2005/2006 writing competition

2nd Annual Black Dog Writing Competition

Back Row L-R: Gordon Parker (Executive Director), Dennis Sleigh, Daniel Cremin, Ingrid Barr, Hon Cherie Burton MP, Mark Miller, Siobhan Walsh, Robert Stephenson, Peter Joseph (Institute Chairman). Front Row L-R: Daniel Bainbridge, Jean Sharman, Catriona Russell, Judith Fleming	The three place getters: 1st place: Robert Stephenson (Centre) 2nd place: Siobhan Walsh (Right) 3rd place: Judith Fleming (Left)

We thank each and every one of the 634 entrants in the Black Dog Writing Competition. We were overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response we received to this competition and sincerely thank all entrants for sharing their inspiring accounts of how they cope with depression.

The prizes and awards were presented on 31 May 2006 at a ceremony presided over by the Assistant Minister for Health (Mental Health) the Hon Cherie Burton MP.

• Read a news release [PDF, 91KB]
• Read the judges’ overview of the entries [Flashpaper] PDF version [41KB]
• See more photos from the awards ceremony [Flashpaper] PDF version [1.5MBKB]
• Hear some of the winners talk about their stories [3min 03sec Macromedia Breeze Presentation - best with broadband internet connection]

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