Past Award Winners and Contributors...

2019 Award Winners

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2018 Award Winners
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... and congratulations to our 2018 Launch Hosts: India and Savannah!
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Our Keynote Speaker, Ms Peggy O'Neal and Shared Stories Patron, Francesca Ohlert, with ACU Writing Award winner Daniela.
2017 Award Winners​
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The 2017 Award winners gather for a group photograph - well done to everyone!
Our 2017 Comperes: Alex and India
Alex and India were very busy. Their tasks included many introductions and interviews of the front and back cover artwork award winners
The 2017 ACU Achievement Award for Outstanding Writing
Dr Matthew Ryan from ACU with Gareth
The 2017 Catholic Super Achievement Award
Mr Paul Steward from Catholic Super presented the Catholic Super Award for Outstanding Contribution through Poetry to Aaron
The 2017 CCI Art Awards
Patron of the Shared Stories Anthology, Francesca Ohlert, stood in for Megan Peterson from CCI Insurance who was unable to attend the event on the day.


Jana, from Star of the Sea College Brighton, was selected for the award for presenting a significant piece of artwork to Shared Stories over at least three years.

Her work was entitled 'Concealment' and can be seen in the online version of the anthology.

The 2017 Grumpy Swimmer Shared Stories Anthology Cover Awards

Francesca Ohlert, Manager of the Grumpy Swimmer bookshop in Elwood, Victoria, presented the Front and Back Cover Awards
Front Cover Awardee: Minh-Hoa
Back Cover Awardee: Charlotte
The 2017 Waratah Group Schools Awards
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SCHOOLS INVOLVED: the 2016 Award Winners​

The 2016 ACU Writing Award
Gareth and Dr Matthew Ryan​
The 2016 Catholic Super
​Achievement Award
Minh-Hoa and Paul Steward
The 2016 CCI Art Award
​went to Tyra 

​When creating my Van Gogh replicated portrait in class, I was strongly inspired by the original artist’s own life. Van Gogh endured mental illness that eventually led to him taking his own life. What inspires me most about the artist, however, was his ability to take the little he had around him and turn it into a beautiful piece of work on canvas. I feel as if his emotions can be perceived just by glancing at the truly magnificent colours and techniques he used, which amazes me entirely.
This is less than one third of the
​850+ crowd!

The 2016 Waratah Group Schools Awards

​Stephen Kernahan from Waratah Group with many of the award winners and launch guest speakers, Dr Matthew Ryan from ACU and Francesca Ohlert, past Shared Stories Anthology contributor.
Event hosts William and Lucy in action 
The Waratah Group Award Winners
​as they lined up to be called to receive an award
​More Waratah Group ​Award winners

Schools: 2015 Award Winners

Here are some images from the 2015 launch
2015 ACU WRITING AWARD
Paige and Dr Matthew Ryan
2015 CCI ART AWARD
James with Megan Peterson
2015 Catholic Super
​ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dom with Paul Steward
The 2015 Front Cover Artist:
Thanks to Alessandro for the beautiful front cover artwork for the 2015 Shared Stories Anthology. He is shown here with Aden Carter from Mercedes Waratah, who provided the beautiful banner behind them, along with many of the awards (see image below).

Event decorating was based on Alessandro's petals falling across the white space of the front cover; hundreds of petals adorned the stage, seating and the floor. 

The photo-opportunity areas had posters of the front cover with petals seeming to fall from them all the way down to the floor.

Inspiring artwork Alessandro!



​2015 Waratah GroupSchools Awards

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