In 2012 Australia’s speculative fiction
writers were challenged to speculate on the possible futures of the Australian
republic using the theme ‘defining Australian identity in a future Australian
republic’.
The 2012 Judging Panel comprised Tom Keneally,
Professor Brian Matthews and Professor John Warhurst.
Jennifer Morris has been awarded ‘First Prize’ in the Fourth National Republican Short Story Competition for ‘The Harvest’. After an initial career in nursing, Jennifer completed a University degree in Social Sciences, at the same time juggling work and raising children. Her daughters now have families of their own. In the last twelve months she has made time to pursue a long held passion for writing. This is the second short story competition she has entered. Jennifer and her husband have spent most of their married life in country Victoria and have great empathy and hopes for rural Australia.
Ingle Knight has been awarded ‘Second Prize’ in the Fourth National Republican Short Story Competition for ‘When the Ice Melts’. A prize-winning playwright and actor, Ingle is currently writing a play for Black Swan State Theatre Company about the political origins of the Gallipoli campaign. In 2012 he was the winner of the Richard Burton Playwriting Award. He has a PhD from Murdoch University and lives in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. ‘When the Ice Melts’ is his first work of prose fiction.
Jennifer Morris has been awarded ‘First Prize’ in the Fourth National Republican Short Story Competition for ‘The Harvest’. After an initial career in nursing, Jennifer completed a University degree in Social Sciences, at the same time juggling work and raising children. Her daughters now have families of their own. In the last twelve months she has made time to pursue a long held passion for writing. This is the second short story competition she has entered. Jennifer and her husband have spent most of their married life in country Victoria and have great empathy and hopes for rural Australia.
Ingle Knight has been awarded ‘Second Prize’ in the Fourth National Republican Short Story Competition for ‘When the Ice Melts’. A prize-winning playwright and actor, Ingle is currently writing a play for Black Swan State Theatre Company about the political origins of the Gallipoli campaign. In 2012 he was the winner of the Richard Burton Playwriting Award. He has a PhD from Murdoch University and lives in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. ‘When the Ice Melts’ is his first work of prose fiction.
Terry Byrnes has been awarded ‘Third Prize’ in the
Fourth National Republican Short Story Competition for ‘Once’. Terry is an
Honours graduate in Social Science from Macquarie University. He began writing
in earnest while he was there. On being informed of the award Terry said
“playing a small part in the inevitable march towards republicanism gives me a
sense of great pride”. Terry works in the Aboriginal justice industry and is an
unfailing republican.
The Fourth
National Republican Short Story Competition has continued to
foster the emerging Australian republican fiction genre. Before every great
invention and before every great journey is the idea. Without ideas and
imagination, we are all trapped in the past. The short stories ‘The Harvest’, ‘When the Ice Melts’, and
‘Once’ are
exercises in imagination and help to lead the way into possible republican
futures.
The Australian Republican Movement
congratulates the winners of this year’s competition and extends its thanks to
all entrants. The National Republican Short Story Competition will be run again
in 2013.
For more information contact: Dr Glenn Davies, National Republican Fiction Convener, Australian Republican Movement, PO Box 87, Geebung, QLD, 4034 E: fiction@republic.org.au or http://republicanfiction.blogspot.com.au
For more information contact: Dr Glenn Davies, National Republican Fiction Convener, Australian Republican Movement, PO Box 87, Geebung, QLD, 4034 E: fiction@republic.org.au or http://republicanfiction.blogspot.com.au
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