Greek Australian Cultural League releases results of its Literary Competition and Book Awards

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On Sunday, November 17, at the Panarcadian Association of Melbourne and Victoria “O Kolokotronis”, the Greek-Australian Cultural League (GACL) announced the results of its Literary Competition and the Book Awards 2024.

The event also included books sales of the participating writers in the Book Award, making them known to the broader community and hopefully attracting some sales.

Everyone who attended the well organised function made the most of the collegiality and the social interaction which the event offered.

The GACL’s President, Cathy Alexopoulos, congratulated the winners and encouraged the participants to continue writing and submit their works to these important competitions.

Ms Alexopoulos thanked the members of the judging panels for their meticulous and thorough appraisal of the submitted works, the generous sponsors whose monetary contribution was greatly appreciated by the recipients, the media coverage, the members of the Administrative Committee of the GACL and especially the audience for their consistent support.

Literary Competition

Poetry in Greek

  • 1ο Βραβείο: Εσύ – Χριστίνα Ιατρού-Σοϊταρίδη

Χορηγός του Βραβείου Papathomas & Co. P/L Chartered Accountant

  • 2ο Βραβείο: Έξι η ώραΔέσποινα Λυκοπάντης

Πεζό Ελληνική γλώσσα 

  • 1ο Βραβείο: Το αγνό ιδανικό – Χριστίνα Ιατρού-Σοϊταρίδη

Χορηγός του Βραβείου Papathomas & Co. P/L Chartered Accountant

  • 2ο Βραβείο: Η αιώνια γυναίκα – Βασίλιος Μαλλικούρτης

Poetry in English

  • 1st Prize: Neroli Blossoms – Ero Coroneos

This award has been proudly sponsored by Connie Gregory

  • 2nd Prize: Fog – Despina Lykopandis
  • 3rd Prize: The Agony and the Esky Ray Cafici
  • Commendation: Deafening SilenceDr Chrisoula Papadopoulos Papas

Short Story in English

  • 1st Prize: Verdant Hues – Dr Chrisoula Papadopoulos Papas

Χορηγός του Βραβείου Papathomas & Co. P/L Chartered Accountant

  • 2nd Prize: Sunday afternoon in the Cretan Club – Emmanuel Heretakis
  • 3rd Prize: A Father’s Legacy – Marie Therese Bolden

Κριτική Επιτροπή

Συντονίστρια: Ivy Cafici (Μέλος του Δ.Σ. του ΕΑΠΣ)

Μέλη:  Γιάννης Γεωργίου, Πολεοδόμος, Οικολόγος, Συγγραφέας, Ραδιοπαραγωγός

Δημήτρης Τσαχουρίδης, Παραγωγός Μέσα Ενημέρωσης, ΜΑ Δραματική Θεωρία

Book Awards

Poetry in Greek

  • 1 Βραβείο: Χρήστος Φίφης Από τους Δελφούς και το Ουλουρού

Χορηγός της Βράβευσης- Κώστας και Βίκη Δημαρά             

Πεζό στα Ελληνικά

  • 1 Βραβείο: Διονυσία Μούσουρα-Τσουκαλά Συνηθισμένοι Ανθρωποι

Χορηγός του Βραβείου Papathomas & Co. P/L Chartered Accountant      

Επαινος στο Πεζό: Αργυρούλα Ζήφου-Χωματοπούλου Ερμιόνη             

Poetry in English

  • 1st Prize: Fotoula Reynolds Kairos

Proud sponsors Papathomas & Co. P/L Chartered Accountant   

Prose in English

  • 1st Prize: Sally Jane Smith Unpacking for Greece

Proud sponsors the Equivocation Book Club, Melbourne

  • Highly Commended: Peter Papathanasiou The Invisible      

Prose in Translation

  • 1st Prize: Dimitris Vardoulakis Poor Things, Χαμένα Κορμιά του Alasdair Gray

Χορηγός της Βράβευσης- Φιλανθρωπικός και Πολιτιστικός Σύλλογος Κοζάνης- Ο Λασσάνης 

History/Study

  • 1st prize: Jim Claven From Imbros Over the Sea-Imbros & Gallipoli Revealed

Proud sponsors Papathomas & Co. P/L Chartered Accountant   

History/Study

  • Highly commended: Effy Alexakis Forty Photographs A Year at a time

History/Study

  • Highly commended: Effy Alexakis The Heart of Giving Father Nektarios’ Soup Kitchen

Κριτική Επιτροπή:

  • Συντονίστρια: Βασιλική Λαΐου, Μέλος του Δ.Σ. ΕΑΠΣ

Κριτές:  

  • Δρα Εύα Αναγνώστου-Λαουτίδου, Πανεπιστημιακός κλασσικών Σπουδών και Αρχαίας Ιστορίας (Macquarie University)
  • Connie Gregory, συγγραφέας, συντάκτης
  • Κωνσταντίνος Καλυμνιός, δικηγόρος, συγγραφέας, αρθρογράφος

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