Solomon Islands Writers' Club Short Story Competition
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards
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History

The Army Education Service on Bougainville established the Torokina University which hosted the Solomon Islands Writers' Club. The club was an opportunity for soldiers to reestablish themselves into civil life.

Notes

  • A competition run by the Solomon Islands Writers' Club with prizemoney funded from a donation of 50 pounds by A Jewish War Effort Circle, Melbourne. The competition was also known as the V. P. Competition, commemorating Victory in the Pacific. Entry was open those who had 'served actively in the Solomons Campaign'.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 1945

Life with Uncle Frank Turk Wann , 1946 single work short story
— Appears in: Angry Penguins , July no. [9] 1946; (p. 6-9)
winner Reassertion Edgar Beale , 1946 single work short story
— Appears in: Angry Penguins , July no. [9] 1946; (p. 10-13)
Epistle from an Unknown Man A. A. Holloway , 1946 single work short story
— Appears in: Angry Penguins , July no. [9] 1946; (p. 13-17)
Jivey Jimmy A. B. Dawson , 1946 single work short story
— Appears in: Angry Penguins , July no. [9] 1946; (p. 17-19)
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Works About this Award

Solomon Island Writers' Short Story Competition Arthur Thomas , 1946 single work column
— Appears in: Angry Penguins , July no. [9] 1946; (p. 2)
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