8 December 2013
2013 John Marsden Prize & Scribe Nonfiction Prize winners
THE JOHN MARSDEN PRIZE
18-24 Short Story/1st Chapter Winner: Rhea Bhagat, 20, VIC – Prostitutes of God
18-24 Short Story/1st Chapter 2nd Place: Harlan Ambrose, 25, QLD – Wave, so your dad can see you
18-24 Short Story/1st Chapter 3rd Place: Isabel Roper, 20, ACT – We’ll Stop For Lunch At Goulburn
18-24 Short Story/1st Chapter Highly Commended: Domini Marshall, 24, VIC – Rough and Loud and Jerky
Under 18 Short Story/1st Chapter Winner: Alessandra Solomon, 17, NSW – Ode to Awkward
Under 18 Short Story/1st Chapter 2nd Place: Cory O’Neile, 17, QLD – Long Pig
18-24 Poetry Winner: Jeremy Poxon, 24, QLD – The last time I went fishing, it was raining
18-24 Poetry 2nd Place: Zenobia Frost, 24, QLD – The Hobby
18-24 Poetry 3rd Place: Mikaella Clements, 21, VIC – A Late Hymn for Patrokles
Under 18 Poetry Winner: Jinjin Tang, 17, NSW – The History of Grief
Under 18 Poetry 2nd Place: Lucy MacCulloch, 16, NSW – Gods & Dust
Under 18 Poetry 3rd Place: Ingrid Vinot, 16, VIC – Breakfast War
SCRIBE NONFICTION PRIZE
Winners
Oliver Mol – 34 Memories From Growing Up In Texas
Briohny Doyle – I Don’t Know