15 February 2019

Congratulations to OOTA members Chris Konrad, Julie Watts, Kevin Gillam and Yvonne Patterson for their outstanding successes in the 2018 Tom Collins Poetry Prize.

The winners were:

Winner Busted Piano Man – Christopher Konrad

Second Prize Coming of Age – Kristen Lang

Third Prize Barney Embraces Technology - Peter Burke

Highly Commended

The Life of Caves – Glen Phillips

Homage Marguerite – Julie Watts

strands of us – Kevin Gillam

Elk Rapids, Lake Michigan – Kim Waters

Commended

Love-Locked – Gillian Telford

Dreamlands Hopscotch – Yvonne Patterson

I n Somnolence – Scott-Patrick Mitchell

Lazarette on Peel Island – Damien O’Brien

Talking to my Father – Tony London

The judges report may be read here.