Awards and competitions
State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award 2009
Have you got a way with words?
Queensland's aspiring young writers are once again invited to submit their short stories in the State Library's Young Writers Award 2009 for a chance to launch their literary careers and win a $2000 cash prize. Entries close Monday 20 July. More information about the award...
Australian Poetry Slam 2009 - Queensland heats
Got something to say? The search is on for Queensland's best spoken word poet! Queensland heats will take place at 8 locations around the State. More info...
State Library of Queensland Awards 2009
History the winner at 2009 State Library of Queensland Awards in Q150 Year
Premier and Minister for the Arts Anna Bligh announced three leading historians and the University of Queensland as the winners of the prestigious State Library of Queensland (SLQ) Awards presented on Friday 5 June.
Unlike past gala dinners the format for the 2009 Awards was a cocktail event on the Queensland Terrace inspired by one of Australia's iconic music and dance venues, Cloudland. Herb Armstrong, grandson of the late great Louis Armstrong, performed the music and memories of his grandfather.
Attended by Her Excellency Penelope Wensley AO, Governor of Queensland, The recipients were:
- Dr Judith McKay and Susan Addison received the $20,000 John Oxley Fellowship to help further their research into Queensland's culinary heritage.
- Dr Raymond Evans received the $5000 John Oxley Library Award for his outstanding work documenting the state's past.
- The University of Queensland was awarded the $5000 Library Board of Queensland Award for the development of Cyberschool, [new window] a website that connects thousands of school students across the state to the university's library services and resources.
The University of Queensland's Cyberschool program [new window] is actually making history, bridging the gap between high school and university, and providing students, particularly those disadvantaged by distance, with the opportunity to experience the university's extensive library resources and services.
View photos [new window] from the 2009 State Library of Queensland Awards announcement.
More information
- Telephone: +61 7 3842 9847
- Fax: +61 7 3840 7873
- Email: marketing@slq.qld.gov.au
Last updated: 22nd June 2009
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