Autumn Writers' Exhibition 2009

October 3rd - November 1st

That's another one over ....

This year, we finished off with a firework display by Judi Newall, followed with music by Djai Skjellerup, after a final week of music and literary events.

Here are some pics of the AWE - we hope they bring back happy memories! Click on the thumbnails to get the bigger picture ...

Displays:

Events & Venues:

There were five competitions running through the AWE, each with a L$5000 prize:

	A prize for the best exhibition display, to be judged throughout the exhibition;
	A poetry competition, for a poem on the theme of Celebration;
	A short prose competition, also on the theme of Celebration;
	A journalism competition;
	The best fancy dress costume at the Autumn Writers' Ball;
	Plus a further L$1000 prize for the best Halloween costume.

The winners were:

Best Display

Huckleberry Hax

for a bleak and atmospheric scene from one of his novels - including sounds of a fly, burgers frying and Terry Wogan on the radio!

Best Prose Piece

Renee Silverfall

for 'Right is Wrong, Left is Right', an amusing slice of (real) life by a Swedish writer, that will appeal to all those with no sense of direction ...

click on the picture to download the story

Best Poem

Hypatia Pickens

for 'Connie Groondie' which means, in Welsh, 'to purr'. If you can read this without crying, you have no heart.

click on the picture to download the poem

Best Grand Ball Costume

Corwyn Allen

as Japanese poet Basho

Best Halloween Costume

Renee Silverfall

in a gruesome bones and guts outfit!

Finally, thanks to all those who displayed and performed at the Autumn Writers' Exhibition. We couldn't have done it without you ...

For a full list of all those who contributed,

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And if you want to be reminded of how it was in 2008, go here.

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