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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.  Open - Happy Birthday by Louise D'Arcy1.doc (41 KB)
Secondary - The Fractured Beauty by Rachel Knight1.doc (36 KB) Primary -The Drawbridge by Sigourney Goss1.doc (30 KB)
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