Awards and Honours
Stage Plays and Theatre
Winner. Adele Shelton-Smith Award. Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards, 2000. “Leaving Me Cold”.
Recipient. Professional Development Scholarship (Writing). Queensland Theatre Company. 1999.
Winner. Adele Shelton-Smith Award. Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards, 1996. “Cadenza”.
Winner. Di Cranston Award. Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards. 1995. “The Land of Prester John ”.
Runner-up. Adele Shelton-Smith Award. Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards. 2000. “Egg Shell Magnifico”.
Runner-up. QATIS, The Courier Mail Literary Competition (student section). 1993. “Behind Closed Words”.
Highly Commended. Adele Shelton-Smith Award. Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards. 1997. “Blue Bear Drowning”.
Highly Commended, Bauhinia National Literary Competition. 1995. “Behind Closed Words.”
Commended, Todhunter National Literary Awards. 1997. “Blue Bear Drowning”.
Semi-finalist. George Landen Dann Award. 1998. “Leaving Me Cold”.
Short-listed. Australian Writers’ Guild/Queensland Theatre Company Mentorship Award, 1999.
Short-listed. Australian Writers’ Guild/La Boite Playwrights’ Mentorship Award, 1998.
Fiction
Winner. Sutherland Shire Short Story Competition, “Behind Closed Doors”. 1998.
Runner-up. John Morrison Short Story Award. Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards, 1995. “Walking on Watery Tea”. Highly Commended, John Morrison Short Story Award. Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards, 1997. “Stranger to Autonomy”.
Non-fiction and Mixed Media
Shortlisted. Blundstone/Island Essay Competition, 1998. “An Experiment in Delueze – and a Justification”.
Winner and special award for creativity. Regional Finals. Tournament of Minds Competition, Australia . 1992. (team leader and script writer)
Runner-up. Spirit of Australia Competition, 1992. “The Spirit of the Bush” (video entry)
Academic
(not including declined scholarships)
Connaught Scholarship, University of Toronto. 2001-2006. ($100,000 value)
University Medal (for “outstanding scholarship”). University of Queensland. 1999.
Finalist –Teaching Excellence Awards. University of Toronto. 2005.
Finalist – Commonwealth Scholarship. 1999.
George Essex Evans Scholarship. University of Queensland. 1999.
Advertising and Communications
Gold. Fundraising and Special Audience Publications. CASE District VIII Awards (Council for Support and Advancement in Education). 2011. “Belkin Curator’s Forum” (team award - writer)
Gold. Fundraising and Special Audience Publications. CASE District VIII Awards (Council for Support and Advancement in Education). 2011. “Prosperity” (team award – writer and concept)
Gold. Fundraising and Special Audience Publications. CASE District VIII Awards (Council for Support and Advancement in Education). 2011. “UBC Might Seem Different…” (team award – writer)
Gold. Writing Category: Fundraising Materials. CASE District VIII Awards (Council for Support and Advancement in Education). 2010. “Just Starting Out”
Silver Medal. Best Brochure, Newsletter or Flyer. CCAE Prix d’Excellence (Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education) 2011. “UBC Might Seem Different…” (team award – writer)
Silver. Writing Category, Advertising or Direct Mail Copy. CASE District VIII Awards (Council for Support and Advancement in Education). 2011. “Breaking the Silence”
Silver. Projects and Programs Category, Giving or Capital Campaigns. CASE District VIII Awards (Council for Support and Advancement in Education). 2011. “Together, we Can Do More” (team award – writer and concept)
Silver. Writing Category, Fundraising Materials. CASE District VIII Awards. (Council for Support and Advancement in Education). 2010. “You Can Turn This Around”
Silver. Direct Mail and Advertising for Fundraising Category. “CASE District VIII Awards (Council for Support and Advancement in Education). 2010. “You Can Turn This Around” (team award – writer)
Bronze Medal. Best Annual Fund Initiative. CCAE Prix d’Excellence (Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education) 2011. “Together, We Can Do More” (team award – writer and concept)
Bronze. Fundraising and Special Audience Publications, Fundraising Brochures, Folders and Fliers. CASE District VIII Awards (Council for Support and Advancement in Education). 2011. “MOA Leadership Circle” (team award – writer)
Bronze. Fundraising Brochures Category. CASE District VIII Awards (Council for Support and Advancement in Education). 2010. “Something Big is Coming to Vancouver” (team award – writer)
Finalist. International Echo Awards. Direct Marketing Association. 2011. “Belkin Curator’s Forum” (team award - writer) (results to be announced in October)
Other
Granted Full Membership, Professional Writers Association of Canada, 2010.
Granted Full Membership, PEN Canada, 2003.
Granted Writer Membership, Fellowship of Australian Writers, 1998.
Granted membership, Scriptworks (now Scripttank), London, 2001.
Chosen as Australian delegate, World Interplay ’97, 1997.
Winner. Australian Academy of Music Award. 1994.
“If you win any more
[national literary awards],
you could paper your wall with them!”
Adrian Peniston-Bird, President, Fellowship of Australian Writers
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