School poetry competition

 

Enter Now: www.dorothea.com.au
Date: Entries close 2 June. National Presentation Ceremony 5 September 2008
Location:  Gunnedah
Judges Sue Gough and Prue Mason
Contact: Barbara Guest, Project Manager 0267 421 200 dorotheamackellar@bigpond.com

Details: Forests, Feathers, Fins and Fur is this year's theme for country's largest poetry writing competition for students, which celebrates the work of well-known Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar. Students and schools can share in more than $5000 worth of prizes including cash, trophies, books and a trip to Gunnedah in north-west NSW home of the awards and where Dorothea Mackellar's family owned several properties.