Entries are now being called for the 2011 National One-Act Playwriting Competition

Offering a total prize pool of $5000, the winner of Best Play will take home a prize of $2,500, 2nd place $1750, and 3rd place $750.

Winner of the Audience Choice Award wins a publishing contract with Maverick Musicals & Plays and a cash prize donated by the family of the late Nancy Cato.

The Noosa Arts Theatre National One-Act Playwriting Competition attracts entries from playwrights right throughout Australia.

This playwriting competition offers a unique opportunity for the winning Playwrights to see their new work performed on stage at Noosa Arts One-Act Play Festival, for a 7 performance season over 2 weeks each June, as part of the Noosa Longweekend 10 day Cultural Festival - fast becoming one of the nations top cultural festivals.

During the seven days of the Festival, the audience are asked each night to vote for the ‘Audience Choice Award', with prize money (donated by the family of the late Nancy Cato) plus a publishing contract for their winning script.
 
Entries close, Monday 15th November 2010.
 
For more information, call Convener, Synda Turnbull on (07) 5449 9972 during office hours,
or visit the COMPETITIONS page online, at www.noosaartstheatre.org.au

AGM to launch new year

The Sunshine Coast Literary Association is looking forward to kicking off another successful new financial year with their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 10 August.

 

SCLA President Hari Kotrotsios, said the association was expecting the next year to be even better than the previous one, but that the association needed more members to get involved to ensure this.

 

The AGM begins at 6:30pm at Rivers Café on the corner of 2^nd Avenue and The Esplanade in Cotton Tree, with light refreshments provided.  The AGM is open to all current SCLA members and anyone who wishes to join on the day.

 

The meeting will discuss upcoming events and elect a new committee for 2010/2011.  Nominations for committee positions are open  as the SCLA is saying farewell to a few of its valuable committee members who are stepping aside due to work, family or travel commitments. Nominations can be made at the AGM or beforehand. Nomination forms are available in the AGM event listing at www.scliterary.org.

 

“The SCLA committee is responsible for organising all the association’s events and activities and without their hard work and dedication, the SCLA would not exist,” Hari said.

 

The Sunshine  Coast Literary Association was formed in 2005 to encourage aspiring writers and enthusiasts to explore their interest and develop skills. The association offers regular workshops, seminars and events, an annual Writers Competition and monthly Front Write Up performance  evenings that provide an opportunity to showcase the talents of its members. The SCLA also promotes other  regional  writing competitions that offer successful applicants great prizes and recognition.

 

“The SCLA is a wonderful resource for Sunshine Coast residents who are interested in pursuing a career in the literary field, “ said Hari.

“It offers people an opportunity to meet with like minded individuals and exchange ideas and advice that will assist them in developing their abilities”.

 

For more information on beginning your journey as a writer and becoming a member of the SCLA, to RSVP or nominate for the executive committee please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , visit www.scliterary.org or phone 0414 635 407.

WARM E-News July 2010

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• A word from the President 
  

• WARM Writers Competition winners announced 
  

• Writing programs and competitions 
  

• Farewell to Friends 
  

• Time to renew your membership 
  

• SCLA Bookshelf 
  

• Writer's Corner 
  

• Other Literary Events 

• Advertising in WARM E-News 
  

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Farewell to Friends

Last week the SCLA lost two of our dear friends.  Fay McKinnon and Barry Corcoran both served on the SCLA executive and will be greatly missed.



I met Fay only a few years ago when she joined the Sunshine Coast Literary Association and attended Front Write Up.  It was during my term as president (2008 -2009) that I came to know her as a friend and associate.

She volunteered as treasurer of the Association but owing to our small committee of helpers, she also did the work of membership and promotion in her usual efficient style.  She was my “right hand” when I was president and the SCLA gained much through her efforts.

When she learned of her illness almost a year ago, she determined to live every minute:  playing bridge, lunching with friends, arranging her affairs and only last Thursday she enjoyed the WARM Writers Competition awards presentation dinner.  I admired her courage and tenacity to make the most of her life.

She recently confided, laughingly, that ‘‘she was the epitome of the main character in the movie ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, in her past role in the Sydney corporate world.  But beneath the tough exterior lay a compassionate and considerate spirit.  I am privileged to call her “friend” and say:
‘Thank you, Fay,’
 Rest In Peace

Pam Hardgrave
Past President, SCLA




After a career in finance, which took him to America and the Bahamas, Barry began writing short, humorous stories that have appeared in local papers and magazines.

His first novel, The Third Arm, was published in 2008. It is a financial fraud thriller, with a large proportion of it based on his experiences while working as a Chartered Accountant in New York and Washington DC.

Barry joined the SCLA in May 2008 and was the Treasurer since August last year, until his recent illness. He is survived by his wife Sheila, two adult children Liz and Vincent and six grandchildren.

Hari Kotrotsios
President, SCLA

Congratulations to the 2010 WARM Writers Competition Winners

Thanks to everyone who entered the 2010 WARM Writers Competition and congratulations to the winners, announced at the Presentation Dinner on 17 June 2010.

The winners are:

Category 1:  Open short story - maximum 2500 words

1st:   Bryan Ward - “Come to Bristol”

2nd:  Peter Nolan - “Penny Dreadful”

Highly commended:           

• Peta Miller - “The Lie”
• BP Marshall - “The Late Express”
• Brian Gram - “A Degree of Guilt”
• Peter Smith - “Lost and Found”

Readers Choice:  Morgana McLeod  - “Recoil”
 

Category 2:  Open poem – maximum 40 lines

1st:   John McMaster - “2am”          

2nd:  Bryan Ward - “The Hydra’s Teeth”          

Highly commended:

• Suzanne Strong - “Breath”
• Bryan Ward - “The Sound of your Blood”
• John McMaster - “Young Lovers”                                  
  

Readers Choice: John McMaster  - “Pacific Prologue”
 

Category 3: Young adult short story (Grades 8-12) - maximum 1500 words

1st:    Madalyn Bayliss - “Listen”

2nd:   Jack Burnham - “In the Line of Fire”

Highly commended:

• Tahlia Baumann - “Dare”
• Madalyn Bayliss - “Choose Your Fate”
• Miranda Rew-Duffy - “As Per Gus’ Syndrome”
  

Readers Choice:            Madalyn Bayliss - “Listen”
 

Category 4: Junior short story (Grades 5-7) – maximum 1500 words

1st:    Chiara Guidotti - “Ingane Indloru”

2nd:   Isabelle Blackstone - “Mythika”

Highly commended:

• Lucy Connolly - “Finding Utopia”

Readers choice: Julian Gordillo - “Drone XL41”           

 

Check out the WARM Writing Competition page to view the winning entries

WARM Writers Competition Presentation Dinner FULLY BOOKED

Thank you to all those who have expressed an interest in attending our Competition presentation dinner on Thursday 17th June.  The event is now fully booked.  Winners and photos will be posted to the website and in the E-News following the event.