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The Charlotte Duncan Award was established in 2009 in memory of our baby daughter, Charlotte Duncan, to raise funds for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital. Donation to date is $2200.
Charlotte Duncan Award 2016
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First Prize |
Dimity Powell |
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Second Prize |
Arna Radovich |
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Third Prize |
Myra Koch |
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Shortlisted |
Sarah's Gift |
Pat Simmons |
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Shortlisted |
Memories of Lavender |
Jenny Eddy |
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Shortlisted |
Moving On |
Jemma van de Nes |
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Judges Report First prize - Concrete Boots by Dimity Powell Concrete Boots has a realistic responses to death/illness. The narrator's fixation on shoes and directing the confusion and grief of losing a sibling into determination to 'win' is intriguing. The complexity of both characters' responses to the death of Josie is achieved by using time before they realise they need to look after each other.
Second prize - I am Here by Arna Radovich I am Here covers a single significant event in the life of Lara, the protagonist, which has multiple ramifications for her personal growth. As well as being her first contact with PTSD, her grandfather's arrival is the catalyst for her starting to learn about accommodating others and that some things take priority over asserting her perceived independence. As a result, in the brief space of the story her character is firmly established and we see a good deal of development in this regard.
Third Prize - Emily's Blue Shoes by Myra Koch The focus on cerebral palsy from the child's perspective could easily help other children to relate. The fact that Emily doesn't compare herself to her twin or the other students is refreshing, as is her own personal achievement of running a race even though winning is a distant chance.
Paul Collins |
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