Sunday, February 6, 2011

And the winner of the Sydney Writers' Centre course is...

Well, here we are. Ten days, 69 entries and a whole lot of excitement later, it's time to announce the winner of the brilliant five-week online writing course at the Sydney Writers Centre. Be still my beating heart.

I had so much fun reading through all your entries, whittling them down to a short list of... 12. Not the world's shortest short list, but a girl does her best. There were so many fab pitches. From the humorous to the heartbreaking, the witty to the writerly, the poetic to the purely mischievous. The best of them ticked all the boxes on my originality/angle/voice wishlist, as well as showing the benefits of some research.

So, without further ado, I hand over to Valerie Khoo, director of the Sydney Writers' Centre who, along with her team, has chosen the worthy winner.

"It was great to see so many wonderful entries in this blogging competition," she says. "We've been thrilled at the quality and sincerity of comments. We wish we could have awarded more prizes - but there can be only one winner. Congratulations Dovic - we look forward to seeing her at the Centre or in our online course soon!"

Congratulations indeed Ms Dovic - enjoy your Magazine Writing Stage 1 course, and thanks again to everyone who entered.

21 comments:

  1. WOOHOOO! everyone loves a winner, baby -- congrats!

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  2. Freaking stoked! Thank you! And Toni, I just developed a crush on you too :)

    xxx

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  3. I just went over to Dovic's blog and read her last post. You couldn't have picked a worthier winner. All power to you Dovic :)

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  4. Well done Dovic! I also re-read your post and thought it fab :)

    And I think a lot of us will be paying for a Sydney Writer's Course thanks to this!

    Well done all, and thanks Ali!

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  5. Oh well it sounds like a very happy winner (i didn't enter, me scientist, me not writer) so hearty congratulations, love Posie

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  6. Congrats Dovic, what a wonderful opportunity for you. And thanks again for running the comp Mrs Fibro.

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  7. Yay - congrats, Di! I know you'll have a fab time and expect to see your bi-line in many a mag soon!! :) xo

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  8. Congrats, Dovic! What a worthy winner. J x

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  9. Yay! Well done Di. And well done Al, for a great giveaway. xx

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  10. Congrats Dovic, cant wait to hear all about it as I am super keen to take on this course in the future! May it be everything you dreamed of and more xx

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  11. Well done and well deserved Dovic. Your comment post was fantastic.

    Another waiting for the blog posts with details, I would be interested in doing his down the track (though I do admit, after having completed some QWC courses, I do prefer the face to face over online).

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  12. Fantastic! Congratulations Mrs D, you are such an engaging writer already.

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  13. A well deserving winner! Enjoy the course! x

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  14. Congratulations, Di. Am sure you'll love the course.

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  15. DOVIC FTW!

    She is a bloody awesome writer, well picked.

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  16. What a terrific story. No one can write like Di.

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  17. That was a brilliant pitch, from a very talented writer. Excellent choice.

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  18. Well done!! What a wonderful person to win!! xx

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  19. Congratulations! I think this is one of the best giveaways I've ever seen!

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  20. So thrilled you're the winner! You are such a beautiful writer.

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