Authors’ journeys explored at ninth Literary Festival
COAL Creek’s ninth Literary Festival proved to be a success on Sunday.
It received the best response from readers and writers since Bert van Bedaf’s launch in the festival’s early years.
Ten authors gave presentations throughout the day, sharing their experiences and answering questions from the public. This was followed by a panel discussion at the end.
The short story and poetry competitions also received excellent responses, with people as far as the Australian Capital Territory sending in material to be judged.
Around 80 per cent of the competition applicants were local budding writers.
The winner of the short story competition was Diana Cornwell from Sandy Point and the poetry winner was Jellie Wyckelsma from Inverloch.
This year’s judges were Peter Sharpe, one of Australia’s most experienced book publishers, and award winning poet Julie Maclean.
The next competition will open in November and submissions can be sent in online.
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