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ZineWest 2019 Comp results

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Writing Awards from Left: Rob Field (Director UNE Sydney, Nic Lesley (HC), Danielle Catherine (HC), Peter Cartwright (Best Poem), Alexander Donoghue (3rd Place), Hamish Spark (2nd Place), Naima Ibrahim (Winner of ZW19), Luke Carman (Judge).

Co-sponsor Writing awards the Writing and Society Research Centre WSU ; Art: private sponsors; ZW Word: private sponsor and SWEATSHOP

For full pdf see ZineWest Page plus two winning artworks

Editor’s Award was won by Laila Nawsheen. The prize was Yumna Kassab’s story collection The House of Youssef, (Giramondo) and presented by the author on left.

.ZWWord – Open Mic awards: From Left Carol Amos (NWG Inc Pres), Sue Crawford (ed ZW), Michaela Simoni (joint runner-up) Chris Winspear (joint runner-up) Kathryn Yuen (winner) Judges Annie Zhang and Jason Gray. Private sponsor and SWEATSHOP

Winners of ZW Word 19

ZW19 Art Awards: From left – Art Contributors Erin Macnaught, C.A. Broadribb and Michaela Simoni stood in for winner of Best Image Marina Robins and runner-up Tom Blake both unavoidably absent. On the right is Parramatta author Felicity Castagna and Rob Field UNE Sydney who did the honours!
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ZineWest 2019 launch

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SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER AT UNE SYDNEY
232 CHURCH STREET PARRAMATTA

ZW18Writing winner Annie XY Zhang

PRINT ZINE LAUNCH:
$10 Entry includes door prize and entry to ZW WORD
Zines @12 (contributors get first copy free)

11:30 am: Light lunch featuring Sahtein Lebanese Feasts

12 Noon – 1:30 ish …

  • Address by Rob Field, Director of UNE Sydney
  • Readings
  • Prizes with Luke Carman (writing) and Sophia Kouyoumdjian (art)
    Co-sponsor for writing awards: the Writing and Society Research Centre WSU $400 1st Prize plus Giramondo Titles. Art prize $100 (private donor)
  • More Readings
  • Editors’ Award
  • Music with Fernando Andres and Victor Valdes
  • GIANT RAFFLE
    followed by

ZW WORD!
Entry $2 (unless you paid for the print zine launch)

Loredana Tudor-Tomescu – Winner ZW WORD 2018

2:00 pm Nibbles/drinks – sign on for Open Mic
2:15 – 3:30 pm

  • MUSIC – Fernando Andres and Victor Valdes
  • GUEST WRITERS
  • OPEN MIC –  Win $100 & SWEATSHOP Titles
    Judges: Jason Gray and Annie Zhang
  • Rules: 2 mins only; solo; your original work; english only; no music, dance or props; preferably no rants/lectures!