‘Always Jack’ Awarded the Society of Women Writers Biennial Book Award 2011

Posted by on Nov 10, 2011 in I AM JACK, News | 2 comments

Susanne Gervay's 'Always Jack' winner of the Society of Women Writers Biennial Book Awards, with president of the Society of Women Writers Bridget McKern, endorsed by the Cancer Council, Mitchell Library macquarie Street, endo‘Eleanor Blaxland with author Wendy Blaxland, highly commended for The Society of Women Writers Biennial Book Award, Mitchell Library Macquarie StreetCancer Council endorses Susanne Gervay's 'Always Jack', The Society of Women Writers Biennial Book AwardFamily Therapist Award, The Society of Women Writers Biennial Book Award

Always Jack’ is close to my heart as it reaches with humour and warmth into family life, friendship embracing the challenges we all face be it cancer, migration, aging grandparents, blending families.

‘Always Jack’ carries the precious Cancer Council’s yellow daffodil and endorsement;-

‘Always Jack makes it safe for children, parents and the community to talk about cancer.’  

In the beautiful Dixon Room in the Mitchell Library in Macquarie Street Sydney, ‘Always Jack’ was honoured by receiving the Society of Women Writers Biennial Book Award.

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1st prize:  Susanne Gervay   (Always Jack)

2nd prize: Cynthia Rowe  (Bad Grass)

3rd prize:   Libby Hathorn  (I Love You Book )

Highly Commended:    Wendy Blaxland  ( I Can Cook -series)

 

Birdget McKern President of Society of Women Writers, Lindasy Lewis 'The Incovenient Child' winner of the fiction awardDr Maria Hill author of 'Diggers and Greeks', Bridget Mckern president of the Society of Women Writers

The NON-FICTION award were impressive with especially with the brilliant works of:

1st prize:     Sharyn Killens & Lindsay Lewis   (The Inconvenient Child)

2nd prize:  Dr. Maria Hill  (Diggers & Greeks)

The award winning poet Judith Beveridge celebrated the very high standard of poetry collections. She struggled to select the winners:-

1st prize  :  Winifred Weir   (Walking on Ashes)

 Highly Commended :   Carolyn Gerrish  (The View From The Moon) 

 Commended :    Libby Hathorn  (Vietnam Reflections)

 

It was a wonderful day.

2 Responses to “‘Always Jack’ Awarded the Society of Women Writers Biennial Book Award 2011”

  1. Frane Lessac says:
    Nov 10th, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    Exciting news! Congratulations!

    Reply
  2. Zena Shapter says:
    Nov 10th, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Woot woot, Susanne! That’s fantastic! Well done :)

    Reply

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