E-BLAST - 28 SEPTEMBER 2014

This series of 2014 young writer conference photos are a selection of young writers who had Panellist Best Article notations (and not as yet highlighted in the E-Blast): Presenting the awards is Russell Modlin the Well-Being Australia board member for the young writers.

Charlotte (Charley) Goiris

Aust Panellists 2014 Best Articles:  (1)  Mirror, Mirror: Breaking the Glass and  (2) Caution: may contain traces of fun.

Charley is one of three youth pastors at Crossways in Melbourne and following a career in both modelling and acting with a number of shoots to her credit.    

DANIEL STOTT - GOLD COAST

  

Daniel Stott

Aust Panellists 2014 Best Articles:  (1) A Dad's Perspective on Exercise, and  (2) A Dad's Perspective on Vegetarianism.

Daniel is a primary school teacher on the Gold Coast, a husband to Danielle and a father to Lydia.

DAVID LUSCHWITZ - SYDNEY

David Luschwitz

Aust Panellists 2014 Best Article: Parable of the Broken Wheel.

David and Priscila have recently married, David is a secondary (high school) teacher - notice how English is so confusing - David is not a second rate teacher - rather secondary in this instance refers to high school.  

TASH McGILL - AUCKLAND NZ

Tash McGill

NZ Panellists 2014 Best Articles:  (1) We need to get better at dying.  (2) Stop trying to solve the big problems.  (3) The way you talk to young people (was how you used to talk to me).

Tash is passionate about adolescent development and is a professional writer and communicator. 

TIM EVERTON - ADELAIDE

Tim Everton

Aust Panellists 2014 Best Article - "The Golden Thread of Life".

His interests are in graphic design and photography and is a youth worker.

KANDIMA AWENDILA - MOZAMBIQUE

Kandima Awendila

Aust Panellists 2014 Best Articles: (1) Is God Real? and (2) Worship.

Kandima currently lives on the Gold Coast and is an IT service desk engineer.

JARED DIPROSE - AUCKLAND NZ

Jared Diprose 

NZ Panellists Best Article 2014 - The dirty blackboard.

Jared is a professional artist and artisan, has recently leased a warehouse in Auckland.

E-BLAST - 21 SEPTEMBER 2014

2014 Young Writers Conference on the Gold Coast (Banora Point Baptist facilities) on Saturday 13 September had a session of small groups led by Sophia Sinclair titled 'Finding Your Voice' - this selection of photos below are some of the small groups as part of that session.

SMALL GROUPS YOUNG WRITER CONF.

Danielle (Gold Coast), Bridget Brenton (Brisbane), Jeremy (Melbourne).

SMALL GROUPS YOUNG WRITERS CONF.

Tash (Auckland NZ), Casey (Auckland NZ), Lisa (Canada).

SMALL GROUPS YOUNG WRITERS CONF.

Jared (Auckland NZ), Matt (Rotorua NZ), Brad (Auckland NZ), Charley (Melbourne).

SMALL GROUPS YOUNG WRITERS CONF

Kandima (Mozambique), Jeremy (Hamilton NZ), Sarah (Melbourne).

SMALL GROUPS YOUNG WRITERS CONF.

Tim (SA), Rebecca (Sunshine Coast), Laura (Melbourne), Sam (Sydney), Zach and Wes (Gold Coast) 

E-BLAST - 14 SEPT 2014 - YOUNG WRITER AWARDS

Danielle (Carney) Stott from the Gold Coast won the 'Basil Sellers' $1000 - 2014 Young Writers award presented by Well-Being Australia's Russell Modlin. Danielle was well ahead after 8 months and for almost all of the Panellist marking period was ahead.

Danielle's CV reads:  Danielle Carney lives on the Gold Coast. She has a degree in Theology and is now studying again (Psychology) and is married to Daniel. They have a daughter (Lydia) and have lost two baby boys in still-births and ministers to many in this area of deep loss.

NEW ZEALAND YOUNG WRITER - 2014 WINNER

Casey Murray from Auckland won the Basil Sellers $1000 - 2014 New Zealand Young Writer award presented by Well-Being Australia's Russell Modlin. Casey was ahead by two points after 8 months and was up there for almost all of the marking period.

Casey's CV reads: Casey Murray works in marketing for a beauty company (L'oreal - Professionnel), where she plays with pretty things and eats too much chocolate. She writes to try and make sense of the chaos, and in the hope that she isn't the only one.  

THEOLOGICAL AWARD - NEW ZEALAND

Jeremy Suisted (left) from Cambridge NZ won the 2014 New Zealand Young Writers $1000 "Theological Award" presented by Well-Being Australia's Russell Modlin. The NZ Panellists points were so tight 'again' as it was last year that another top prize was awarded.

Jeremy's CV reads:  Jeremy is a student and Innovation Consultant (www.creativate.co.nz) who can beat a drunk teenage boy at basketball, but probably not at boxing. Jeremy served as a youth pastor for some years prior to engaging in a Masters winning a $12,000 scholarship.

CONSISTENCY AWARD - AUSTRALIA

Sarah Young from Melbourne won the Australian Young Writers $500 Consistency Award (named the Mark and Delma Tronson) for her top articles throughout 2014.

Sarah's CV reads:  Sarah Young is completing her Masters in Clinical Psychology and loves spending time engaging with young people. She spends her spare time writing songs, running and going on adventures with her husband, James.

CONSISTENCY NZ - SOPHIA SINCLAIR

Sophia Sinclair from Christchurch NZ won the $500 NZ Young Writer Consistency Award (named the Mark and Delma Tronson) for her top articles throughout 2014.

Sophia's CV reads:  Sophia Sinclair has qualifications in English, Theatre and Journalism. She joined the NZ CMS staff team as Communications Officer in 2009 after working as a radio journalist. Sophia has been working as a freelance writer and editor while on maternity leave during 2014. She lives in Christchurch with her husband Andrew and their son Guy.

SPORT AWARD TO THREE

Jeremy Dover from Melbourne (rear) presented the Sport Awards "Winners" to Wesley Tronson (Gold Coast), Annemarie de Villiers (Melboune) and Brad Mills (Auckland, NZ).

These three were so close at the end of the Panellists points that it was agreed to award all three with a medallion with Brad Mills also receiving a Tronson du Coudray art work. Wesley writes on EPL soccer, Annemarie on women's sport and Brad on NZ sport.  

  

MOST IMPROVED - AUSTRALIA

Alex Gillespie from Sydney won the Young Writers Australia Most Improved award.

His CV reads:  Alex Gillespie is an undergraduate student from Wollongong now based in Sydney, studying philosophy at Sydney Uni.

MOST IMPROVED - NEW ZEALAND

Matt Browning from Rotorau won the Young Writers New Zealand "Most Improved".

His CV reads: Matt Browning is a storyteller and lover of ideas. He is currently setting up a social enterprise for youth unemployment in Rotorua, New Zealand – taking youth who are dropping out of high school or coming out of youth prison, and hiring them full time so that they can get the experience needed to be hired in the future.

E-BLAST - 7 SEPT 2014

ARPA - Australasian Religious Press Association annual conference 40th anniversary in Canberra was another fine time with very interesting speakers and workshops. Starting on Friday 5 Sept it ran through to Sunday lunch and included a tour if the National Press Gallery at Parliament House. There are three photos below to offer a taste of the conference. Mark enjoys this annual conference. 

PRESS GALLERY PANEL - ARPA

Dennis Shanahan (The Australian), Paul Bongiorno (Channel 10), Chris Uhlmann (ABC) and Paul Osborne (AAP) were part of a Panel for the ARPA conference. Their insights were challenging and spoke of the quality required in all Christian media and that social media is very untrustworthy.   

LAWYER MARK FOWLER - ARPA

Mark Fowler has addressed an ARPA conference previously on changes in the law. This time his workshop addressed the Andrew Bolt case, Religious Vilification and the charity sector's Australian Charity Not-For-Profit Commission (ACNC). There is some dough whether the ACNC will get through the Senate. Britain's version introduced some time back has now become "the big bad wolf" and that's the long term concern. Photo is Mark with Julie Belding who introduced him to the workshop. 

MARK SCOTT ABC CHAIRMAN

Mark Scott ABC Chairman and practicing Christian and board member of Wesley Mission, was the key note speaker at the ARPA awards night. He challenged Christian Press to use every available modern technology platform. Peter Bentley the President of ARPA presented Mark Scott a pen saying that it might be a relic in the not too distant future.

CASEY MURRAY - YOUNG WRITERS CONF

Casey Murray Auckland NZ confirmed last Sunday to the young writer conference. Casey finished 2nd last year for the NZ Awards and has recently changed jobs in her marketing career to a beauty company. Casey did her marketing degree at Sydney Uni and then returned home to Auckland. Casey's articles are beautifully written conveying many remarkable insights - Casey is some eight months older than our Salley.      

DAVID AND PRISCILA - YOUNG WRITERS CONF

David and Priscila Luschwitz from Sydney are the latest for the young writers conference next Saturday. Recently married, honeymoon in Italy, David has brought a story telling genre to the PSI young writer program published in Christian Today. (Yes, Priscila has one 'l' - not two).