Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 awards.
You can read past winners’ entries in the Boroondara Literary Awards Anthology, available from our libraries.
Open Short Story
| Place | Name | Title | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Eliza Janssen | The Hole Story | Victoria |
| Second | Jane Downing | Dolittle’s Flood | New South Wales |
| Third | Jean Flynn | Bookkeeping | Victoria |
| Highly Commended | Mark Russell | The Empty City | Victoria |
| Highly Commended | Brock Perks | Who Is Dan | Victoria |
| Highly Commended | Julian Merkenich | Single Use | Victoria |
Keith Carroll Award for best Boroondara entrant
| Name | Title | From |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Janssen | The Hole Story | Glen Iris |
Young Writers Competition winners
Junior Prose
| Place | Name | Title | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Sienna Dobson | It | Ruyton Girls' School |
| Second | Charlotte McVie | The Life of Sir Greenbottle | Greythorn Primary School |
| Third | Adele Nucara | Stolen Girl | Genazzano FCJ College |
| Highly Commended | Nora Dandurand | A Rubber Lobster Ate My Homework | Auburn South Primary School |
| Highly Commended | Christina Koutsioufitis | The King of Dreams | Boroondara Park Primary School |
| Highly Commended | Emma Whelan | My Time | Genazzano FCJ College |
Middle Prose
| Place | Name | Title | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mia Kagiaros | Fight Quietly | Balwyn High School |
| Second | Minduli Weeraman | An Intricate Spectrum | Ruyton Girls' School |
| Third | Maddie Davies | Leopard | Camberwell High School |
| Highly Commended | Angelina Liu | In(finite) | Balwyn High School |
| Highly Commended | Sarah Lardner | Circles Cannot End | Ruyton Girls' School |
| Highly Commended | Sammi Wu | Lacuna | Hawthorn East |
Senior Prose
| Place | Name | Title | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Matilda Curtain | Hasana and Jesselle | Genazzano FCJ College |
| Second | Theresa Ngodinhson | A Sheep in Sheep’s Clothing | Balwyn High School |
| Third | Celia Nguyen | The Perfect Tree | Camberwell High School |
| Highly Commended | Roisin Brennan | Coloured | Ruyton Girls' School |
| Highly Commended | Alice Wallis | The Ones We Forget | Ruyton Girls' School |
| Highly Commended | Isabella Baldwin | A Big Step for Amal, a Bigger Step for Womankind | Methodist Ladies’ College |
Junior Poetry
| Place | Name | Title | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Kaylene Tan | The Dreamcatcher | Glen Iris |
| Second | William McDougall | The Solar System | Trinity Grammar School |
| Third | Chloe Foster | Nervous | St Cecilia’s Primary School |
| Highly Commended | Eve Parakilas | Seal | Ashburton Primary School |
| Highly Commended | Ellie Charman | Awakening | Carey Baptist Grammar School |
| Highly Commended | Hayoung Bang | Nothing More | Kew East Primary School |
Middle Poetry
| Place | Name | Title | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Stella Kirkham | Music | Methodist Ladies’ College |
| Second | Linda Chen | ‘Natural’ Disaster | Balwyn High School |
| Third | Keira Murugasu | High Notes | Methodist Ladies’ College |
| Highly Commended | Karis Yap | Once, There Was a Sun | Canterbury |
| Highly Commended | Juliet Bland | Blind Love | Ruyton Girls' School |
| Highly Commended | Evelyn Swan | Water for Soul | Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College |
Senior Poetry
| Place | Name | Title | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Aeva Milos | Oh Mortal | Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College |
| Second | Odi Paatsch | In the Ribcage | Balwyn High School |
| Third | Alexandra McCann | Boy | Methodist Ladies’ College |
| Highly Commended | Sarah Hurst | Dirt | Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College |
| Highly Commended | Anna Timm | An Open Letter to My Failure | Ruyton Girls' School |
| Highly Commended | Phoebe Fan | Autumnal Leaves | Methodist Ladies’ College |