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TropiesScottish Association of Writers' Silverware and Trophies


2009 CONFERENCE Competition Winners List
Constable Trophy - Novel Competition 
1st Alan MacGlas - Glasgow (GoMA) 
2nd Moira McPartlin - Erskine  
3rd Ruth Howell - Deeside / Elgin  
HC Margaret Montgomery - Ayr  
C Gill Stewart - Dumfries  
C Ann MacLaren - Strathkelvin 
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The Pitlochry Quaich - Crime Novel 
1st Sarah Reynolds - Erskine  
2nd Rowena M. Love - Ayr  
3rd Steve O'Brian - Largs  
C Margaret Woodward - Elgin 
C Fiona Atchison - Ayr 
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T.C. Farries - Under 7s Novel
Pseudonym Name Club Title 
1st Sheila MacFarlane - Largs 
2nd Ruth Howell - Deeside / Elgin
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Janetta Bowie Chalice - Non Fiction Book Manuscript
1st Betty Tindal - Dumfries 
2nd Saskia Tepe - Helensburgh  
3rd Eddie Mail - Eastwood 
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Scholarship Competition - John Severn Trophy - For a General short story
1st Maura Collinge - Angus  
2nd Alison Craig - Ayr 
3rd Frances Smith - Ayr 
C M. W. Harris - Greenock 
C Isobel Kerr - Greenock 
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The Alastair Walker Trophy - General Article 
1st Graeme Rose - Deeside 
2nd Margaret Woodward - Elgin 
3rd Beryl Shaw - Largs 
HC Rowena M. Love - Ayr 
C A. Hatfield - Bute  
C Liz Strachan - Angus 
C Angus Livingston - Largs
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Dorothy Dunbar Rose-bowl - Poetry Competition
1st Stella Alison Craig - Ayr 
2nd Nardini Rowena M. Love - Ayr
3rd Coalface Moira McPartlin - Erskine 
HC Gowrie Sarah Reynolds - Erskine
C Dignity Bill Douglas - Largs
C Exile Sheila Templeton - Ayr
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The Marty Duncan Trophy - Humorous Article
1st Alison Craig - Ayr 
2nd Joan Fleming - Erskine 
3rd Ann Burnett - Ayr 
HC Janice Johnston - Ayr  
C Myra Pater - Strathkelvin
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The Helensburgh Drama Shield - for a 1 Act Play
1st Betty Doe - Angus 
2nd Helena Sheridan - Ayr 
3rd Cathie Devitt - Erskine 
HC Steve O'Brian - Largs  
C Pamela Duncan - Eastwood
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Margaret McConnell Competition - Women’s Short Story 
1st Ann MacLaren - Strathkelvin  
2nd Andrina Connell - Erskine
3rd Kate Blackadder - Edinburgh 
HC Theresa O'Hare - Strathkelvin  
HC Ruth Howell - Deeside / Elgin 
C Catherine Byrne - Talking Volumes 
C Rosemary Gemmell - Erskine 
C Lynn Henderson - Helensburgh
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Eastwood Salver - for an unpublished author  
1st Angus Livingston - Largs 
2nd Donald Montgomery - Eastwood 
3rd M.W. Harris - Greenock 
C Wilma Ferguson - Erskine 
C Etta Dunn - Glasgow (GoMA)
C Gill Stewart - Dumfries
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Castles in the Air Salver - Story Competition 
1st Marc R. Sherland - Larkfield/Erskine/Glasgow (GoMA) 
2nd Margaret Woodward - Elgin 
3rd Priscilla Douglas - Craigdhu  
HC Catherine Byrne - Talking Volumes 
C Ann Burnett - Ayr
C Helen Forbes - Edinburgh 
C Moira McPartlin - Erskine
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May Marshall Trophy - Book Review 
1st Ruth Howell - Deeside / Elgin 
2nd Elizabeth McTaggart - Kintyre 
3rd Morag Thomson - Strathkelvin 
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Writers’ News - Mini Short Story
1st Grace Murray - Angus 
2nd Fiona Atchison - Ayr 
3rd Morag Oag - Talking Volumes 
C Eddie Mail - Eastwood 
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Helen & Bob Orr - Sci-fi / Fantasy / Horror Competition 
1st M.T. Kielty - Clydebank
2nd Eddie Mail - Eastwood  
3rd Betty Doe - Angus 
HC Fiona Atchison - Ayr 
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Writers’ News - Under 7's Short Story 
1st Ruth Howell - Deeside / Elgin 
2nd Jacqui Campbell-Elliot - Sunart 
3rd Wilma Ferguson - Erskine 
HC Grace Murray - Angus 
C Margaret Wood - Talking Volumes 
C Betty McKay - Strathkelvin  
C Elspeth Beaton - Helensburgh  
C Fay Webb - Kintyre
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Ruby Anniversary Trophy - Travel Article 
1st Alison Craig - Ayr  
2nd Pamela Duncan - Eastwood 
3rd Graeme Rose - Deeside 
HC Liz Strachan - Angus  
C Janice Johnston - Ayr 
C Eleanor Fordyce - Angus 
C Morag Campbell - Eastwood
For the Competition Results in 2008 -Please Click Here -

SCHOLARSHIPHUMOROUS ARTICLE Marty Duncan Trophy Winner: Liz Strachan of Angus Writers.

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CONSTABLE TROPHY 1. Margaret Woodward - Elgin 2. Chris Longmuir - Angus 3. Michael Malone - Ayr.

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PITLOCHRY AWARD 1. Chris Longmuir - Angus 2. Pamela Duncan - Eastwood 3. Myra Duffy - Erskine.

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T.C. FARRIES TROPHY 1. Claire Scott - Greenock 2. Sheila Livingstone - Strathkelvin 3. Marion Montgomery - Ayr.

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WOMAN’S SHORT STORY Margaret McConnell Trophy  1. Wilma Ferguson - Strathkelvin 2. Sheila Livingstone - Strathkelvin 3. Elaine Reid - Ayr

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DRAMA Helensburgh Trophy 1. Anne Graham - Edinburgh 2. Betty Doe - Angus 3. Jack Muir - Largs

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GENERAL ARTICLE Alastair Walker Trophy 1. Ann MacLaren - Strathkelvin 2. Margot Aked - Strathkelvin 3. Christina Watt Gibbs - Erskine

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GENERAL SHORT STORY John Severn Trophy 1. Betty McKay - Strathkelvin 2 Eddie Mail - Eastwood 3 Moira McPartlan - Erskine.

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LOGO Competition - 1. F.G. Thompson - Helensburgh 2. Angus Livingstone - Largs 3. Diane Chorley - Perthshire

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POETRY Dorothy Dunbar Trophy 1 . Michael Malone - Ayr 2. Helena Sheridan - Ayr 3. Adrienne Whitehall - Strathkelvin

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UNDER 7s Writers’ News Trophy 1. Maggie Powell - Strathkelvin 2. Janice Johnston- Ayr 3. Betty McKay -Strathkelvin

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PEOPLE’S FRIEND Serial Competition - Kate Blackadder - Edinburgh

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UNPUBLISHED AUTHORS Eastwood Trophy 1. Ruth Howell - Deeside 2. Steve O'Brian - Largs 3. Fran Thomson - Kintyre.

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BOOK REVIEW May Marshall Trophy 1 . Alison Craig - Ayr 2. Grace Murray - Angus 3. Catherine Long - Ayr.

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CASTLES IN THE AIR TROPHY 1. Ruth Howell - Deeside 2. M. T. Kielty - Clydebank 3. Chris Dobbs - Black Isle.

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WRITERS’ NEWS Fantasy Story Helen & Bob Orr Trophy 1. Fiona Atchison - Ayr 2. Grace Murray - Angus 3. Gillian Philip - Elgin

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WRITERS’ NEWS TROPHY Mini Short Story 1. Elizebeth McTaggart - Kintyre 2. Joan Fleming - Erskine 3. Audrey Orr - Edinburgh