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The Elyne Mitchell Rural Women's Writing Award

The Elyne Mitchell Rural Women's Writing Award not only commemorates Elyne's life and work, but it has also been established to encourage rural women to write their stories.

2010 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!corryong friend of the library

Open Category:
Kate Esser

for

"Another Harvest"
Kate Esser
Local Category:

 

Carmyl Winkler
Emerging Category:
Rosie Bridge

for

"Fighting Air"
Rosie brige


2010 Shortlisted Entries
Name
(in alphabetical order)
Story Title
Emerging  
Rosie Bridge Fighting Air (531kb)
Katherine McFarland The Journey of a Lifetime (1.38mb)
   
Local  
Carmyl Winkler The Journey is More Important than the Destination (WINNER) (29kb)
Kathryn Fair Walungurru Kuula (1.95mb)
Katherine McFarland The Journey of a Lifetime (1.38MB)
Julie Neal Red (17kb)
Julie Neal Silver Ribbon and Raspberries (25kb)
Reneal Schreiber A Rural Scent (34kb)
Beverley Widdison The Joy of Flying with Fred (570kb)
   
Open  
Kate Esser Another Harvest(WINNER) (1.04MB)
Janet  Barker Weights and Measures (88kb)
Judith Colquhoun Day Trippers (1.59MB)
Jean Flynn Charlie and Keith (1.18MB)
Jeannie Haughton The Birdwatcher (1.55mb
Amy McDonald Jeparit (1.35MB)
Julie Neal Silver Ribbon and Raspberries (25kb)
Kate Rotherham A Favourite Sky (31kb)
Jennifer Scoullar Woorawa (2.13MB)
Isabel Wallace The Blob (1.8MB)
Josephine Williams Mack (128kb)

To see more about each author click here (1.22mb)

The Friends of Corryong Library Inc (FOCL) have been an important part of the community in Corryong for a number of years. Our Aims are as follows:

Amongst the many activities we have been part of is the

Elyne Mitchell Rural Women's Writing Award

where women over the age of 15 can win $1000 for writing a short story on some aspect of rural life in Australia.