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TropiesScottish Association of Writers' Silverware and Trophies


2011 Competition Results

SCHOLARSHIP - GENERAL ARTICLE (Also The Alistair Walker Trophy)

1st - An American Mind on the International Stage, Jen Butler - Writers' Umbrella
2nd - Pour Encourager Les Autres, Eric Thompson - Helensburgh
3rd - Ground Zero Revisited, Betty Doe - Angus

Highly Commended:

Counter Revolution, Des McDougal - Strathkelvin
From Opposite Sides of the Desk, Liz Strachan - Angus
The Hypochondriac’s Tale, Ann Maclaren - Strathkelvin
A Writer’s Lot, E. Fordyce - Angus
Emergency, I Don’t Think So, Steve O'Brien - Largs
Schoolgirl Seventies Style, Frances Smith - Ayr
Climate of Change, Morag Thomson - Strathkelvin


THE CONSTABLE TROPHY for a GENERAL NOVEL

1st - The Tweedside Declaration, Donald Montgomery - Eastwood
2nd - The Lost Paradise, Myra Duffy – Erskine
3rd – Belochka, Grace Murray - Angus
 
Highly Commended:

The Risk of Kindness, Ann Maclaren - Strathkelvin

Commended:

Turning The Screw, Cathie Devitt – Erskine
Liminal, Charlotte Bray – Edinburgh
Air Not worth Breathing, Joan Fleming – Erskine

THE PITLOCHRY QUAICH for a CRIME NOVEL
1st - Vile City, Jennifer Thomson - Writers Umbrella
2nd - Where Falcons Fly, Iris Bleszynski – Elgin
3rd - Searching for Sheila, Ronnie Mail - Eastwood              

THE T. C. FARRIES TROPHY for a CHILDREN’S NOVEL
1st - Follow Me, Victoria Gemmell - Erskine Writers
2nd - Death Race to Gull Island, Grace Murray - Angus Writers
3rd - The Call of the Helix by Zulu - Jack Hermiston  - Black Isle Writers          

HELENSBURGH SHIELD for DRAMA
1st - A Wee Bit Of Sunshine, Ann Burnett - Ayr
2nd - Blitz, Helena Sheridan Ayr
3rd - Billy's Coming Home, Ann McLaren - Erskine

Commended:

A Little Education, Betty Doe - Angus
Rex Marks The Spot, Marion Montgomery - Ayr


JOHN SEVERN TROPHY for a WOMAN’S SHORT STORY

Results to follow
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THE MARGARET McCONNELL TROPHY for a WOMAN’S SHORT STORY

1st – Solstice, Alison Green - Largs
2nd – Murphy, Helen Welsh - Edinburgh
3rd - Mrs Earlwood's Tradition, Katherine Richie - Deeside

Highly Commended:

Annie's Song, Iris Bleszynsky - Elgin

Commended:

Cooking the Books. Catherine Lang - Ayr
Fifty Percent Off, Jack Muir - Largs

THE MARTY DUNCAN TROPHY for a HUMOUROUS ARTICLE
1st - Evans Size 14-32, Jen Butler - Writers Umbrella
2nd - Bring Out Your Dead, Cathy Devitt - Erskine
3rd - Nonagenerian Nonsense, Eddie Mail - Eastwood
 
Commended:

At Home in Rose Cottage, Grace Cleary - Edinburgh
Traditional Nursery Rhymes and Songs, Morag Oag - Talking Volumes
Three Little Words by Mum, Betty McKay - Strathkelvin
Proverbial Clichéd Path to Ageing, Christine Gibbs – Erskine

THE DOROTHY DUNBAR TROPHY for POETRY

1st - Highland Farewell, Joan Fleming - Erskine
2nd - The Price of Progress, Cathie Devitt - Erskine
3rd - Forbidden Fruit, Eleanor Fordyce – Angus

Highly Commended:

Winter of the Soul, Grace Murray - Angus
Sisters, Sheila Templeton - Ayr
 
Commended:

The Devil’s Throat, Bill Douglas, Largs
Feathers in the Water, Kiok Campbell, Largs
Cutting Down The Branch, Kathleen Hardie, Edinburgh

THE WRITERS’ NEWS TROPHY for an UNDER 7’S SHORT STORY
1st - Come Back Jack, Maggie Bolton - Ayr
2nd – Zulu, Kathleen Hardie - Edinburgh
3rd - Jennifer Jerico, M.T. Keilty - Clydebank

Highly Commended:

The Frog Who could not Jump Very High, Morag Oag - Talking Volumes

Commended:

Candy Box, Cathie Devitt - Erskine
Lenny Didn't Listen, Mary Brown – Strathkelvin

THE EASTWOOD TROPHY for UNPUBLISHED AUTHORS
1st - Avocado Fusion is Ripe Now, Jen Butler - Writers' Umbrella
2nd - Greatest Shoal on Earth, Joan Loughheed - Erskine
3rd - Glasgow my City by, Helen Watson - Kintyre 

Commended:

Janina, Jessie Rachwal – Largs

THE WRITERS’ NEWS TROPHY for FLASH FICTION
1st - Never, Never Land, Grace Cleary – Edinburgh
2nd – Guilt, Lynn Henderson – Helensburgh
3rd - Tears for Terry, Betty MCkay – Strathkelvin

Commended:

The Orient Express, Steve O'Brian – Largs
Take A Break, Wilma Ferguson – Erskine

THE HELEN & BOB ORR TROPHY for a FANTASY STORY
1st - In Her Night Gown, WT Douglas – Largs
2nd - A Man's A Man for A' That, Maggie Bolton – Ayr
3rd - Time Switch, Charlotte Bray – Edinburgh

Commended:

The Quest by Parrot, Jennifer Watson – Deeside
Figures in the Mist, Elizabeth McTaggart – Kintyre
The Vigil, Catriona Malan - Helensburgh

THE MAY MARSHALL TROPHY for the BOOK REVIEW
1st - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett, Eleanor Fordyce - Angus
2nd - Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom, Morag Thomson - Strathkelvin
3rd - Clara by Janice Galloway, Rosemary Gemmell - Erskine
 
Highly Commended:

The White Queen by Philippa Gregory, Liz Strachan - Angus
 
Commended:

Sovereign by C.J. Sansom, Betty McKay - Strathkelvin

SILVER SALVER - CASTLES IN THE AIR
1st - The Depature Lounge by Optimist - Ann Maclaren - Erskine
2nd - Spirit of Fako by Inganess - Eric Sinclair - Deeside
3rd - In Her Father's House by Daughter - Betty MacKay - Strathkelvin
 
Commended:

The Stuff of Dreams by Madelaine - Eleanor Fordyce - Angus
Pray Tell me Sir by Man Saturday - Calum Stewart - Larkfield

2010 Competition Results

THE CONSTABLE TROPHY for a GENERAL NOVEL
1st Place                       Marion Harris, Greenock
2nd Place                      Catherine Byrne, Talking Volumes
3rd Place                       Victoria Gemmell. Erskine
Commended               Irene Lebeter, Strathkelvin

THE PITLOCHRY QUAICH for a CRIME NOVEL
1st Place                       Betty Doe, Angus
2nd Place                      Margaret Woodward, Elgin
3rd Place                       Eddie Mail, Eastwood
Commended               Fiona Atchison, Ayr Writers’ Club

THE T. C. FARRIES TROPHY for a CHILDREN’S NOVEL
1st Place                       Sylvia Hehir, Sunart
2nd Place                      Margaret Woodward, Elgin
3rd Place                       Janice Johnston, Ayr Writers Club

Commended              

Pamela Duncan, Eastwood

Gillian Stewart, Dumfries

Alison Green, Largs

SCHOLARSHIP- DRAMA (also the Helensburgh Sheild for Drama)
1st Place                       Saskia Tepe, Helensburgh & District Writers’
2nd Place                      Angus Livingstone, Largs Writers’ Group
3rd Place                       Betty Doe, Angus Writers’ Circle

Highly Commended  

David Campbell, Largs Writers’ Group - Tony Shephard, Edinburgh

Commended:             

Alan MacGlas, Glasgow Writers

Jen Butler, Writers’ Umbrella

The Alistair Walker Trophy for a GENERAL ARTICLE
1st Place                       Elspeth Beaton, Helensburgh Writing Circle
2nd Place                      Grace Murray, Angus
3rd Place                       Joan Fleming, Erskine

Commended              

Marion Harris, Greenock

Hetty Milne, Elgin

Alison Craig, Ayr Writers’ Club

THE DOROTHY DUNBAR TROPHY for POETRY
1st Place                       Alison Craig, Ayr Writers Club
2nd Place                      Mary Smith, Dumfries
3rd Place                       Claire Scott, Greenock

Commended              

David Campbell, Largs

Lynn Otty, Dumfries

THE MARTY DUNCAN TROPHY for a HUMOUROUS ARTICLE
1st Place                       Elspeth Beaton, Helensburgh Writing Workshop
2nd Place                      Angus Livingstone, Largs
3rd Place                       Jack Muir, Largs
Highly Commended   Morag Oag, Talking Volumes

Commended              

Donald Montgomery, Eastwood

Emily M. Clark, Eastwood

Steve O’Brien, Largs

Ann McLaren, Strathkelvin

THE WRITERS’ NEWS TROPHY for an UNDER 7’S SHORT STORY
1st Place                       Greta Yorke, Ayr Writers’ Club
2nd Place                      Claire Scott, Greenock
3rd Place                       Betty McKay, Strathkelvin

Highly Commended 

Mary Brown, Strathkelvin

Maggie Bolton, Ayr Writers’ Club

Marion Harris, Greenock

Commended

Carolyn Yates, Largs

Janice Johnston, Ayr Writers’ Club

Grace Murray, Angus

THE EASTWOOD TROPHY for UNPUBLISHED AUTHORS
1st Place                       M. T. Kielty, Clydebank
2nd Place                      Steve O’Brien, Largs
3rd Place                       Sylvia Hehir, Sunart
Highly Commended   Lynn Otty, Dumfries

Commended               Saskia Tepe, Helensburgh
Lynn Henderson, Helensburgh & District Writers’ Workshop

THE WRITERS’ NEWS TROPHY for a MINI SHORT STORY
1st Place                       Grace Murray, Angus
2nd Place                      Betty McKay, Strathkelvin
3rd Place                       Fay Webb, Kintyre

Commended              

Donald Montgomery, Eastwood

Cathie Devitt, Erskine

THE HELEN & BOB ORR TROPHY for a FANTASY STORY
1st Place                       Margaret Anderson, Helensburgh Writing Circle
2nd Place                      Grace Murray, Angus
3rd Place                       Myra Duffy, Erskine

Commended              

Fay Webb, Kintyre

Catherine Byrne, Talking Volumes

THE MAY MARSHALL TROPHY for the BOOK REVIEW
1st Place                       Alison Craig, Ayr Writers’ Club
2nd Place                      Morag Thomson, Strathkelvin
3rd Place                       Grace Murray, Angus

Highly Commended  

Betty McKay, Strathkelvin

Elizabeth McTaggart, Kintyre

Commended              

Chris Ravenhall, Strathkelvin

Eleanor Fordyce, Angus

Pamela Duncan, Eastwood

THE MARGARET McCONNELL TROPHY for a WOMAN’S SHORT STORY
1st Place                       Marion Harris, Greenock
2nd Place                      Janice Johnstone, Ayr Writers’ Club
3rd Place                       Catherine Byrne, Talking Volumes

Highly Commended  

Morag Oag, Talking Volumes

Catherine Walker, Larkfield

Commended              

Ronnie Mail, Eastwood

Margaret Wood, Talking Volumes

Anne Stenhouse-Graham, Edinburgh