Lake Macquarie History

Lake Macquarie Literary Awards 2008

In 2008 the prize was awarded for poetry. The name changed to Lake Macquarie Literary Awards, and three prizes were offered.

Lake Macquarie Literay Award - Poetry
Roland Robinson Literary Award - Local Poet
Lake Macquarie Literary Award - Young Poet Commendation

Certificates were also awarded. No anthology was published for this year.

Lake Macquarie Literary Award

First Prize

Kylie Rose - Bluebottles

Highly Commended

Wendy Alexander - Return

Zeny Giles - For My Mother

Commended

Gail Hennessy - Latitude 32.55 S

Julie Simpson - Fibonacci Dreaming

Young Poet’s Prize

Cameron Barnes - Two Little Birds

Luke Dean - My Boat

Raylee Houston - The Dogs Down the Street

Emily Jordan - Whispered Memories

Roland Robinson Local Poet’s Prize

First Prize

Magdalena Ball - Grandpa's Birds

Commendation Certificate

Jan Dean - The Morning After

Robin Loftus - Visiting Marie

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