Judging has finished and we are very pleased to announce that the winner of the Local Word Writing Prize 2022-23 is Dani Netherclift from Mansfield, Victoria for her entry titled “Telephone and Address Book”.
Commended entries, in no particular order, are:
A huge congratulations to these four very talented writers!
The shortlist was selected from a longlist of 28 entries by our judging panel comprised of Vanessa Schernickau, Geelong Regional Library Corporation’s CEO, Professor David McCooey of the Faculty of Arts and Education in the School of Communication & Creative Arts at Deakin University, and Geelong Regional Library’s Virtual Writer in Residence, Louis Glazzard (from the United Kingdom).
We received a total of 597 entries to the competition, which was a fabulous response! The overall winner of the Prize was announced at World Poetry Day on Tuesday 21 March at Geelong Library and Heritage Centre.
Visit our webpage for more details about the Local Word Writing Prize.
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In collaboration with Surf Coast Shire Council, we are extending the opening hours for Torquay Library during the forecast heatwave conditions from Sunday to Tuesday.
From Tuesday 28 January, the Lorne mobile library stop will be serviced by the Colac Otway Shire Mobile Library (COSM) for a trial period.
Kim barne thaliyu / Geelong Heritage Centre is temporarily closed to the public while repairs are ongoing.
Due to repairs to storm damage, Torquay Library is temporarily closed today Thursday 28 November
All of our libraries, mobile libraries and Kim barne thaliyu/Geelong Heritage Centre will be closed from Wednesday 25 December -Wednesday 1 January inclusive.
Apply to display your art in our spacious glass cabinets for free at Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library.
