2011 Australian Bush Laureate Awards

Post by **Frank Daniel** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:43 pm

Australian Bush Laureate Awards 2011 finalists announced

Finalists have been announced for the 2011 Australian Bush Laureate Awards to be presented in Tamworth this January.

Judges were highly impressed with nominations for these Awards, one saying: “Once again I have been blown away by the high standard and quality of entries.”

Finalists, in alphabetical order by title, are...

For Book of the Year...
    A Whole Lotta Muz by Murray Hartin
    Autumn Collection by Ellis Campbell
    For All We Are by Brian Beesley
    Hold Yer Horses! by Carol Heuchan
    Whimsical Wanderings by Des Bennett

For Bush Poem of the Year…
    A Second Glance by Murray Hartin
    A Swaggie’s Tale by Donald Adams
    The Drover’s Wife by Helen Harvey
    Ernie McBurney’s Ride by Ellis Campbell
   Gallipoli by Keith “Cobber” Lethbridge

For Album of the Year...
    Australian Bush Poetry Classics by Jack Drake
    Australian Made by Peter Mace
    Dust by Tomas Hamilton
  The Naked Truth by Marco Gliori
    Tasha & Other Tales by John Best

For Single Recorded Performance of the Year...
    Black Saturday by Jim Brown
    The Cricket by John Best
    How the Fire Queen Crossed The Swamp by Jack Drake
    The Hypnotist by Marco Gliori
    The Yoga Incident by Murray Hartin

For Children’s Poem of the Year...
    I Worry ‘bout The Penguin by Jim Haynes
    I’d Like A Brontosaurus by Stephen Whiteside
    Magical Magical Moon by Peter Winkler
    Petunia by Carol Heuchan

Also to be announced and presented on the day is the Judith Hosier Heritage Award, for a significant contribution to Australian bush poetry.

The 2011 Australian Bush Laureate Awards will be staged in the famous Tamworth Town Hall at 2pm on Tuesday, January 18.

A star-studded line-up of bush poets will appear during the gala awards concert together with special guest country artists including Carter & Carter, Dianna Corcoran, Amber Lawrence, a number of Bush Laureate finalists and compere Jim Haynes.

Tickets are now available at www.tcmf.com.au, by telephoning 02 6767 5300 or over the counter at the Tamworth Visitor Information Centre on the corner of Peel and Murray Streets.

Weblink – http://www.bushlaureate.com.au.