Aleesah Darlison

I have won a number of awards for my children's and adult writing, including: 

• Shortlisted/3rd place, Bath-time Pirates, 2011 CYA Conference Published Authors Manuscript Competition
• Runner Up, Young Adult Novel, Tinonee, 2009 CBCA Frustrated Writers’ Mentoring Program.
• Shortlisted, When I Was A Coward, Eastwood/Hills FAW 2009 Literary Comp.
• Highly Commended, Puff Returns, 2009 Gold Coast Writers Children’s Short Story Comp.
• Second Prize, The Understanding, 2009 Bondi Writers Group Short Story Competition.
• Special Mention, The Green Turtle’s Tale, 2009 Curtis Coast Literary Carnivale Microstory/Picture Book Competition.
• Honourable Mention, Overlooked, 2009 Alpha 2 Omega Short Story Competition.
• Second Prize, Junior Novel, Little Witch, 2009 Voices on the Coast Writing Comp.
• Winner, 2009 ASA Mentorship, Junior Novel, Sebastian Smee and the Tassie Devils.
• Commended, A Web of Wishing Words, 2009 Cancer Council Arts Short Story Awards.
• Highly Commended, The Littlest Pet, 2009 Charlotte Duncan Short Story Award.
• First Prize, The Trouble With Zen Treehorn, 2008 Mary Grant Bruce Short Story Award.
• Highly Commended, Swallow Hollow, 2008 Mary Grant Bruce Short Story Award.
• Shortlisted, Junior Novel, Twin Trouble, 2008 Ipswich Festival Children’s Literary Writing Competition.
• Commended, Maggie and Jack, 2008 Siriol Kate Giffney Short Story Literary Awards.
• First Prize, First Page: Young Adult Novel, Running Girl, conducted by Buzz Words.
• Highly Commended, Dino Boy, 2008 Nairda Lyne Short Story Award.
• Highly Commended, Unicorn Riders: Yassi’s Courage, 2007 Mary Grant Bruce Short Story Award.
• First Prize, The Summer Swoop, Short Competition, conducted by Buzz Words, Sep 2007.
• First Prize, A Tree for Ben, 2007 Alpha 2 Omega Short Story Competition.
• Highly Commended, There’s Magic At Pa’s, 2006 Kathleen Julia Bates Picture Book Writing Competition.