The response to our competition was outstanding with 546 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 David Campbell The White Ribbon
Second Prize Dean Travaskis The Battle Worn Campaigner
Third Prize Keith Gardner
(Deceased)
Cobbers
Highly Commended Catherine Clarke A Bushman's Last Farewell
Highly Commended Ed Walker Unsung and Silent
Highly Commended Marty Langenberg Life's Extreme


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 Isabelle Urbano Australian Identity on the Goldfields
Young Achiever Award Laura Johnston City Dwelling Lot
Young Achiever Award Georgia Ryan The Woes of a Farmer


To read the judges report, please click the below judge's reports