Browsing Category Catherine Martin Literary Award Winners

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  Fur and Feathers by Amy Whitehouse

  16-18 yo  Catherine Martin Literary Winner 2019 One hot, dusty summer’s day, in the small outback town Walgett, a group of emus got together and decided to make ...

  On May 31, 2019 / By Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee
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  This is Australia by Jacob Robbie

  16-18 yo Catherine Martin Literary Runner up 2019 On July 9th 2010, Alipate Elias was on a plane travelling to Sydney, Australia from Iraq. Alipate has managed to ...

  On May 31, 2019 / By Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee
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  Shimmer by Olivia Berkin

  13-15 yo Catherine Martin Literary Winner 2019 I hate it out here. I’m always bored out of my mind. Dad says it’s only temporary but it feels like ...

  On May 31, 2019 / By Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee
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  The Australian Rex by Ben Hutchesson

  13-15 yo Catherine Martin Literary Runner up 2019 I don’t remember that much of when I was a small pup. The only things I remember were sleeping, drinking, ...

  On May 31, 2019 / By Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee
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  If books could talk… by Mia Crewe

  13-15 yo Catherine Martin Literary Highly Commended 2019 This story begins in a dark, musty corner. I hadn’t seen the light for many years. It was just as ...

  On May 31, 2019 / By Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee
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  Grandma’s garden by Emma Stokes

  10 -12yo Catherine Martin Literary Winner 2019 Down from the house perched on the hill, is grandma’s garden. Beyond the garden are sheep and vineyards. The sheep are ...

  On May 31, 2019 / By Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee
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  Outback Experience by Valentina Plisko

  10 -12yo Catherine Martin Literary Runner up 2019 I was really excited because I was going mustering for the first time with my cousin Angus, on his farm ...

  On May 31, 2019 / By Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee
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  Bushfire by Emma Parker

  10 -12yo Catherine Martin Literary Highly Commended 2019 My horse Midnight was acting very strange, prancing around, ears pricked and nostrils flared, I took a deep breath and ...

  On May 31, 2019 / By Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee
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  The Wind and the Ocean that Follows by Sophie Monkley

  16-18yo Catherine Martin Literary Category Winner 2018 The ocean has always fascinated me. How can it be calm yet rough; agitated but relaxed; irresolute yet determined? How can ...

  On July 16, 2018 / By Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee
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  The Misty Morning by Rosie Moorhouse

  10-12yo Catherine Martin Literary Category Winner 2018 I run as fast as my feet can carry me through the scrub that I call my backyard. I can’t miss ...

  On July 16, 2018 / By Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee