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knownastheBendigo Literary Awards

ProudlysponsoredbytheGympie & DistrictCommunityBank®Branch

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Competition entry is FREE

There will be a first, second and third prize awarded in each section

First Prize $160 for adults and $110 for children

Second Prize $110 for adults and $70 for children

Third Prize $60 for adults and $50 for children

Gympie Regional Libraries will be conducting their annual Gold Rush Literary Event in October 2013.

The Gympie Regional Libraries Gold Rush Literary Awards Event is one of the ways in which Gym-pie Regional Council and the li-brary service contribute to the Gympie Gold Rush Birthday Cele-brations.

One of the aims of a literary com-petition such as this, is to expose the many hidden talents of people in this area which may otherwise go unrecognised, and to encour-age the writing and illustrating tal-ents of all who choose to partici-pate.

The competitions are open to chil-dren 10 to 16 years and adults 17 and over, who reside in the Gym-pie Regional Council area and its surrounds.

Entrants are free to choose the topic or subject matter they wish to write about.

Conditions of entry will be out-lined on the entry forms, which can be collected from any of the Gympie Regional Libraries and the Bendigo Bank after 16th April.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Bendigo Literary Awards 2013

Competition Launch

Tuesday 30th April

All material relating to the Bendigo Liter-ary Awards will be on display for your pe-

rusal.

ENTRIES CLOSE—Monday 2nd September @ 5.00pm.

The entries will be sent away for judging during the week after the closing date.

The independent judge will return the en-tries by 7th October.

Award Presentation Evening at Gympie Library

Tuesday 15th October, 5.30pm to 7.30pm.

Winners will be announced and presented with their awards at this exciting function. Finger food and fruit punch will be served prior to guest speaker talks. Representatives from Bendigo Bank will be on hand to present the awards. The evening concludes with tea, coffee and cake in the library foyer.

Entries will be displayed in the Gympie Library foyer for two weeks after the Award Presentation Evening.

Check the library website www.gympie.qld.gov.au/libraries

and displays in all the Gympie Re-gional Libraries for more details.

For more information, please contact the staff at Gympie Library on 54810859.