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Yackandandah writer, Louise D’Arcy has taken out the 2009 AlburyCity Short Story competition first prize of $500 from a field of national entrants.

Judge of the open section of the competition and acclaimed publisher, Helen Chamberlin, said Ms D’Arcy’s story, Happy Birthday, was a beautifully constructed, subtle but devastating depiction of a horrific childhood. 

Last year’s winner, Kate Rotherham from Allans Flat was highly commended for her story Go Well! along with Albury author, Dorothy Simmons for Fair Go and Lavington’s Terry Dulhunty was commended for his story, Daisy.

Ms Chamberlin said the standard of the stories was pleasingly high, with good strong writing and with more than average rural subjects which was to be expected in a regional competition.

Other winners: Secondary section judged by Ms D’Arcy are:-

Winner: The Fractured Beauty Rachel Knight, Albury

Highly commended:  Alien Colours of the Alien World,   David Tagliabue, Lavington

Commended: The Cubby House, Nicole Fogarty, Albury

Commended: The Plight of Timmy and the Light Bulbs,  Hannah Nickels, Albury.

Primary  section sponsored by the Friends of the LibraryMuseum and judged by children’s author, Alan Bowater

Winner:  The Drawbridge   Sigourney Ross, Albury

Highly Commended: Black Saturday Hannah Chapman, Talgarno

Highly Commended: The Tasman Night Oscar Heer, Albury

Commended: Lucky Heart Crystal Kirk Mullegandra.

Read the winners' stories. 

DOCOpen - Happy Birthday by Louise D'Arcy1.doc (41 KB)

DOCSecondary - The Fractured Beauty by Rachel Knight1.doc (36 KB)

DOCPrimary -The Drawbridge by Sigourney Goss1.doc (30 KB)

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